Council has endorsed an application to the Australian Government's 2025/2026 Black Spot Program.
Following a review of crash data from the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), Council proposed the following locations for funding in the 2025/26 Black Spot Program:
Old Sale Road, Newborough between Haigh Street and Newark Avenue (new application)
Bridle Road, Morwell, between Princes Drive and Airlie Bank Road (new application)
Shakespeare Street, Traralgon, between Hyland Highway and McNairn Road (new application)
Liddiard Road, Traralgon, between Princes Highway and Shakespeare Street (new application)
Franklin Street, Traralgon, between Davidson Street and Park Lane (resubmission)
McNairn Road, Traralgon, between Shakespeare Street and Standing Drive (resubmission)
In the last round of funding, the Franklin Street and McNairn Road Traralgon applications were unsuccessful. These applications will be resubmitted as the funding pool has increased for this round.
The Black Spot Program is a road safety program administered by the Australian Government to fix dangerous roads by treating road locations where motor vehicle accidents are more common. Latrobe City Council has successfully implemented road safety improvement projects funded by the Black Spot Program over several years.
Mayor of Latrobe City Council, Councillor Darren Howe, said if the applications are successful, Council will engage with residents near the proposed sites to gather feedback during the design development process.
"It's Council's duty of care to take road safety seriously and take action to reduce this number. To address road trauma concerns, Council developed the Road Safety Strategy and identified roads and roadsides as a key pillar in a safe system approach to reduce fatalities and serious injuries," said the Mayor.
"Through the Black Spot Program, we will make vital safety improvements at these locations that are renowned locally as dangerous sites, to reduce community concern and provide our road users with peace of mind. Our priority is to create a road network that provides a safe experience to all residents and visitors driving in our region and we look forward to beginning the upgrades as soon as we can."
If the funding applications are successful, the project works will be fully funded by the Australian Government and will not require reallocation of existing Council budget.
