Million Dollar Road Safety Boost

24 Feb 2020 roads

Central Coast motorists will soon benefit from 12 new road safety projects being rolled out through the NSW Government’s Safer Roads Program.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said $1,432,500 would be invested on upgrades including road surface improvements, signage and median strips.

 

“Regional areas like the Central Coast have higher rates of road crashes and fatalities, which is why this million dollar road safety boost is so important,” Mr Crouch said.

 

“These 12 new safety projects stretch from one end of the Central Coast to the other, and I am pleased that every electorate is receiving its fair share of funding.”

 

Member of the Legislative Council Taylor Martin said the 12 new projects are on top of a $300 million investment in the last two years.

 

“The NSW Government has committed $258 million in the 2020-21 financial year for 383 projects that are designed to save lives,” Mr Martin said.

 

New projects receiving funding during the next financial year include:

 

Road

Suburb

Scope of works

Cost

Wyong Road, Reliance Drive and Bryant Drive intersection

Tuggerah

Install vehicle-activated signage

$232,000

Avoca Drive and Melville Street intersection

Kincumber

Upgrade road surface and install raised median and warning signage

$230,000

Pacific Highway and Cutler Drive intersection

Watanobbi

Install raised islands, replace give way with stop signs, move stopping lines forward

$229,000

Albany Street North

Gosford

Install raised intersection and marked pedestrian crossing

$130,000

 

Blackwall Road

Woy Woy

Install raised pedestrian threshold and crossing and install electronic signage

$108,000

George Downes Drive

Kulnura (multiple)

Shoulder widening and install crash barrier and curve alignment markers

$100,000

Wisemans Ferry Road

Somersby (multiple)

Install vehicle-activated signage, non-skid surface, motorcycle underrun barrier and curve alignment markers

$100,000

Old Maitland Road

Mardi

Install vehicle-activated signage, high friction pavement, motorcycle underrun barrier and curve alignment markers

$100,000

Henry Parry Drive and Wells Street intersection

East Gosford

Traffic signal upgrade

$56,500

Mount Ettalong Road

Umina Beach

Shoulder widening, install raised median and marked cycle lanes

$50,000

Alison Road

Wyong

Install raised safety platform at intersection

$50,000

Wyong Road and Bundilla Road intersection

Glenning Valley

Traffic signal upgrade

$47,000

 

For more information, go to: https://towardszero.nsw.gov.au/safesystem/safe-roads.