Safer Roads Funding
People living in and around Hawkesbury will have a safer trip home due to more than $3.6 million in Federal Government funding to improve 5 known crash sites under the 2024–25 Black Spot Program.
The Blackspot Program will fund $730,000 of safety improvements to Old Pitt Town Road at Oakville, installing curve alignment markers, flexible barriers on the roadside, motorcycle underrun on existing semi-rigid barrier and guideposts with reflectors and improving the sealed shoulder.
The Black Spot Program funds a range of safety measures at locations where serious crashes have occurred, or are at risk of occurring.
Other local black spot sites receiving funding are this round are:
• Hanckel Road, Oakville: $530,000 to install a motorcycle underrun, guideposts with reflectors, raised islands with additional stop, a flexible barrier on the roadside and money to remove sight distance restrictions at intersection.
• Tennyson Road, Tennyson: $900,000 to install a flexible barrier on roadside, guideposts with reflectors, curve alignment markers and motorcycle underrun on existing semi-rigid barrier.
• Spinks Road, Freemans Reach: $780,000 for a motorcycle underrun, curve alignment markers, raised islands with additional stop, a flexible barrier on roadside and guideposts with reflectors. This funding will also be used to seal a section of the shoulder of Spinks Rd.
• Freemans Reach Road: $680,000 for audiotactile centre line, curve alignment markers, guideposts with reflectors and flexible barrier on roadside and a motorcycle underrun on existing semi-rigid barrier and mark barrier line.
The Australian Government has substantially increased Black Spot Program funding, which is progressively rising from $110 million to $150 million per year.
Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman MP said: “At these locations we’ve seen a high number of incidents. I know there is more work to be done to improve the safety of Hawkesbury roads and encourage anyone who knows of a dangerous road location near them to consider submitting a nomination for future funding rounds.”
“Road safety, of course, is a shared responsibility, and this is a timely reminder to be extra vigilant and to slow down on the roads so everyone can get home safely from every journey.”
For more information on the Black Spot Program, to nominate a black spot and for the full list of NSW recipients visit : Black Spot Program | Infrastructure Investment Program.
