The Hon Scott Buchholz MP
Federal Funding to Fix 71 'Black Spots' In Victoria
The safety of 71 Victorian road ‘black spots’ will be substantially improved over the next 12 months.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack today announced $25 million for the state under the Black Spot Program’s 2019–20 funding round.
“The Australian Government is committed to building safer roads across the nation,” Mr McCormack said.
“The Black Spot Program targets road locations where crashes are occurring, reducing the risk of crashes through funding safety measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at dangerous locations.
“The 71 black spot projects being funded across Victoria are an important contribution towards reducing the national road toll.”
Mr McCormack said this investment in black spot projects would deliver safer roads in local government areas throughout Victoria.
“Funding has been allocated to road locations that have been identified as high priority, with 326 casualty crashes recorded at these sites over the past five years, including 15 fatal crashes” he said.
“The panel that reviews priorities for the program includes representatives from the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, the Victorian Transport Association, Victoria Police, the Municipal Association of Victoria and VicRoads.”
Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz said the Black Spot Program showcases the Liberal and National Government’s commitment to making our roads safer.
“Thanks to the strong financial management from the Liberals and Nationals Government, we can target our investment to where it’s most needed so Victorians will be able to travel more safely across the state,” Mr Buchholz said.
“I am proud to be part of a government that is not only delivering on its commitment to do more to reduce crashes on our roads, but is delivering the infrastructure that Australians want, need and most importantly deserve.”
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has found that, on average, Black Spot projects reduce the number of crashes causing death and injury by
30 per cent.
The Australian Government has committed $1.05 billion to the Black Spot Program from 2013–14 to 2022–23 to improve road safety across the nation.
For more information on the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, or to nominate a black spot, visit http://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/blackspots.
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Project name |
Proposed Treatment |
Funding |
Council |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arthurs Creek Road Deep Creek Road to |
Install Variable Speed Limit signs for school zone flashing '40' with |
$188,000 |
Nillumbik |
|
Avon Road |
Seal shoulders east of Bird Road and east of Phillip Road (section without kerb and channel); installation of W- Beam safety barriers along the road side; and hazard clearing |
$635,000 |
Cardinia |
|
Axedale-Goornong Road Epsom-Barnadown Road BARNADOWN |
Stagger Axedale- Goornong Road and Epsom- Barnadown Road intersection with realignment of Epsom-Barnadown Road |
$1,738,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Baillieu Street Billson Street WONTHAGGI |
Realign intersection, seal and linemark shoulders, install kerb on major approach, driveable culvert end-walls and splitter islands on the minor approach |
$373,000 |
Bass Coast |
|
Beverleys Road |
Improve warning signage, install Chevron Alignment Markers and guideposts, install RRPMs and line marking adjustments, install guardrail on major culverts, construct T-intersection at Stockdale Road |
$527,530 |
Wellington |
|
Boardwalk Boulevard Dunnings Road POINT COOK |
Install a mast arm on the north and west approach at the Boardwalk Boulevard/Dunning s Road intersection to improve traffic signal visibility for southbound and eastbound vehicles |
$63,000 |
Wyndham |
|
Boardwalk Boulevard Tom Roberts Parade POINT COOK |
Introduce fully controlled right turns on Tom Roberts Parade in both directions (east and west approaches) |
$58,000 |
Wyndham |
|
Boolara - Mirboo North Road Old Foster Road to 1.5km east of Old Foster Road |
Install additional barriers, barrier upgrades, improved delineation, warning signage and speed reduction |
$360,000 |
South Gippsland |
|
Broadford-Wandong Road from 3.2km north of Epping- Kinmore Road |
Install approximately 1550 metres of road safety barriers and terminals, install signage and improve delineation |
$361,000 |
Mitchell |
|
Campbell Road |
Construct 0.5m sealed shoulders and install tactile edgelines along Campbell Road between Parnell Road and Murray Valley Highway; construct splitter islands, install street lighting, refresh line marking at Pullar Road and Helay Road intersection |
$1,200,000 |
Moira |
|
Chapel Street Inkerman Street ST KILDA EAST |
Upgrade lighting and install Give Way to pedestrian lanterns |
$136,000 |
Port Phillip |
|
Charlton - Swan Hill Road North of Praters Road Intersection |
Seal shoulders and install tactile edgelines on Charlton Swan Hill Road and remove hazards to improve sight distance and provide clear zone. Construct and seal 100m pavement on western approach. Improve drainage, install curve warning signs. |
$330,000 |
Buloke |
|
Churchill Park Drive from Power Road to Landsdowne Road ENDEAVOUR HILLS |
Install Vehicle Activated Signs (Kangaroo Warning) at six locations |
$81,564 |
Casey |
|
Colquhoun Road |
Improve delineation by line marking, and installing Raised Reflective Pavement Markers, signage and guide posts, seal shoulders in S- bend, trim batter to improve line of sight, move end of 80kph on Colquhoun Road after Baades Road intersection |
$111,000 |
East Gippsland |
|
Coombes Road Ghazeepoore Road TORQUAY |
Install splitter islands to improve delineation - slight stagger |
$130,691 |
Surf Coast |
|
Cottles Bridge-Strathewen Road |
Install guardrail and Chevron Alignment Markers on hazardous corners |
$237,000 |
Nillumbik |
|
Crusoe Road |
Seal shoulders (1.20 metres wide) at five locations along Crusoe Road |
$300,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Diamond Hill Road Nankervis Road to Kangaroo Gully Road |
Seal shoulders, improve intersection and sight distance |
$510,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Eighth Street Riverside Avenue MILDURA |
Remove island on Riverside Avenue, create staggered intersection, install new splitter islands and speed cushions on Eighth Street approaches, mark centre line on Riverside Avenue and warning signs along Eighth Street |
$25,980 |
Mildura |
|
Epsom-Barnadown Road near Huntly-Fosterville Road BAGSHOT |
Install safety barriers including approximately 1580m of safety barriers and 3050m of wire rope, seal shoulders |
$1,130,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Geelong Bacchus Marsh Road at Corio Village Shopping Centre |
Install fully controlled right turn and extend existing right-turn only lane |
$264,000 |
Greater Geelong |
|
Gum Flats Road from Forest Road ANGLESEA |
Construct new pavement, install guard fence, Curve Alignment Markers and speed advisory signage, improve delineation |
$386,917 |
Surf Coast |
|
King Street Shakespeare Street and Gordon Street HAMILTON |
Install a single lane roundabout |
$283,012 |
Southern Grampians |
|
Lake Road |
Install safety barrier, seal shoulders, install guide posts, raised reflective pavement markers, chevron alignment markers, curve warning signs and advisory speed signs. Relocate Give Way sign and refresh line marking at intersection |
$179,000 |
Towong |
|
Lardner Road |
Replace non- standard safety barrer, improve delineation, implement speed limit reduction |
$220,000 |
Baw Baw |
|
Macclesfield Road |
Install Ezy guard fence along a 65m length, and upgrade 240m pavement |
$260,000 |
Yarra Ranges |
|
McLeans Road Nathan Court BUNDOORA |
Install solar powered flashing lights at existing pedestrian crossing |
$75,000 |
Whittlesea |
|
Mount Eliza Road from Rankins Road to Meadow Lane KERRIE |
Install approximately 1950m of guard rail (EzyGuard Smart), widen shoulders |
$929,000 |
Macedon Ranges |
|
Mountain Glen Drive |
Upgrade existing safety barriers and improve intersection delineation |
$309,000 |
Baw Baw |
|
Pakington Street Albert Street GEELONG WEST |
Upgrade signals with split phasing, improved lighting, and early start for pedestrians |
$147,804 |
Greater Geelong |
|
Paternoster Road |
Install profiled (audio tactile) centreline and edge lines from Beaconsfield- Emerald Road to Bailey Road; install W-Beam safety barriers |
$364,000 |
Cardinia |
|
Reynard Street Gordon Street COBURG |
Construct raised threshold including drainage, footpath works and speed humps either side on Reynard Street, install speed hump, signage and upgrade line marking on Portland Street, extend and expand school 40 limit |
$111,000 |
Moreland |
|
Romsey Road |
Install approximately 1300m of guard rail |
$337,000 |
Macedon Ranges |
|
Sedgwick Road |
Install approximately 4310m of wire rope, widen shoulders, construct staggered intersection of Sedgwick Road/Nankervis Road by realigning Nankervis Road |
$920,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Short Street McEarcharn Street EAST BAIRNSDALE |
Reconfigure Y- Intersection at McEacharn Street to a T-Intersection. Mark parking lane to visually narrow street |
$215,000 |
East Gippsland |
|
Skyline Road |
Install guideposts, curve warning signs, advisory speed signs and Curve Alignment Markers at required locations along the road |
$51,000 |
Murrindindi |
|
Stewarts Bridge Road between Bangerang Road and Echuca-Nathalia Road KANYAPELLA |
Install guide posts, curve warning signs, advisory speed signs and Curve Alignment Markers at required locations along the road |
$68,000 |
Moira |
|
Stewarts Road Outtrim-Moyarra Road OUTTRIM |
Extend barriers and add rubrail, add kerb to intersection, skid resistant pavement through curve, bell mouth seal on Grays Road, extend splitter on Outtrim- Moyarra, speed reduction to 80km/hr, advisory speeds on curves |
$480,000 |
South Gippsland |
|
Victoria Road Darebin Road NORTHCOTE |
Install mast arms on the east, west and south approaches; install a “Give Way to pedestrians" sign on the north west corner and reprogram signals so that pedestrians have a head start |
$92,000 |
Darebin |
|
Victoria Street Panton Street EAGLEHAWK |
Construct splitter islands on both streets and channelisation including kerb outstands and footpaths |
$133,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Waterview Boulevard Marathon Boulevard CRAIGIEBURN |
Install fully controlled right turn phases at the signalised intersection |
$98,000 |
Hume (VIC) |
|
Wellington Street Keele Street COLLINGWOOD |
Construct raised pedestrian crossing with a kerb extension, extend and refresh line marking, install new signage |
$138,000 |
Yarra City |
|
Wentworth Avenue from Dandelion Drive ROWVILLE |
Install traffic calming measures (speed cushions) |
$130,800 |
Knox |
|
Windrock Avenue Between Punt Street and Central Park Avenue CRAIGIEBURN |
Install fully controlled right turn phases at the signalised intersection. Add mast arms to the eastern and western approaches |
$126,000 |
Hume (VIC) |
|
Windsor Avenue St Johns Avenue SPRINGVALE |
Reconstruct roundabout central island to improve deflection, install pedestrian safety treatments at roundabout |
$160,000 |
Greater Dandenong |
|
Axedale-Goornong Road 1km either side of Campaspe Road |
Install approximately 930m of safety barriers and seal shoulders |
$400,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Bellfield Drive Waterview Boulevard CRAIGIEBURN |
Introduce reverse curves on the north and south approaches to reduce vehicle speeds through the roundabout |
$238,000 |
Hume (VIC) |
|
Bessie Creek Road |
Seal shoulders between Seymour Road and Moore Road, install tactile edgeline between Seymour Road and Moore Road, install sections of W- Beam safety barriers along the road side, install drivable end walls, and remove roadside hazards |
$704,000 |
Cardinia |
|
Bogong High Plains |
Install safety barrier and rubrail, correct crossfall, install delineation treatments including centreline and edgelines, curve warning signs, Curve Alignment Markers, Raised Reflective Pavements Markers, guideposts and reduce the speed limit |
$1,418,000 |
Alpine |
|
Broadford-Glenaroua Road Dwyers Road and Camerons Creek Road |
Install 0.3m shoulder at curve of Broadford- Glenaroua Road, reseal bellmouths, correct superelevation, install stop sign and linemarking, upgrade signage and CAMs, revise priorities at the two-way one lane bridge with improved signs and linemarking |
$106,000 |
Mitchell |
|
Camp Street Church Street KANGAROO FLAT |
Install a roundabout |
$400,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Canning Street Richardson Street CARLTON NORTH |
Extend kerbs, install shared entry and exit lanes, construct C-shaped central traffic island, install raised zebra crossings, mark sharrows on approaching lanes, install pedestrian facilities, appropriate signage and line marking |
$527,000 |
Yarra City |
|
Cedar Drive Poplar Avenue NEWINGTON |
Install a roundabout |
$426,822 |
Ballarat |
|
Cuthberts Road Whites Road CARDIGAN |
Install a roundabout |
$1,569,300 |
Ballarat |
|
Drummond Street Macpherson St CARLTON NORTH |
Construct kerb extensions, remove central parking, construct median islands, duplicate stop signs, construct raised platforms with contrasting pavement material, construct flat top road humps |
$375,000 |
Yarra City |
|
Dublin Road Knaith Rd RINGWOOD EAST |
Install traffic signals |
$409,000 |
Maroondah |
|
Forest Road Dorian Avenue FERNTREE GULLY |
Re-sheet the pavement with anti-skid surface (calcined bauxite) |
$222,360 |
Knox |
|
Forge Creek Road |
Install localised barrier protection, modify line marking |
$457,000 |
East Gippsland |
|
Fullers Road |
Install seven lengths of guardrail barrier including terminals, install warning signs, implement speed limit reduction |
$261,000 |
South Gippsland |
|
Kelp Street Timor Street WARRNAMBOOL |
Install a single lane roundabout |
$272,815 |
Warrnambool |
|
Kilby Road Belford Road KEW EAST |
Upgrade the existing Zebra crossing to Wombat crossing and install chevron line marking |
$34,500 |
Boroondara |
|
Larnders Track |
Install W-beam safety barriers and delineation improvements |
$167,640 |
Baw Baw |
|
Meredith Street Jacana Avenue BROADMEADOWS |
Raise Meredith Street approaches to Jacana Avenue, reconstruct splitter island to preserve east/west pedestrian refuge link to Olsen Place Activity Centre |
$126,000 |
Hume (VIC) |
|
Mount Lyall Road |
Seal shoulders, mark centreline, install guideposts, barriers, speed limit reduction |
$251,000 |
South Gippsland |
|
Myers Street Swanston Street GEELONG |
Install fully- controlled right turn including exclusive right-turn lanes and pedestrian early start |
$95,746 |
Greater Geelong |
|
Normanby Avenue Rayment Street THORNBURY |
Construct kerb extensions at the intersection and relocate stop lines further into intersection to improve sightlines, install raised platforms on the Rayment Street approaches |
$229,000 |
Darebin |
|
Olympic Parade |
Install approximately 1350m of safety barriers |
$405,000 |
Greater Bendigo |
|
Pentland Parade Hobbs Street SEDDON |
Construct raised intersection platform and 40km/h speed limit reduction |
$114,000 |
Maribyrnong |
|
Rathdowne Street O'Grady Street CARLTON NORTH |
Install green surface treatment in bicycle lane across conflict point, extend keep clear zone, construct kerb extensions on the O'Gradys road approach, install warning signage on the north-east corner of the intersection |
$115,000 |
Yarra City |
|
Union Road |
Lower speed limit on Union Road from 60km/h to 40km/h between Canterbury Road and Mont Albert Road |
$194,000 |
Boroondara |
|
Yan Yean Road |
Install traffic signals at Hazel Glen Drive, amend Mitchells Run to left in/left out only at Yan Tean Rd |
$525,000 |
Whittlesea |