The McGowan Government has allocated $21.4 million through the 2021-22 State Black Spot Program to fund upgrades and safety improvements for 83 projects throughout Western Australia.
An additional $5.7 million has been allocated by local governments to the program, taking the total funding for the 2021-22 program to more than $27 million.
Safety upgrades and improvements will be carried out at 83 locations - 40 road locations in the metropolitan area and 43 in regional WA.
All projects have been thoroughly assessed using crash records to identify problems at these known hazardous locations in order to determine the most appropriate solution.
These projects support existing road infrastructure and maintenance initiatives as well as major road projects helping reduce traffic congestion, improve safety and create jobs.
Major projects funded in the 2021-22 program:
- $1.3 million on Mundijong Road in the City of Rockingham;
- More than $1 million to upgrade Rowley Road and Lyon Road in the City of Cockburn;
- $1.45 million towards the upgrade of the Thomas Road and Kargotich Road intersection;
- $500,000 to install traffic signals at Tonkin Highway/Forrest Road in the City of Armadale;
- $300,000 to install a raised safety platform and traffic signal modifications to the intersection of Mill Point Road/Mends Street in the City of South Perth (staged project)
- $100,000 for pre-construction works to widen and seal shoulders on Albany Highway and construct turning bulges at Beattie Road and West Beattie Road in Shire of Plantagenet;
- $550,000 to offset left turning lane to Old Mandurah Road at Pinjarra Road in the Shire of Murray, to reduce vehicle masking and to improve sight distance.
- $100,000 for pre-construction works to reduce the vertical curve on South Coast Highway to the approach of Telegraph Road intersection in the Shire of Esperance;
- A total of $2 million to widen and improve the intersections of Collie Lake King Road with Rajander Road as well as Farrell Road in the Shire of West Arthur.
A full list of the projects funded in the 2021-22 State Black Spot Program can be found on the Main Roads Western Australia website.
The WA Black Spot Program is now in its 21st year and since 2000 has delivered around a half a billion dollars in safety initiatives on the WA road network.
As stated by Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"We've worked with local governments to allocate more than $27 million to the 2021-2022 black spots program that will upgrade 83 roads around Western Australia.
"These works are more important than ever, particularly in our regional areas where record numbers of WA people and interstate travellers are hitting the road and exploring the State.
"The program aims to further improve road safety across the State, reducing the significant trauma and suffering of crash victims and their loved ones by targeting sites with a proven crash history or those with a high risk."
