A jointly funded $27.5 million spate of road upgrades projects are set to improve Tasmania’s regional roads.
The funding will be split between five projects and include a variety of targeted upgrades including shoulder sealing, junction realignment and installation of traffic signals.
The five sites have been selected at sections of highways, local roads and intersections notable for previous incidents and serious crashes:
- Installing traffic signals at the intersection of Brooker Highway and Foreshore Road in Montrose.
- Realigning the junction at Waddles Road and Pipers River Road near Karoola.
- Road widening and creating a right-turn lane at the intersection of Midland Highway and Lake Leake Highway in Campbell Town.
- Realigning Frankford Road and Chapel Road at Harford into a T-junction.
- Shoulder sealing on a section of Sheffield Main Road.
The federal government is committing $22 million to the project under its Road Safety Program, while the Tasmanian government is contributing $5 million.
“We’re pleased to be working collaboratively with the Australian government to help reduce fatal and serious road incidents across Tasmania,” Tasmanian Minister for Transport Eric Abetz says.
“Not only do these road safety upgrades help reduce the number of crashes on Tasmania’s road network, they also reduce the ongoing cost of maintaining these sections of road by prolonging the life of the road surfaces.
“Through our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future or through our collaborative partnerships, we’re working hard to make Tasmanian roads safer.”
“Road safety is a shared responsibility and the Australian government is working with the Tasmanian government to ensure the state’s roads can be kept safe,” Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King says.
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