Black Spot upgrades to be delivered at 162 sites

A range of road safety upgrades will be implemented to address 162 dangerous sites on roads in Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland, with the Albanese Government committing over $85 million to fully fund upgrades under the 2025-26 Black Spots Program. 

These 162 Black Spot projects will make an important contribution towards reducing serious injuries and deaths with safety improvements funded under this latest round of works to include roundabouts, traffic calming measures, upgraded lighting and safety barriers.

Throughout the project selection process, Black Spot Consultative Panels in each state have provided the opportunity for stakeholders to have their say to ensure nominations are of the highest priority and importance to the local community.

These panels are chaired by Senator Varun Ghosh, Lisa Chesters MP and Shayne Neumann MP in each of these states respectively, and include representatives from state road authorities, local government associations, automobile clubs and road safety action groups. 

Funding for the Black Spots Program has substantially increased as part of the Albanese Government’s response to a worsening road toll, which also includes progressively doubling the Roads to Recovery funding from $500 million to $1 billion a year and delivering nationally aligned data sets to inform road safety decision making.

More information on the Black Spots Program, including prompts on how to nominate a black spot, can be found here. Full lists of projects in Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland can be accessed here.

Quotes attributable to Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Anthony Chisholm:

“This investment demonstrates the Albanese Government’s promise to building safer roads, reducing the crushing impacts of road trauma and supporting local jobs. 

“We recently announced our significant boost to road safety funding, which included a commitment to increase annual Black Spots Program funding to $150 million from next year.

“Removing Black Spots across Australia’s road network forms a major part of our ongoing commitment to work with state and territory governments to fund the priority road safety works they identify.

“This Program is driven by communities, for communities and I’d like to thank the Black Spot Consultative Committee Chairs for their advocacy. 

“Anyone can nominate a dangerous site for Black Spot funding, if you know a Black Spot near you please consider nominating that site for investigation.”