The Albanese Labor Government continues to invest in high-priority safety improvements on local roads across South Australia in partnership with the Malinauskas Labor Government, with 13 dangerous sites to get crucial safety upgrades.
We are committing $8.9 million to fully fund the upgrades under the 2024-25 Black Spot Program.
The program funds safety measures at locations where a number of serious crashes are known to have occurred, or are at risk of occurring.
Safety improvements being funded under this latest round of works include a new roundabout, safety barriers, improved line-marking and a scramble crossing.
These 13 Black Spot projects will make an important contribution towards reducing serious injuries and deaths on South Australian roads, on which 117 lives were tragically lost in 2023.
The sites were consulted through a Black Spot Consultative panel.
Black Spot Consultative Panels provide the opportunity for stakeholders to have a say in the project selection process, and ensure that nominations of the highest priority and importance to the local community are recommended for approval.
The South Australian Consultative Panel includes representatives from the Traffic Management Association of Australia, SA Police, SA Freight Council, Bicycle SA, Local Government Associations and the Royal Automobile Association.
The Albanese Labor Government has substantially increased Black Spot Program funding, which, since July 1, is progressively increasing from $110 to $150 million per year.
Further, the Roads to Recovery funding has already increased to $650 million this year up from $500 million last year, and will continue to increase to $1 billion by 2027-28 per year onwards.
These changes will also help ensure funding is stable, predictable and fair into the future.
