Both the New South Wales and Federal governments have announced a joint investment worth $437.3 million for 230 new safety projects that aim to reduce the risk of crashes that cause fatal or serious injuries.
The 230 projects will involve installing or upgrading safety infrastructure including wombat crossings, roundabouts, rumble strips, sealed shoulders on high-speed rural roads, kerb extensions and pedestrian refuges.
Specific projects in rural New South Wales include safety upgrades along sections of the Barton, Great Western, Illawarra, Kamilaroi, Kings, New England, Oxley, Princes and Snowy Mountains Highways, as well as Big River, Burley Griffin, Goldfields, Kidman and Waterfall Ways.
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Other projects that will be funded under the Federal Government’s Road Safety Program include safety upgrades and intersection upgrades on local roads, shared cycle and pedestrian paths, pedestrian safety upgrades in urban areas and school zone safety upgrades across both Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
Pedestrian safety will be boosted by upgrading 174 signalised intersections.
The funding is part of a total investment of $518.3 million by both governments across 2023–24 to 2025–26. Both governments committed $218.6 million for this round of funding.