Road Upgrade Funding

9 August 2021

Residents of Seaford, Cheltenham, Highett and Cranbourne can look forward to almost $700,000 in road upgrades as a part of the Morrison Government’s most recent blackspot funding announced last Wednesday.

Upgrades include those to the Claude and Quinn Street intersection in Seaford, the Nepean Highway and Park Road intersection at Cheltenham, Tennyson Street at Highett and Camms Road at Cranbourne.

The projects will be completed as part of the 2021–2022 program.

Senator David Van, who represents the Morrison Government said Victoria would receive $25.8 million in 2021-22 under the latest round of program funding.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce said the Morrison Government is committed to making roads safer in Victoria and right across the nation.

“Representing a regional electorate myself, I know first-hand how road crashes causing death and injury affect smaller communities, so I am very pleased to be able to announce today the details of how this round of Black Spot funding will be distributed.

“By specifically targeting road locations with a history or risk of crashes for safety upgrades such as lighting, signage, traffic lights and roundabouts, the Black Spot Program reduces crashes causing injury and death at those sites by around 30 per cent,” he said.

Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz said the 51 Black Spot projects across West Australia would make an important contribution towards reducing serious injuries and deaths on West Australian roads and built on previous investments in the state.

“This Government is investing in road safety upgrades right across the nation to ensure Australians get home sooner and safer, as even one death or one serious injury crash on our roads is one too many,” Assistant Minister Buchholz said.

“This new funding will see total investment through the Black Spot Program in Victoria rise to $64.3 million, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to improving road safety.”

The Australian Government has committed a record $1.1 billion to the Black Spot Program from 2013–14 to 2023–24 to improve road safety across the nation.

For more information on the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, or to nominate a black spot, visit investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/blackspots.

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