A second expression of interest stage, for the four year $210 million Safe Local Roads and Street Program is now open to all 79 local councils across Victoria.
The grants aim to help councils boost safety, reduce road trauma and deliver smoother journeys for road users.
In the second expression of interest stage $25 million in funding will be released to deliver additional projects that provide road safety benefits to the community.
Successful applications will be determined based on merit to deliver targeted road safety upgrades across the state.
Additional projects will continue to be funded over the coming months as the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and Department of Transport and Planning work together with local councils to finalise local road safety upgrades.
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The Safe Local Roads and Streets Program will help build councils capacity to plan, fund and deliver road safety improvements on local roads, and provide an important contribution to reducing road trauma for all Victorians.
The program is bolstered by the Labor Government’s 2025/26 $976 million road maintenance blitz which is underway and the largest single-year investment in road maintenance in the state’s history – with 70 per cent of all the funding going towards regional roads.
Melissa Horne, Minister for Roads and Road Safety for Victoria, said, more than 200 projects have already been funded under the Safe Local Roads and Streets Program.
For more information, visit: www.vic.gov.au
