Casey Council will see two projects under the 2024-25 Black Spot Program, with Hallam and Doveton accumulating a rough total of $368,000 in funding from the Australian Government.
For Hallam, Wedgewood Road – Abbot Road will see a $246,816 contribution, with the proposed treatment seeing the installation of road safety platforms on Wedgewood Road and in the north and south of Abbott Road; additionally, there will also be signage and improved delineation treatments.
The second project in Doveton, which is on Power Road – Kidds Road sees a total contributed amount of $121,027, with the proposed treatment looking to install multiple road cushions at approaches to the existing roundabout, also with improvements towards delineations/line markings and signage.
Both locations had four injury crashes in the five years leading into 2021, contributing to the 300 crashes on the 56 known Black Spot sites in the same time frame.
Bruce MP Julian Hill said that this funding “is terrific news for our community”.
“More than $350,000 will go to fix two local black spots, increasing road safety in Doveton and Hallam where serious crashes occur or are at risk of occurring,” he said.
These projects come under the federal government’s $33.3 million in funding to improve 56 known crash sites in Victoria under the 2024-25 Black Spot Program, which is a nationwide initiative aimed at reducing crashes on roads by identifying and funding the improvement of high-risk locations, according to the federal government’s Infrastructure Investment Program.
“Every death on Australian roads is a tragedy which could have been avoided.
“I encourage anyone who knows of a dangerous road location near them to consider submitting a nomination for future funding rounds,” Mr Hill said.
