Published
15 August 2015
Ministers
Black Spot program delivers safer roads
The State Government has announced upgrades and safety improvements to about 100 traffic locations on Western Australia's road network under the State Black Spot Program for this year.
Government reaffirms spending commitment of $20m per year for black spots
$10 million allocated to State roads and $10 million to local roads each year
The State Government has announced upgrades and safety improvements to about 100 traffic locations on Western Australia's road network under the State Black Spot Program for this year.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said the funding included $20 million from the State Government in 2015-16 and $5 million from local governments.
In regional areas, the projects range from new traffic lights and street lighting for the corner of Old Coast Road and Mandurah Road, to a new roundabout in Kalgoorlie at the intersection of Lionel and Egan Streets, to a wombat crossing and road upgrades at Coolibah Drive in the Kimberley.
In Perth, the projects include:
- improvements to Spencer Road in the City of Gosnells
- realignment of Old Yanchep Road from Pederick Road to Trandos Road
- new roundabout for Goddard Road and Streatley Road in Victoria Park
- upgrades to the intersection of South Street and North Lake Road
- new traffic lights at Tonkin Highway/Gosnells Road West, Harborne Street and Parkland Road, Nicholson Road and Langford Avenue
- more turning lanes for Guildford Road and Tonkin Highway.
"This important program has delivered $330 million worth of projects across the State since it began in 2000," Mr Nalder said.
"It's part of our integrated approach to transport with measures to address congestion and get people home from work faster and safer."
Since 2000, the program has funded 2,769 road improvement projects across the State aimed at preventing crashes and injury to road users.
"The Black Spot Program is helping to reduce road trauma and deliver savings to the community in terms of less personal injury and motor vehicle damage," the Minister said.
A total of 102 projects will be funded in this year's program, including 68 in regional WA and 34 in the Perth metropolitan area. Safety improvements will also be carried out on 86 local government roads and on 16 State-owned roads.
Fact File
More than $300 million in safety improvements delivered in the past 15 years
Local government contributes another $5 million to the program annually
For more information, visit http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au
Minister's office - 6552 6400
Background
The funding includes:
- $3,644,428 for 16 projects in the South-West
- $2,134,120 for 19 projects in the Wheatbelt
- $1,176,467 for eight projects in the Mid-West and Gascoyne
- $1,048,000 for six projects in Goldfields-Esperance
- $864,452 for 14 projects in the Great Southern
- $559,200 for one project in the Pilbara
- $373,333 for four projects in the Kimberley
- $10 million to be spent on 34 projects in the metropolitan area
- $200,000 for road safety reviews and treatments at major crash sites
| 1. State Black Spot Program - Metropolitan Local Roads |
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| Harborne Street/Parkland Road (City of Stirling) Install traffic signals with right turn arrows. | $126,670 |
| Spencer Road/Yale Road (City of Gosnells) Install mast arms, LED lanterns and left slip lanes. | $266,667 |
| Railway Road/Aberdare Road (City of Subiaco) Install mast arm traffic signals, LED upgrade. Extend left turn pocket, realign traffic median. | $109,999 |
| Ranford Road/Banksia Esplanade (City of Canning) Install island on Ranford Road. | $34,000 |
| Joondalup Drive/Grand Boulevard/Hodges Drive (City of Joondalup) Install pavement markers on Grand Boulevard/Hodges Drive for Mitchell Freeway, extend left turn pocket on Joondalup Drive (north bound). | $96,000 |
| Queen Victoria Street/James Street (City of Fremantle) Install overhead mast arms on east approach. | $53,333 |
| Nicholson Road/Rokeby Road (City of Subiaco) Modify traffic control signals to LEDs. | $20,000 |
| High Road/Metcalfe Road to Willeri Drive/Riley Road (City of Canning) Upgrade existing street lighting. | $10,000 |
| Old Yanchep Road (Pederick Road to Trandos Road) (City of Wanneroo) Realign bends, seal shoulder, raised pavement and install edge lines. | $1.78m |
| Marmion Street/Justinian Street (City of Melville) Install roundabout, upgrade lighting. | $133,333 |
| South Terrace/Parry Street/Norfolk Street (City of Fremantle) Install overhead mast arms on all approaches with LED lights, parallel pedestrian phase, realign pedestrian crossings. | $172,600 |
| Fifth Road (Gribble Avenue to Abbey Road) (City of Armadale) Lane separation lines and signage. | $34,667 |
| Wright Street/Armadale Road (City of Belmont) Improve roundabout. | $56,667 |
| Brixton Street/Wanaping Road (City of Gosnells) Improvements for east and west legs. | $66,667 |
| North Lake Road/Berrigan Drive (City of Cockburn) Extend left turn pockets on west approach on North Lake Road and northern approach on Berrigan Drive, upgrade street lighting. | $186,000 |
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