Works are now complete on a series of safety improvements along a section of Black Forest Drive between Woodend and Macedon in Victoria, with new continuous bike lanes and intersection upgrades at key locations.
The safety improvements will ensure everyone can move around safely, including cyclists and pedestrians sharing the same road with cars, vans, motorcycles, trucks and buses.
Safety improvements included changing the lane configuration to one lane in each direction and installing dedicated cycling lanes in each direction.
A three metre painted centre median will cater for safer dedicated turning into side roads and driveway entrances, avoiding the risk of rear end collisions, while audio-tactile line marking was installed on the centre and edge to reduce the risk of head-on and run-off-road collisions by warning motorists if they veer out of their lane.
Other upgrades include sealing the entrances to higher-risk side roads and installing new street lighting to the Calder Freeway overpass section, where there is no room for the dedicated cycling lanes.
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Several speed zone changes have also been implemented, including extending the 60 kilometre per hour zone at South Road by approximately 160 metres.
This enhances safety by slowing vehicles on approach to the new pedestrian crossing and bus stops near the South Road intersection.
The speed from Willeys Road to south of Nursery Road has also been reduced from 80 kilometres per hour to 60 kilometres per hour. This improves safety as vehicles cross bicycle lanes to enter and exit the Calder Freeway.
The speed on the exit ramps from the Calder Freeway has been reduced from 80 kilometres per hour to 60 kilometres per hour, improving safety as vehicles enter Black Forest Drive.
It is estimated the speed changes will add less than a minute to journey times between Woodend and Macedon on Black Forest Drive.
For more information, visit: https://transport.vic.gov.au/
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