Additional funding is set to support 230 new life-saving projects across both urban and regional roads in New South Wales, under the Australian Government's Road Safety Program.
Both the Australian and NSW governments are providing significant contributions of $218.6 million, for a joint investment of $437.3 million.
The funding sees a total investment of $518.3 million by the Australian and NSW governments across 2023-2024 to 2025-2026, to deliver road safety treatments across the NSW road network.
This boost funding will ensure greater levels of safety at each of the project's locations, reducing the risk of crashes that cause fatal or serious injuries.
Among the projects are pedestrian infrastructure upgrades including wombat crossings to busy areas near various primary schools, as well as:
- roundabouts
- traffic signal upgrades
- channelised/dedicated right-turn bays
- high-friction surface
- wire rope and flexible roadside crash barriers
- rumble strips
- sealed shoulders on high-speed rural roads
- pedestrian fencing on kerbs and median strips
- traffic calming
- raised safety platforms
- shared paths and footpaths
- kerb extensions to improve sight lines, and pedestrian refuges to allow two-stage crossings of roads.
Roundabouts to be installed or upgraded include on Werombi Road in Grasmere, Barry Road in North Kellyville, Fitzwilliam Road in Toongabbie, Flower Street in Maroubra and Clovelly Road in Clovelly.
Among the intersection improvement projects are new traffic signals at Rutherford Avenue and New Illawarra Road in Lucas Heights, and at Old Princes Highway and Glencoe Street in Sutherland. Safety will also be improved at four intersections along Old Northern Road Corridor between Dural and Maroota.
In regional NSW, the program will support safety improvements along sections of the Barton, Great Western, Illawarra, Kamilaroi, Kings, New England, Oxley, Princes and Snowy Mountains Highways, as well as Big River, Burley Griffin, Goldfields, Kidman and Waterfall Ways.
Other projects include safety upgrades and intersection improvements on local roads, shared cycle and pedestrian paths, pedestrian safety upgrades in urban areas, and school zone safety upgrades across Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
The program will also upgrade 174 signalised intersections to enhance pedestrian safety.
