Federal funding to fix 92 black spots in Victoria

Funding under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve 92 dangerous crash sites on Victorian roads over the next two years.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the state would receive $38.7 million under the program’s 2020-21 funding round.

“This major investment is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to building safer roads right across the nation,” Mr McCormack said.

“The high-priority locations we are funding have seen a total of nine fatal crashes and a further 521 causing injuries recorded over the past five years.”

Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz said the 92 Black Spot projects across Victoria would make an important contribution towards reducing serious injuries and deaths on Victorian roads and built on previous investments in the state.

“Our Liberal and Nationals Government has invested the funding needed to deliver 535 projects across Victoria,” Mr Buchholz said.

“Regional Victorians have been the primary beneficiaries of this program, as we have placed a heavy focus on addressing the number of crashes causing death and injury in regional areas.

“This new funding will see total investment through the Black Spot program in Victoria rise to $237.4 million, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to improving road safety.”

Federal Member for Monash and Chair of the Victorian Black Spot Consultative Panel Russell Broadbent said this investment in Black Spot projects would deliver safer roads in local government areas throughout Victoria.

“The Black Spot Program funds safety measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at road locations where a number of serious crashes are known to have occurred or are at risk of occurring,” Mr Broadbent 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.”

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.

Media Contact:

Mr McCormack – Dean Shachar 0418 202 860
Mr Buchholz – Scott O’Connell 0413 424 384
Mr Broadbent – (03) 5623 2064

2020–21 Black Spot Program – Victoria

Project Title	Description	Australian Government Contribution	Local Government Area
Katandra Main Road Labuan Road KATANDRA WEST	Relocate the southern leg of the intersection to the west to create a Staggered T intersection	$407,103	Greater Shepparton
McCulloch Street George St DROMANA	Install signage, linemarking, and intersection threshold treatments	$286,000	Mornington Peninsula
Bridge Inn Road Cravens Road and Galloway Drive MERNDA	Change signal phasing to include fully controlled right hand turn phase	$46,000	Whittlesea
High Street Cramer Street PRESTON	Change signal phasing to include fully controlled right turns, upgrade lanterns to LED, extend right turn lane on south approach, clear hazards	$160,000	Darebin
Mt Duneed Road at Rail Underpass WINCHELSEA	Widen road, construct 1m wide sealed shoulders, apply skid resistant asphalt, install guard fence with rub-rail, improve delineation and update signage, clear hazards, install street lighting	$1,020,000	Surf Coast
Sayers Road Tarneit Road TARNEIT	Install a mast arm on north approach of traffic signals	$51,000	Wyndham
Watton Street north of Comben Drive intersection WERRIBEE	Install flashing pedestrian (Zebra) signals	$105,000	Wyndham
Shelford-Mt Mercer Road north of Grahams Road MOUNT MERCER	Construct sealed shoulders to 1.5m from Grahams Road to Rices Road, including tactile edge line and Raised Reflective Pavement Markers. Install barrier with rub rail through the deviation on east side	$1,100,000	Golden Plains

Theodore Street Henry Street ST ALBANS	Install a roundabout treatment, with central splitter islands on the approaches, associated signage and linemarking, lighting upgrades as required and relocation of pedestrian crossing points	$226,000	Brimbank
Coldstream West Road west of Victoria Road COLDSTREAM	Seal shoulders to 1m wide, install guard fence with motorcycle rub rail, install road lighting, install guard fence for exposed culvert, upgrade guard rail terminals, install line marking, edge line and Raised Reflective Pavement Markers	$261,000	Yarra Ranges
Clarke Road south of Spring Road SPRINGVALE SOUTH	Upgrade street lighting along the road to current standards and improve at traffic control devices, install new blister island at southern end of road	$152,000	Greater Dandenong
High Street Queen Street RESERVOIR	Modify and reprogram existing Pedestrian Operated Signals (POS) north of Queen Street, to be activated by traffic on Queen Street. Relocate existing bus stop	$63,000	Darebin
Worsley Road between Perry Road and Thompson Road BANGHOLME	Construct sealed shoulders to 1m, upgrade guard barrier terminals, install red Raised Reflective Pavement Markers along edge line	$917,000	Greater Dandenong
Yarra Street Myers Street GEELONG	Change traffic light phasing including Fully Controlled Right Turns (FCRT) for Yarra Street, early start for pedestrians and illuminated Give Way to Pedestrians lantern	$120,000	Greater Geelong

Fallon Street Dawson Street BRUNSWICK	Construct a raised safety threshold (raised wombat) treatment on the south leg of the intersection, and a fully mountable splitter island with chevron line-marking on the north leg	$135,000	Moreland
La Trobe Street at Entrance to Melbourne City Carpark MELBOURNE	Install electronic warning signs and light up coloured markers, triggered by approaching cyclists. Additional loop that calls red for drivers exiting carpark when cyclists approach and when queuing across the keep clear. Extend keep clear	$254,000	Melbourne
McKinlay Street Sutton Street ECHUCA	Install two concrete splitter islands and associated signage and line marking in McKinlay Street at the intersection of Sutton Street	$91,000	Campaspe
Mason Street between Millers Road and Melbourne Road ALTONA NORTH	Reduce speed limit to 50 km/h with reduced traffic lane widths and buffer linemarking, install four C-roundabouts, apply green pavement to bicycle lane, install ESLS, kerb outstands, cyclist bypass lane at roundabout, install flashing zebra crossing	$1,799,000	Hobsons Bay
Hyland Highway 7km section south of Carrajung Lower WON WRON	Correct crossfall at Carrajung Lower Road, install safety barrier with motorcycle protection rub rail, road widening at locations with new barriers, shoulder sealing, bell mouth sealing.	$2,000,000	Wellington
Aitken Boulevard James Mirams Drive and Lysterfield Drive ROXBURGH PARK	Construct raised intersection, alter signal phasing sequence to fully controlled right turns, right turn lane increase on James Mirams Drive	$863,000	Hume (VIC)

LaTrobe Terrace Fyans Street NEWTOWN	Install fully-controlling right-turn movement on North/South approaches, improve intersection capacity	$628,000	Greater Geelong
Graham Street Lahinch Street BROADMEADOWS	Raise approaches on Lahinch Street by slowing vehicles down on the north and south approach to Graham Street	$151,000	Hume (VIC)
Portarlington Road McAdams Lane BELLARINE	Install Chevron Alignment Markers and guideposts, install roadside safety barrier, implement centre median linemarking, edgeline, Raised Reflective Pavement Markers, clear hazards, install ‘Stop Ahead’ signage in McAdams Lane	$250,000	Greater Geelong
Barrow Street Mitchell Street BRUNSWICK	Install asphalt speed cushion at each of the four approaches to the Barrow Street and Mitchell Street roundabout, and install street light	$86,000	Moreland
Moorabool Street Kilgour Street GEELONG	Install raised pavements on the east and west approaches of Kilgour Street, install mast arm on east approach (Kilgour St), install new street light	$186,000	Greater Geelong
Lygon Street Victoria Street BRUNSWICK EAST	Allow advanced pedestrian cycle at traffic signals across Lygon St and install two flashing Give Way to Pedestrians signs to accompany the green east and west vehicle phase	$85,000	Moreland
Barwon Heads Road Mt Pleasant Road BELMONT	Upgrade/add lighting, extend and widen left turn slot, change Give Way to a Stop control, extend splitter island and advance holding line to edge of cycle lane, install Raised Reflective Pavement Markers, refresh line- marking and signs	$158,000	Greater Geelong

Dawson Street Moule Street BRUNSWICK WEST	Install green bicycle lane treatment on southern bicycle lane on Dawson Street, bicycle symbol markings and a 'Watch for Cyclists' sign on Moule Street on approach to the intersection	$8,000	Moreland
Beards Track 11km section from Latrobe River Road NEERIM SOUTH	Apply uniform surface treatment, install delineation treatments such as Chevron Alignment Markers, signage, and guideposts, improve sight distance through curves (cutting of embankments), upgrade drainage, rest area/guidance areas located along the route	$1,132,000	Baw Baw
Corio-Waurn Ponds Road (Princes Highway) Midland Highway GEELONG WEST	Install advisory speed limit sign along the overpass, asphalt overlay/skid resistance treatment, new mast arm on north approach on Corio-Waurn Ponds Road, move back stop line and re-cut detector loops	$301,000	Greater Geelong
Surf Coast Highway Reserve Road GROVEDALE	Ban right-turn and through manoeuvres out of Reserve Road and Felix Street, spike down rubber islands, improve signage, improvements, install mountable median extension and new street light	$225,000	Greater Geelong
Boolarra-Mirboo North Road 3km section west of O'Gradys Creek BOOLARRA	Install warning signs, advisory speed signs, Chevron Alignment Markers, guide posts, custom warning signs, seal Bellmouth, apply line marking and speed reduction	$148,000	Latrobe City

Mt Pleasant Road Jacobs Street BELMONT	Apply skid-resistant asphalt overlay on road, apply line marking, install 40km/h speed advisory and roundabout ahead warning signs on approach to the roundabout, install Raised Reflective Pavement Markers and refresh low reflective signs	$181,000	Greater Geelong
Cheddar Road Carrol Street and Gladstone Street RESERVOIR	Install traffic island on Carrol Street to prevent right-out movements, install raised platform within the median opening, install new lighting pole, realign shared path, install concrete kerb outstands at Gladstone Street	$347,000	Darebin
Marion Street from Millers Road to Sutton Avenue ALTONA NORTH	Install a four raised intersection, replace existing street light at Sixth Avenue and Angus Avenue	$155,000	Hobsons Bay
Lyndarum Drive Greenfields Drive and Manor House Drive EPPING	Install raised pavements on all approaches of the existing roundabout	$57,000	Whittlesea
Thompson Road Cox Road NORLANE	Remove 60 km/hr sign on south approach, upgrade signals to LED, install “No U-Turn” sign along the Cox Road west approach, install mast arm on Thompson Road, apply linemarking	$178,000	Greater Geelong
Paynes Road between Lower Homestead Road and Edward Road CHIRNSIDE PARK	Seal shoulders to 1m wide, install guard fence with motorcycle rub rail, upgrade all guard rail terminals, upgrade line marking centreline and edge line, supply/upgrade raised reflective pavement markers and guideposts	$324,000	Yarra Ranges

Kingsway Railway Parade North GLEN WAVERLEY	Install two new "Give Way to Pedestrians" LED warning messages, change the existing pedestrian crossing lights at the intersection to an early start	$27,000	Monash
Cleeland Street David Street DANDENONG	Install raised asphalt pedestrian (wombat) crossings on all legs and geometry improvements to the existing roundabout at the intersection of Cleeland Street and David Street	$464,000	Greater Dandenong
Hastings Township Between Frankston-Flinders Road, Hodgins Road, Reid Parade to the Western Port Bay HASTINGS	Implement area wide speed limit treatments in key risk areas, including lowered speeds, electronic school zone speed signs and road-markings	$263,000	Mornington Peninsula
Mardan Road 3km section west of Meeniyan-Mirboo North Road MARDAN	Install warning signs, line marking (including audio tactile), raised pavement markers and guide posts over a 3km length	$135,000	South Gippsland
Aquatic Drive Rosamond Road MARIBYRNONG	Install pedestrian fencing along southern side of Aquatic Drive, replace flood lights, install flashing solar stud lights, apply ‘Zig ‘zag’ line marking, install larger ’40 km/h’ speed sign	$154,000	Maribyrnong
Mount Eliza Way west of Nepean Highway MOUNT ELIZA	Install wombat crossings at all pedestrian crossings and flashing lights at two-thirds of the crossings, reduce speed within shopping centre, 40km/h pavement marking, apply threshold treatment	$1,027,000	Mornington Peninsula
Liege Avenue from Heatherton Road to Railway Parade NOBLE PARK	Install raised intersection platforms at two intersections	$176,000	Greater Dandenong

Burke Road High Street and Doncaster Road KEW EAST	Implement fully controlled right turn (non-peak hours) on Burke Road South approach and extend holding right turn lane	$275,000	Boroondara
Black Springs Road Stanley Street CHIRNSIDE PARK	Widen sealed pavement and linemarking to provide a dedicated right turn lane onto Stanley Street, 1m unsealed shoulder and pavement widening, install w-beam guard rail and traffic impact cushions at the ends of the guard rail terminals	$280,000	Yarra Ranges
Boardwalk Boulevard Sneydes Road POINT COOK	Install mast arm on north and west approaches	$70,000	Wyndham
Peatlings Road 300m South West of Midland Highway BAGSHOT	Install safety barriers, straighten curves and widen road to separate traffic with a painted median, improve delineation	$469,000	Greater Bendigo
Exhibition Street from La Trobe Street to Bourke Street MELBOURNE	Remove median parking and construct continuous median	$625,000	Melbourne
Daly Street Victoria Street BRUNSWICK WEST	Construct raised Safety Platforms, along with a reduced speed limit and refreshed line marking	$42,000	Moreland
Leith Street Talbot Street REDAN	Construct new roundabout at existing cross road intersection of Leith Street and Talbot Street and construct raised traffic islands and wombat crossings at the intersection of Leith Street and Ripon Street	$780,000	Ballarat
Merri Street Banyan Street and Pertobe Road WARRNAMBOOL	Reconstruct roundabout with larger relocated central island, improved deflections, raised pavement, bike sharrows, approach islands with refuges, new street lighting	$340,000	Warrnamboo l

Old Sydney Road from Northern Highway to Camerons Lane WALLAN	Upgrade and clear grass from guideposts, upgrade warning signs, reduce speed limit (Northern Highway to Stockdale Road) on Old Sydney Road, and install Chevron Alignment Markers and review curve advisory speed on Darraweit Road	$127,000	Mitchell
Russells Bridge Road 2km section near Parker Road RUSSELLS BRIDGE	Reduce speed limit to 60km/h, install additional Chevron Alignment Markers, Raised Reflective Pavement Markers and guide posts. Place barrier line through the length of works. Improve delineation. Install new guard fence (W-beam) as required	$138,000	Golden Plains
Berkeley Street Queensberry Street CARLTON	Install electronic sign on mini mast arm and install light up coloured markers that alerts vehicles turning left that cyclists are approaching. Install green surface treatment within bicycle lane across intersection on both sides of intersection	$161,000	Melbourne
La Trobe Street Park Street MELBOURNE	Install electronic warning signs and light up coloured markers that alerts vehicles turning left into Park Street that cyclists are approaching and to give way	$148,000	Melbourne
Tannery Lane Guys Hill Road STRATHFIELDSAYE	Construct a roundabout	$588,000	Greater Bendigo
St David Street Gooch Street THORNBURY	Install raised intersection and kerb extensions at the intersection of St David Street / Gooch Street. Upgrade street lighting as required.	$248,000	Darebin

Murray Street Bonwick Street FAWKNER	Install raised safety platforms on 4 legs of the intersection of Murray Street and Bonwick Street	$46,000	Moreland
Storys Road 1km section from Emu Creek Road EMU CREEK	Install safety barriers on high risk curves, improve delineation (Chevron Alignment Markers, continuous centreline and edge line Raised Reflective Pavement Markers), install solar lighting, seal shoulders to 1m	$729,000	Greater Bendigo
Lonsdale Street Spring Street MELBOURNE	Upgrade signals to LED, install a mini mast arm on the south approach, clear hazards	$163,000	Melbourne
Bakers Road Pallett Street COBURG NORTH	Install raised safety platforms on Pallett Street (north leg) and both Bakers Road approaches, associated line marking and signage works	$47,000	Moreland
Rathdowne Street Pelham Street CARLTON	Install electronic warning signs that alerts vehicles turning right into Pelham Street and vehicles turning left into Rathdowne Street that cyclists are approaching. Refresh green surface treatment on bike lane across intersection	$143,000	Melbourne
Townsend Road Boundary Road ST ALBANS PARK	Install flat top humps (Wombat Crossings) on Coppards Road and Townsend Road approaches to the intersection with cyclists warning signs. Install Sharrow Markings on approaches and refresh all line markings and signs	$292,000	Greater Geelong

Edols Street Cowie Street NORTH GEELONG	Construct a raised intersection matching with existing lip of kerb to avoid additional drainage measures, install new Stop line-marking and Raised Reflective Pavement Markers on Cowie Street approaches, review lighting	$242,000	Greater Geelong
Fisher Road 3km section between Jacksons Track and Old Sale Road DROUIN WEST	Widen curve of northern-most corner, install safety barrier with G.R.E.A.T. terminals, improve roadside delineation including the provision of guideposts and chevron alignment markers	$137,000	Baw Baw
Learmonth Road Ring Road WENDOUREE	Modify geometry, install left slip lane and additional approach lanes. Improve lighting	$1,262,000	Ballarat
Aura Vale Road Old Menzies Creek Road MENZIES CREEK	Improve roadside delineation including the provision of guideposts and chevron alignment markers, widening of corners where feasible, clear hazards	$120,000	Cardinia
Thomson Dam Access Road between Thomson Valley Road and Silvertop Picnic Area Road BAW BAW	Install new safety barrier with G.R.E.A.T. terminals, upgrade all non-compliant guard rail terminals to G.R.E.A.T. terminals, improve roadside delineation	$282,000	Baw Baw
Station Street from Robertson Parade to Lincoln Parade ASPENDALE	Install advanced bicycle detector, relocate and install signage, provide line-marked buffer zone, install audio tactile line marking, provide green bicycle surface overlay, implement “Keep Clear” linemarking	$107,000	Kingston

Findon Road Maserati Drive EPPING	Upgrade existing children’s crossing to the west of the Findon Road/Maserati Drive intersection to Pedestrian Operated Signals and provide a metering phase to enable queuing traffic in Maserati Drive to safely exit onto Findon Road	$231,000	Whittlesea
Ryans Road Lanigan Road COONGULLA	Install guideposts, refresh linemarking, install signs and safety barrier with motorcycle friendly treatments at curves where crashes occurred, reduce speed limit to 80km/h	$196,000	Wellington
Montague Street Bridport Street ALBERT PARK	Installing raised safety platform on the north approach to the intersection and sharrows on each approach	$54,000	Port Phillip
Rubicon Street Talbot Street REDAN	Construct new roundabout at existing cross road intersection	$495,000	Ballarat
Gormandale- Stradbroke Road Willung Road HIAMDALE	Install guideposts, signs, and safety barrier, install driveable endwalls, extend road culverts, seal bellmouths at intersections, relocate 60km/h signs to 80km/h sign location near Butts Hill Road, refresh linemarking at Timbs Crossing Road	$1,141,000	Wellington
Grand Boulevard Newbury Boulevard CRAIGIEBURN	Install a raised wombat crossing on each of the four approaches	$276,000	Hume (VIC)
Whitworth Avenue Lewis Street SPRINGVALE	Install a roundabout	$193,000	Greater Dandenong
Lonsdale Street Queen Street MELBOURNE	Install pedestrian operated signals	$246,000	Melbourne

Myers Road Hendersons Road BITTERN	Install compact roundabout, supported by a raised platform on each approach and provision of speed reduction signage upstream of the approach	$735,000	Mornington Peninsula
Tinamba-Newry Road Upper Maffra Road NEWRY	Install guideposts, install new barrier at one curve and extend existing barrier (with motorcycle friendly treatments), alter superelevation and fill/pipe drain behind guardrail	$274,000	Wellington
Mair Street Armstrong Street and Lydiard Street BALLARAT CENTRAL	Install Fully Controlled Right Turns, kerb outstands, centre of the road parking removal and a solid median	$1,378,000	Ballarat
Frankston- Dandenong Road O'Gradys Road CARRUM DOWNS	Control right turn from Frankston-Dandenong into O'Gradys (part time) and extend the right turn lane to 120 metres, amend O'Gradys Road lane configuration and signal operations, install Give-way-to-pedestrians signs and bus priority signals	$778,000	Frankston
Corrigan Road Harold Road NOBLE PARK	Signalisation of intersection of Harold Road and Corrigan Road including pedestrian crossing provisions	$569,000	Greater Dandenong
Havelock Street Landsborough Street BALLARAT NORTH	Construct new roundabout at existing cross road intersection	$580,000	Ballarat
Wildwood Road Somerton Road BULLA	Install roundabout with semi mountable annulus, splitter islands, associated signage, improved road drainage and upgraded street lighting	$783,000	Hume (VIC)

Hodgins Road Stumpy Gully Road TUERONG	Install a compact roundabout at the intersection, supported by a raised platform on each approach and provision of speed reduction signage upstream of the approaches	$1,507,000	Mornington Peninsula
McClelland Drive Skye Road LANGWARRIN	Modification to roundabout to increase angle of deflection and reduce speed. Design and construct kerb extension, traffic island, footpath and other associated works	$198,000	Frankston
Shoreham Road Frankston-Flinders Road to Point Leo Road SHOREHAM	Seal shoulders to 1.2m on both sides of carriageway, install Chevron Alignment Markers at horizontal curves along route, install sections of safety barrier	$1,989,000	Mornington Peninsula
Codrington Street Ligar Street DROMANA	Install compact roundabout supplemented by speed cushion pairs on each approach/departure to intersection reducing vehicle speeds on east-west and north-south approach	$124,000	Mornington Peninsula
Lake Road Murray Valley Highway OLD TALLANGATTA	Install flashing warning sign (side road activated), install curve warning signage, upgrade intersection warning signage	$239,000	Towong
Box Forest Road Sages Road HADFIELD	Install of Pedestrian Operated Signals (Puffin) at the intersection of Box Forest Road and Sages Road, lighting improvements, accessibility improvements	$1,985,000	Moreland