Regional railway crossings across Victoria will receive important safety upgrades thanks to over $54 million in shared funding from the Albanese Labor Government and the Allan Labor Government.
The 32 high-priority railway level crossing improvements across the state's regional rail network are being funded under Round 2 of the Regional Level Crossing Upgrade Fund (RLCUF) which is jointly funded by both levels of government.
In the Ararat and Pyrenees council areas, eight level crossings will share in $14 million of funding.
This includes the level crossing at Challicum Road, near Dip Road in Buangor. South of Coach Road and near the Historic Buangor Railway Station, the crossing currently relies on flashing lights and signage as the only safety measures.
The $1.8 million upgrade will deliver boom gates and axle counters providing a much safer crossing for locals and tourists to the area.
In the Ararat Rural City Council area, upgrades are also being delivered to level crossings at Gravel Route Road in Buangor, Greenhill Lake Road in Ararat, Military Bypass Road in Armstrong, Porters Bridge Road in Tatyoon, and Warrayatkin Road in Dobie.
Next door in the Pyrenees Shire both the Finnegan Road and Old Shirley Road level crossings will also receive upgrades to deliver boom gates and axle counters.
The RLCUF aims to improve railway crossing safety in regional areas and reduce serious and fatal accidents that have a devastating impact on communities.
The 32 level crossing upgrades across Victoria will include treatments such as installing boom gates, axle counters, flashing lights and signage.
The state and federal Labor Governments are working together to deliver critical safety upgrades that ensure people living in regional and rural areas can get where they need to go safely and efficiently.
