Notorious intersections across Tasmania set for upgrades

The Albanese Government has committed $4.95 million to address 18 dangerous sites on Tasmanian roads under the 2025–26 Black Spot Program.

The Black Spot Program funds road safety upgrades at intersections such as traffic lights, safety barriers, roundabout installations and pedestrian crossings, with locations where serious crashes have occurred or are at risk of occurring being prioritised. 

The Albanese Government has substantially increased Black Spot Program funding, which is progressively rising from $110 million to $150 million per year.

This is part of the Government’s response to the worsening road toll which includes doubling Roads to Recovery funding from $500 million to $1 billion a year and delivering a nationally harmonised set of high-quality and timely data to inform road safety decision making.

The 18 projects were recommended by the Black Spot Consultative Panel in Tasmania.

This panel is comprised of local stakeholders who are best placed to ensure nominations of the highest priority and importance are recommended for approval. 

Anyone can nominate a Black Spot for consideration, including individuals, community groups and local councils. 

Further information on the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, including prompts on how to make a nomination, are available here.

A list of funded projects across Tasmania are listed below. 

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

“Collaborating with state, territory, and local governments is key to delivering key initiatives that will reduce crashes and serious injury on our roads.

“This latest round of Black Spot projects will see important upgrades being delivered at intersections across Tassie, from Moina through to Dodges Ferry. 

“The Black Spot Program is driven by communities, for communities. I encourage anyone who knows of a Black Spot near them to consider nominating that site for investigation.”

Quotes attributable to Chair of the Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Committee and Federal Member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell:

“As the Chair of the Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Panel, I’m proud to announce these much-needed safety improvements at sites across our state. 

“These projects have been nominated by members of the public who have gone above and beyond to help identify dangerous locations for funding, and have been selected from nominations from those who know our local roads best.

“These important upgrades will make our roads safer for motorists and pedestrians alike.”

Tasmanian Black Spot Program 2025-26