Works to improve safety at 57 dangerous crash sites across Victoria will begin in 2023-24, with the Australian Government committing $25.6 million to address local black spots.
The long-running Black Spot Program funds safety measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at locations where a number of serious crashes have occurred, or are at risk of occurring.
Black Spot Consultative Panels provide the opportunity for stakeholders to have a say in the project selection process, and ensure nominations of the highest priority and importance to local communities are recommended for approval.
The Victorian review panel includes representatives from the Municipal Association of Victoria, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Victorian Transport Association, Victorian Police Service, Road Safety Victoria, Traffic Management Association of Australia, and the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning.
“We are continuing to provide $110 million per year under the Black Spot Program to work with state, territory and local governments to improve road safety across Australia,” said Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Carol Brown.
Here’s where the money will be spent.
| Project Name | Proposed Treatment | Australian Government Contribution | Council |
| Orrvale Road 200 metres south of Doyles Road and Poplar Road ORRVALE |
Replace cross intersection with a roundabout with splitter islands, linemarking, retro-reflective pavement markers and lighting. Install sections of roadside barrier and mountable concrete aprons. Upgrade delineations along the route | $1,450,000 | Greater Shepparton |
| Axe Creek Road from Strathfieldsaye Road to Sutton Grange Road AXE CREEK |
Reduce speed to 80 km/h. Delineation upgrades, shoulders and bellmouth sealing at high-risk curves with safety barriers at culvert crossings. Install splitter islands at Strathfieldsaye Road and Sutton Grange Road | $1,692,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Coalville Road and Pearces Track Borrmans Road to McDonalds Track HERNES OAK |
Reduce speed to 80 km/h. Install splitter islands at Two Mile/Pearces and Pearces/McDonalds intersections. Improve delineation such as guidepost, curve warning sign and curve alignment markers and upgrade lighting at high-risk intersections | $596,000 | Latrobe City |
| Koonwarra-Inverloch Road Koonwarra-Pound Creek Road LEONGATHA SOUTH |
Install splitter islands and rumble strips on Pound Creek Road, improve linemarking and signage and upgrade street lighting | $655,200 | South Gippsland |
| Erskine Falls Road 1.3 kilometres north of Cora Lynn Court LORNE |
Reduce speed to 80 km/h. Install delineation upgrades, curve and advisory speed sign, speed limit signs and chevron alignment markers. Seal shoulders at high-risk bends | $180,000 | Surf Coast |
| Botanic Road Queens Road WARRNAMBOOL |
Upgrade existing roundabout with larger traffic islands, speed cushions, lane rationalisation, lighting upgrades and sharrows on approaches | $206,000 | Warrnambool |
| Russell Street Russell Street to Houston Street QUARRY HILL |
Install median turning lanes with central islands, reduce speed to 50 km/h, electronic 40 km/h speed signs for remote school crossing and improve lighting | $316,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Purvis Road Moe-Walhalla Road to North Road and Murray Road TANJIL SOUTH |
Reduce the speed limit to 80 km/h, install safety barriers at high risk locations, and upgrade warning signs, guideposts and linemarking along the route | $150,000 | Latrobe City |
| Silvester Parade McPherson Boulevard ROXBURGH PARK |
Install raised safety platform at the intersection of Silvester Parade and McPherson Boulevard with upgrades to lighting | $335,000 | Hume (VIC) |
| Marshalltown Road Bailey Street GROVEDALE |
Construct wombat crossings on each approach to the existing roundabout, reconstruct centre island and splitter islands, apply new asphalt surface, install associated signage, construct associated road drainage and upgrade street lighting | $1,131,000 | Greater Geelong |
| Tucks Road Punty Lane to three kilometres southeast of Punty Lane SHOREHAM |
Install curve alignment markers and upgrade existing guideposts | $92,000 | Mornington Peninsula |
| Beach Road Geelong Road to Kooringa Place TORQUAY |
Install wombat crossing at Kooringa Place, median between Letham Lane and Eclipse Childcare, sharrow linemarking and 40 km/h speed limit signs | $115,000 | Surf Coast |
| Harvest Home Road Redding Rise and Edenvale Boulevard WOLLERT |
Adjust traffic signal phasing, from right-hand-turn drop-out phases to full controlled right-turn phases on Harvest Home Road (main road) legs only | $54,000 | Whittlesea |
| Blackgate Road 350 metres west of Horseshoe Bend Road to 900 metres west of Point Impossible Road and Minya Lane MOUNT DUNEED |
Install safety barrier with improved pavement linemarking, including audio-tactile linemarking. Extend 80 km/h speed zone east of Horseshoe Bend Road intersection | $331,000 | Surf Coast |
| Nyora-St Helier Road from 0.75 kilometres to 4.6 kilometres south of South Gippsland Highway LOCH |
Improved delineation (advisory signage, guideposts, linemarking) and seal widening | $593,250 | Bass Coast |
| Tarneit Road Bethany Road TARNEIT |
Install raised safety platforms on through-lanes for Bethany Road approaches with modification of left-turn signal phasing to allow for pedestrian head-start | $287,000 | Wyndham |
| Twentieth Street Deakin Avenue MILDURA |
Full intersection upgrade including Vehicle Activated Warning System, new signage including stop signs, splitter islands, kerb returns, intersection lighting, improved drainage and pavement reconstruction and widening | $1,345,000 | Mildura |
| Grand Boulevard Hanson Road and Hamilton Hume Parade CRAIGIEBURN |
Install raised safety platforms on the eastern and western approaches to the roundabout | $186,000 | Hume (VIC) |
| Hilton Street Isla Avenue GLENROY |
Install wombat crossing on the south leg (Isla Avenue) of the intersection, combined with lighting upgrades and associated linemarking and signage works | $184,000 | Moreland |
| Hammond Road Logis Boulevard and Rodeo Drive DANDENONG SOUTH |
Reprogram traffic signals to fully control right turns | $117,000 | Greater Dandenong |
| McDonalds Track Kettles Road to Steeles Road LANG LANG |
Upgrade delineation including guideposts and audio-tactile line marking, provide sealed shoulder south-east of Range Road and install flexible barrier on the outside of high-risk curves | $264,000 | Cardinia |
| Ovando Street Belgrove Street PRESTON |
Install kerb outstand on the southeast corner of the intersection and relocation of the hold line, installation of raised safety platforms on Ovando Street with extension of parking bans and advanced warning signage | $104,000 | Darebin |
| Athol Road Springvale Road to Corrigan Road SPRINGVALE SOUTH |
Install raised safety platforms | $342,000 | Greater Dandenong |
| View Road Lightwood Road to Heatherton Road SPRINGVALE |
Install raised safety platforms | $282,000 | Greater Dandenong |
| Valley Street Haughton Road from Eva Street to Jason Street OAKLEIGH SOUTH |
Install flat top speed humps along route with modification of the median island west of Foran Grove | $343,000 | Monash |
| Perry Street Ryan Avenue WANGARATTA |
Install splitter islands at Ryan Avenue on both approaches, sight line improvements for motorists exiting Ryan Avenue at Perry Street, and relocation of the hold line closer to Perry Street | $201,000 | Wangaratta |
| King Street Hawke Street WEST MELBOURNE |
Install fully controlled right turns with bonus left turns on King Street outside peak periods with filtering right turns during peaks. Install Give Way to Pedestrians signs and upgrade street lighting with Disability Discrimination Act improvements | $762,000 | Melbourne |
| Widford Street Freda Street to Jacana Avenue BROADMEADOWS |
Construct flat-top road hump at the existing pedestrian-operated sign and on the north leg of the Jacana Avenue roundabout. Reduce existing speed limit from 60 km/h to 40 km/h | $458,000 | Hume (VIC) |
| Albion Street De Carle Street BRUNSWICK |
Install raised wombat crossing and speed cushion on the south and north leg of the intersection with lighting upgrades | $212,000 | Moreland |
| Henry Road Village Way and Caversham Drive OFFICER |
Implement fully controlled right-turning movements with lanterns upgrades and an additional long queue loop for the eastern approach right-turn lane | $83,000 | Cardinia |
| Pigdon Street Garton Street PRINCES HILL |
Install Watch for Cyclists advance warning signs on both Pigdon Street approaches with sharrow linemarking within the roundabout | $42,000 | Yarra City |
| Sloane Street Western Highway to Patrick Street STAWELL |
Speed reduction, construct two roundabouts at Shirreff Street and Cooper Street and install central median and kerb outstands with upgraded signage and pavement markings | $1,986,600 | Northern Grampians |
| Carson Street Stevenson Street KEW |
Install speed cushions on approach to the roundabout with warning signage | $34,000 | Boroondara |
| Glen Huntly Road Booran Road CAULFIELD SOUTH |
Install Give Way to Pedestrians signs, primary signal heads on south and east approaches and update signal infrastructure to support new hardware | $137,550 | Glen Eira |
| Marretts Road Strzelecki Highway to Frys Track HERNES OAK |
Reduce speed limit from 100 km/h to 80 km/h and install targeted safety barrier at high risk locations, with associated signage and lighting improvements | $711,000 | Latrobe City |
| Dandenong Road Westall Road CLAYTON SOUTH |
Update lanterns including LED and mast arm upgrades on approaches to Dandenong Road | $690,000 | Monash |
| Charlotte Street and Meriton Place Murdock Street CLAYTON SOUTH |
Install raised flat-top platform at Charlotte Street and Meriton Place intersection, with streetlighting upgrades, kerb outstands on Meriton Place and threshold treatments on Murdock Street, including painted splitter islands and lighting upgrades | $384,000 | Kingston |
| Gladesville Boulevard McLeod Road PATTERSON LAKES |
Construct asphalt speed cushions on McLeod Road and raised safety platforms on Gladesville Boulevard with associated signage | $142,000 | Kingston |
| Dunns Road Mornington-Tyabb Road to Craigie Road MOUNT MARTHA |
Install raised safety platforms along Dunns Road | $338,000 | Mornington Peninsula |
| St Killian Road Plumbridge Street WHITE HILLS |
Install splitter islands with additional regulatory signage on minor road approaches and street lighting upgrades | $195,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Woodlee Street David Street to Heatherton Road DANDENONG |
Install raised safety platforms along Woodlee Street | $204,000 | Greater Dandenong |
| Edwards Road Kathleen Terrace to Dile Road MAIDEN GULLY |
Install safety barriers with motorcycle safety measures outside of high-risk curves and minor safety improvements at intersections and high-risk culverts. Upgrade delineation including chevron alignment markers and linemarking. Reduce speed to 80 km/h | $1,079,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Bendigo City Centre High Pedestrian Activity Area Williamson Street, Millison Street, McLaren Street and Mundy Street BENDIGO |
Install raised priority crossings and traffic calming devices at all four intersections. Installation of traffic calming measures on midblock Mollison and McLaren Streets | $324,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Arthurs Seat Road White Hill Road to Shoreham Road RED HILL |
Install barrier with motorcycle protection and terminals, install curve alignment markers and upgrade retro reflective pavement markers, signage and guideposts | $546,000 | Mornington Peninsula |
| Benalla Street from 35 metres north-east of Barkly Street to 50 metres south-west of Nunn Street BENALLA |
Relocate splitter islands and hold lines at the intersections of Benalla Street and Carrier Street, Smythe Street and Barkly Street. Relocate hold lines at the intersection of Benalla Street and Nunn Street | $255,000 | Benalla |
| Pigdon Street Canning Street CARLTON NORTH |
Relocate existing raised safety platforms on the east and west approaches closer to the intersection. Construct Kerb outstands on the northwest and southeast quadrants of the intersection | $173,000 | Yarra City |
| Tambo Upper Road Nethercotes Road to 700m east of Jennings Road BRUTHEN |
Install additional guardrail at high-risk locations with audio-tactile linemarking and improved delineation | $280,096 | East Gippsland |
| Minerva Road Church Street to Herne Street HERNE HILL |
Install two wombat crossings with associated signage and lighting and widen footpath. Construct raised intersection and reconfigure the signals to provide dedicated turning lanes and fully controlled right turn | $618,000 | Greater Geelong |
| Brady Road Gladstone Road to Dandenong Valley Highway DANDENONG NORTH |
Install four raised safety platforms, two raised platform intersection and upgrade zebra crossing at shops to wombat zebra crossing | $1,306,000 | Greater Dandenong |
| The Esplanade Beach Road to Zeally Bay Road TORQUAY |
Reduce speed limit to 40 km/h, install wombat crossing on Beach Road at The Esplanade and traffic lane narrowing, reallocate road space to separation between traffic and cyclists and install green pavement at conflict points | $180,000 | Surf Coast |
| Liddiard Road Shakespeare Street TRARALGON |
Install speed cushions on approach and exit legs just in advance of the pedestrian footpath crossing point | $367,000 | Latrobe City |
| Wangaratta-Kilfeera Road 200 metres south and 200 metres north of Soldiers Lane GRETA |
Install curve delineation such as signage, chevron alignment markers and guideposts, and provide shoulder sealing and widening (including bellmouth at Soldiers Road) and linemarking and Give Way signage at intersection | $155,000 | Wangaratta |
| Dana Street Raglan Street South BALLARAT CENTRAL |
Construct roundabout with splitter islands and install separated pedestrian/bicycle paths | $615,000 | Ballarat |
| Mill Road from 50 metres north of Dalyston-Glen Forbes Road to 3,500 metres north of Dalyston Glen Forbes Road DALYSTON |
Install shoulder sealing and widening, tactile edgelines and improved delineation such as advisory signage, guideposts and linemarking | $422,100 | Bass Coast |
| Fenton Street from 50 metres south-east of Anderson Street to Holmes Road BENDIGO |
Construct solid median, raised safety platforms/crossings, lane narrowing and movement bans. Construct footpath connections and priority crossings | $344,000 | Greater Bendigo |
| Fischer Street Zeally Bay Road to Centreside Drive TORQUAY |
Modify the roundabouts of Zeally Bay Road, Darian Road, Inshore Drive and Centreside Drive. Install midblock raised safety platforms at key locations | $584,000 | Surf Coast |
| Banyule Road Plenty River Trail to Henty Road VIEWBANK |
Install safety barriers and sealed shoulders, improve delineation, install additional bicycle linemarking and upgrade warning signage | $396,000 | Banyule |