Safety boost for Toodyay Road at Noble Falls

• $5 million project to start on new passing and turning lanes

• Funding provided under the Safer Roads Program 

An important project to improve traffic flow and safety along a one-kilometre stretch of Toodyay Road, near Noble Falls is about to get under way.

Transport Minister Dean Nalder today announced the $5 million project which involves the widening of Toodyay Road and construction of new passing and turning lanes.

"These improvements will allow vehicles to turn off Toodyay Road into Noble Falls Tavern or Noble Falls Road without impacting through-traffic, reducing the likelihood of head-on or

right-angle crashes," Mr Nalder said.

The Minister said the project design reflected the outcomes of a road safety review at this location, which involved experts from a number of agencies including Main Roads and the Road Safety Commission.

Mr Nalder said this work was in addition to the State Government's Wheatbelt Highway Safety Review.

Key features of this improvement project include:

• widening of Toodyay Road to provide right and left-turn lanes onto Noble Falls Road, access into Noble Falls Tavern and adjacent properties
• clearing and road realignment to improve sightlines and visibility
• new guard rails on both sides of Toodyay Road and upgraded street lighting.   

Earthworks and construction of retaining walls will start over winter, with the widening and construction works to be undertaken under a separate contract, for completion by early 2016.

Fact File

• On average about 4,000 vehicles, 12 per cent of them heavy vehicles, use this section of Toodyay Road each weekday

• The posted speed limit along this section of Toodyay Road is 80kmh

• Two reported crashes occurred along this stretch of Toodyay Road in the five years to 2013. This included a head-on collision in July 2013, tragically resulting in the deaths of three people

• The State Government is spending $1.6b on roads and public transport in 2015-16 

Minister's office - 6552 6400