Australian Govt commits funding to deliver safer NSW roads
The Australian Government has invested $31.9 million in 2023-24 that will fix 66 dangerous sites across New South Wales’ road network, continuing its commitment to delivering safer roads across the nation through the Black Spot Program.
The Black Spot Program aims to improve safety at locations where crashes occur or are at risk of occurring through treatments such as pedestrian crossings, guardrails and roundabouts. These treatments will help reduce serious injuries and deaths on Australian roads and get people where they need to be safely.
“I am delighted to announce this funding to fix 66 dangerous spots on New South Wales roads.
“This major investment is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to building safer roads, reducing road trauma, and supporting local jobs.
“We have committed $110 million per year to the Black Spot Program to work with state, territory and local governments to improve road safety across the nation.
“I would also like to acknowledge the Liverpool and Eurobodalla Councils, who have made co-contributions to projects in their areas,” Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Carol Brown said.
Projects funded under the Black Spot Program 2023-24 in New South Wales include:
| Project Name | Proposed Treatment | Australian Government Funding | Council |
|
Burragorang Road May Farm Road BROWNLOW HILL |
Install transverse line marking and raise islands with additional stop or Give Way signals. Seal road shoulder. Remove sight distance restrictions at intersections. | $220,010 | Wollondilly |
|
Bungendore Road Macs Reef Road BYWONG |
Install flexible barrier and raised islands with additional stop or Give Way signs, CHRs, left turn deceleration lane, raised median and street lighting at intersection. | $951,311 | Queanbeyan - Palerang |
|
Tudor Street Canterbury Road BELMORE |
Install pedestrian refuge island, and raised islands with additional stop or give-way signs. | $260,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
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Armidale Road from 0.05 km west of Nook Creek Road to 0.55 km south-east BELLBROOK |
Install barrier and motorcycle underrun, vehicle-activated signs and profile (audio-tactile) centre line. Improve sealed shoulder on curve, delineation and superelevation. Upgrade seal to high level non-skid surface. |
$1,551,000 | Kempsey |
|
Kookora Street Walla Avenue GRIFFITH |
Install a one-lane roundabout including all traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. | $1,000,000 | Griffith |
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Clarke Street from 20 metres south to 20 metres north of Tucker Lane BASS HILL |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. | $46,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
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Sanctuary Drive from 40 metres east of Caddies Boulevard to 20 metres west of Grandiflora Street ROUSE HILL |
Move stop or give way lines forward using kerb extensions. Install protected right turn lane, S-lane and raised channelisation. Remove sight distance restrictions at intersection and upgrade intersection from give way to stop. |
$210,000 | Hills |
|
Annangrove Road from Edwards Road to Kenthurst Road ANNANGROVE |
Install vehicle-activated signs, flexible barrier on roadside, slow point, raised threshold and guideposts with reflectors. | $1,900,000 | Hills |
|
Davey Road and Langford Road from Wyoming Road to Derriwong Road DURAL |
Install street lighting at intersection to reduce risk of night-time crashes. Install flexible barrier on roadside and guideposts with reflectors and mark road edge lines. |
$380,000 | Hills |
|
Hat Hill Road from 20 metres to 3.1 kilometres north-east of Great Western Highway BLACKHEATH |
Install flexible barrier on roadside, and a one-lane roundabout including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Improve delineation and sealed shoulder on curve. |
$500,000 | Blue Mountains |
|
Wilson Way from 45 metres north-west of Boorea Street to 1 kilometre north of Haymet Street BLAXLAND |
Install slow point, street lighting and raised threshold/horizontal deviation at mid-block location. Install one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. |
$700,000 | Blue Mountains |
|
Queen Street from Creswell Street to Beaconsfield Street REVESBY |
Install retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines, slow point and street lighting at mid-block. | $240,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Drummond Street Mileham Street SOUTH WINDSOR |
Install slow points, raised threshold, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections and/or pedestrian crossings. Improve deflection angle of existing roundabout. | $350,000 | Hawkesbury |
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Terrace Road from 380 metres east to 700 metres west of Brahma Road NORTH RICHMOND |
Install flexible barrier on roadside, vehicle-activated signs, curve alignment markers, guideposts with reflectors, new curve and advisory speed signs. Improve sealed shoulder on curve. | $940,000 | Hawkesbury |
|
Rifle Range Road from Porpoise Crescent to 360 metres west of Colith Avenue BLIGHT PARK |
Install slow point, raised threshold/horizontal deviation at mid-block location. Install intersections and pedestrian crossings at conflict points. | $200,000 | Hawkesbury |
|
Alex Avenue Shen Avenue and Heathland Avenue SCHOFIELDS |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. | $438,100 | Blacktown |
|
Miller Road Mumdamatta Street BASS HILL |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. | $350,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Northam Avenue Chelmsford Avenue BANKSTOWN |
Install one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. | $435,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Highview Avenue Boronia Road GREENACRE |
Install transverse line marking and raised islands with additional stop or give way signs. | $84,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
De Witt Street from Chapel Road to Marshall Street BANKSTOWN |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. Install raised islands with additional stop or give way signs. |
$145,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Wolseley Street Hartington Street ROOTY HILL |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. | $376,000 | Blacktown |
|
Caringbah Road Oleander Parade CARINGBAH |
Install slow points, raised threshold/horizontal deviation at mid-block location and conflict points (intersections and pedestrian crossings). | $100,000 | Sutherland |
|
French Avenue Conway Road BANKSTOWN |
Upgrade intersection from give way to stop and install raised islands with additional stop or give-way signs. Install raised median and transverse line marking. | $109,800 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Hewitt Street Roper Road COLYTON |
Install flexible barrier on roadside and guideposts with reflectors. Upgrade traffic signals and introduce fully controlled right-turn phase with arrows. | $380,000 | Penrith |
|
Evan Street Stafford Street PENRITH |
Install slow point, raised threshold/horizontal deviation at mid-block location. Install intersections and pedestrian crossing at conflict points. | $80,000 | Penrith |
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Glenmore Parkway from Glengarry Drive to Camellia Avenue GLENMORE PARK |
Install slow point, one-lane roundabout, flexible barrier, guideposts with reflectors, curve alignment markers, new curve and advisory speed signs and retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines. Mark road edge lines. | $1,250,000 | Penrith |
|
Third Avenue from 47 metres north of Fifth Avenue to 100 metres south of Seventh Avenue LLANDILO |
Install raised islands with additional stop or give-way signs, slow point and street lighting at mid-block. Install flexible barrier on roadside and remove sight distance restrictions at intersection. |
$470,000 | Penrith |
|
Carpenter Street Marsden Road ST MARYS |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. Install pedestrian refuge. |
$100,000 | Penrith |
|
King Street John Street CANTERBURY |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Install retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines. |
$305,000 | Canterbury - Bankstown |
|
Crescent Road from 180 metres west of Yachtsmans Paradise to Beaconsfield Street at 190 metres east of Crescent Road NEWPORT |
Install slow point, new curve and advisory speed signs, street lighting at mid-block, raised median, raised deflective, reflective and/or re-deflective kerb. Upgrade seal to high-level non-skid surface. |
$235,920 | Northern Beaches |
|
Cabbage Tree Road from 60 metres north of Cabbage Tree/Pittwater roundabout, to 500 metres along Cabbage Tree Road BAYVIEW |
Install new curve, advisory speed signs, slow point, raised media, retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines and semi-rigid barrier on roadside. Install street lighting at mid-block. |
$199,10 | Northern Beaches |
|
Singleton Road from 1.9 kilometres to 2.9 kilometres south-east of Old Northern Road WISEMAN FERRY |
Install semi-rigid barrier on roadside. |
$220,000 | Hornsby |
|
Perouse Road St Pauls Street RANDWICK |
Install slow points, raided thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossing. Install wombat crossing. |
$272,944 | Randwick |
|
Edensor Road Humphries Road ST JOHNS PARK |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersection, and/or pedestrian crossings. Improve deflection angle of existing roundabout. |
$295,128 | Fairfield |
|
Ridge Street Alderney Road MERRYLANDS |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Install raised safety platform at unsignalised intersection. |
$372,000 | Cumberland |
|
Morris Street Davies Street MERRYLANDS |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Install raised safety platform at unsignalised intersection. |
$372,000 | Cumberland |
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Victoria Road from Meeks Street to 50 metres north-east of Myrtle Street and Charlotte Street MARRICKVILLE |
Remove sight distance restrictions at intersection. Move stop or give-way lines forward using kerb extensions. Install curve alignment markers and upgrade seal to high-level non-skid surface. |
$160,000 | Inner West |
|
South Liverpool Road St Johns Road BUSBY |
Improve deflection angle of existing roundabout. |
$165,171 | Liverpool |
|
North Liverpool Road Wilson Road GREEN VALLEY |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. |
$130,400 | Liverpool |
|
Woodhouse Drive from 50 metres south-west of Throsby Way to 90 metres south-west of Dickens Road AMBARVALE |
Install slow point, vehicle activated signs, wombat crossing, and pedestrian crossing. |
$374,261 | Campbelltown NSW |
|
Junction Road from Acacia Avenue to 30 metres north of Kembla Crescent RUSE |
Install vehicle activated signs, slow point, protected right-turn lane, S-lane and painted channelisation. |
$205,500 | Campbelltown NSW |
|
Emerald Drive from Diamond Place to Limonite Place EAGLE VALE |
Upgrade intersection from give way to stop. Install vehicle-activated signs, slow point and mark road edge lines. |
$200,000 | Campbelltown NSW |
|
Leeds Street Warwick Street MERRYLANDS |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. Install raised safety platform at unsignalised intersection |
$252,000 | Cumberland |
|
Clyde Street Oakleigh Avenue SOUTH GRANVILLE |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections and/or pedestrian crossings. |
$85,000 | Cumberland |
|
Fitzgerald Street Paine Street MAROUBRA |
Install retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines, painted median and street lighting at intersection. |
$37,950 | Randwick |
|
Franklin Street Knowles Avenue MATRAVILLE |
Install slow points, raised thresholds and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections and/or pedestrian crossings. Improve deflection angle of existing roundabout. |
$180,303 | Randwick |
|
Mitchell Street Anzac Parade CHIFLEY |
Install raised islands with additional stop or give way signs. |
$105,000 | Randwick |
|
Clyde Street Redfern Street GRANVILLE |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. |
$50,000 | Cumberland |
|
Middle Street Harbourne Road KINGSFORD |
Install raised safety platform at unsignalised intersection. |
$205,000 | Randwick |
|
Cook Street Victoria Avenue MORTDALE |
Install wombat pedestrian crossing. |
$125,000 | Georges River |
|
Miller Road Rosina Road 260 metres to 2.67 kilometres south WAKEFIELD |
Install semi-rigid barrier on roadside, profile (audio-tactile) centre line and edge line. Improve delineation and sealed shoulder on curve. Upgrade seal to high level non-skid surface. |
$1,530,000 | Lake Macquarie |
|
Mitre Street Howick Street BATHURST |
Install raised median, retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines. Upgrade seal to high level non-skid surface. Improve deflection angle of existing roundabout. |
$445,000 | Bathurst |
|
Moulder Street Hill Street ORANGE |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. |
$900,000 | Orange |
|
Clarence Town Road from 20 metres east to 750 metres west along Brandy Hill Drive SEAHAM |
Install profile (audio-tactile) centreline and edge line, flexible barrier, street lighting and vehicle activated signs. Improve delineation, superelevation and sealed shoulder on curve and straight. Remove sight distance restrictions. |
$1,330,000 | Port Stephens |
|
Rous Road Oliver Avenue GOONELLABAH |
Install street lighting, pedestrian fencing on kerb, pedestrian refuge with kerb blisters and a flexible barrier. Improve deflection angle of roundabout and delineation. Remove sight distance restrictions at intersection. |
$843,875 | Lismore |
|
Cowper Street Taurus Avenue 500 metres to 260 metres west WARRAWONG |
Install wombat pedestrian crossing |
$350,000 | Wollongong |
|
Byron Bay Road Byron Street LENNOX HEAD |
Install a two-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. |
$1,533,114 | Ballina |
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Nimbin Road from 800 metres to 1.25 kilometres north of Booerie Creek Road BOOERIE CREEK |
Improve superelevation, delineation, clearzones, and sealed shoulder on curve. Install flexible barrier on roadside and audio tactile edge lines. Upgrade seal to high-level non-skid surface. |
$629,500 | Lismore |
|
Kingstown Road Panhandle Road 40 metres west to 1 kilometre east URALLA |
Improve sealed shoulder on curve. Install curve alignment markers and flexible barrier on roadside. |
$788,423 | Uralla |
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Great North Road from 200 metres south to 2.1 kilometres north of Fernances Crossing Road LAGUNA |
Install motorcycle underrun on existing semi-rigid barrier. Install curve alignment markers, vehicle activated signs, and semi-rigid barrier on roadside. |
$150,000 | Cessnock |
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Nimbin Road from Shipway Road to 1.26 kilometres south of Shipway Road NIMBIN |
Improve superelevation and vertical alignment. Upgrade seal to high level non-skid surface. Install flexible barrier on roadside, sealed shoulder, profile (audio-tactile) edge line and delineation. |
$703,429 | Lismore |
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Sapphire Coast Drive from 10 metres south-east to 2.47 kilometres north of Kulbardi Close BEGA |
Install flexible barrier, wide painted profile (audio-tactile) centre line, edge lines and delineation improvements. Widen shoulders and upgrade to high friction seal. |
$1,580,077 | Bega Valley |
In addition, below are the projects with co-contributions from local councils:
| Project Name | Proposed Treatment | Australian Government Funding | Co-contribution | Council |
|
Reilly Street Webster Road LURNEA |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal block deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. | $70,000 | $80,150 | Liverpool |
|
South Liverpool Road Whitford Road GREEN VALLEY |
Install slow points, raised thresholds, and/or horizontal block deviations at mid-block locations, intersections, and/or pedestrian crossings. | $60,000 | $90,150 | Liverpool |
|
George Bass Drive Broulee Road BROULEE |
Install a one-lane roundabout, including traffic calming, line marking, lighting and signage. | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | Eurobodalla |
|
Denham Court Road from Campbelltown Road DENHAM COURT |
Install guideposts with reflectors, retro-reflective pavement markers on centre or edge lines. Seal road shoulder. | $700,500 | $80,300 | Liverpool |
Anyone can nominate a Black Spot for consideration and consultative panels have been established in each state and territory, taking responsibility for considering nominations and recommending the highest priority sites for approval.
The consultative panel in New South Wales include representatives from Transport for NSW, the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia, the Traffic Management Association of Australia, Local Government NSW, the NRMA Police Force, the Centre for Road Safety and the Federation of P&C Associations.
“Every accident on our roads is one too many. I was pleased to recommend 66 sites across our State for these crucial road safety upgrades.
“This investment in Black Spot projects will deliver safer roads and safer journeys in New South Wales.
“I encourage anyone who knows of a dangerous intersection or road length that would benefit from safety improvements to consider nominating that site for investigation,” Federal Member for Gilmore and Chair of the New South Wales Black Spot Consultative Panel Fiona Phillips said.
Source: Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport; Regional Development Australia – Riverina NSW; Australian Government – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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