The Australian Government has committed $17.4 million to improve safety at 31 black spots as part of the Black Spot Plan 2024–25.
The upgrades include improved lighting and markings, the installation of traffic lights or roundabouts, and measures to protect road users.
Funding for the Black Spots program has been significantly increased in this year’s Budget, gradually increasing from $110 million to $150 million per year across Australia, while funding for other local road infrastructure programs has also been increased.
The Government will also provide $21.2 million over six years from 2024 to 2025 to co-ordinate and improve the delivery of national road safety data through the National Road Safety Data Centre.
”As a large state with an extensive road network, Queensland will benefit most from this funding increase in future budgets,” said Shane Newman, federal MP for Blair and chair of the Queensland Roads Blight Advisory Group.
”We will work with the Queensland Government and local councils to deliver these programs across the state and we will continue to support Queensland to ensure that black sites receive their fair share of funding.”
The public can have their say on how Blackspot funds are spent, and the Blackspot Advisory Group will review applications and select those projects it deems most important and important to the local community, and then recommend them for approval.
The Queensland Review Panel includes representatives from a wide range of sectors, including road users, local and state government, law enforcement, engineers, and traffic management and road safety experts.
First, how do you design roads properly? Whoever was hired to do these designs will have to pay for the redesign! Drivers found to be in violation will have to stay off the road and undergo retraining until they pass their driving test. What do you think?
Post time: Mar-14-2025