Central Coast motorists will soon benefit from 12 new road safety projects being rolled out through the NSW Government’s Safer Roads Program.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said $1,432,500 would be invested on upgrades including road surface improvements, signage and median strips.
“Regional areas like the Central Coast have higher rates of road crashes and fatalities, which is why this million dollar road safety boost is so important,” Mr Crouch said.
“These 12 new safety projects stretch from one end of the Central Coast to the other, and I am pleased that every electorate is receiving its fair share of funding.”
Member of the Legislative Council Taylor Martin said the 12 new projects are on top of a $300 million investment in the last two years.
“The NSW Government has committed $258 million in the 2020-21 financial year for 383 projects that are designed to save lives,” Mr Martin said.
New projects receiving funding during the next financial year include:
|
Road |
Suburb |
Scope of works |
Cost |
|
Wyong Road, Reliance Drive and Bryant Drive intersection |
Tuggerah |
Install vehicle-activated signage |
$232,000 |
|
Avoca Drive and Melville Street intersection |
Kincumber |
Upgrade road surface and install raised median and warning signage |
$230,000 |
|
Pacific Highway and Cutler Drive intersection |
Watanobbi |
Install raised islands, replace give way with stop signs, move stopping lines forward |
$229,000 |
|
Albany Street North |
Gosford |
Install raised intersection and marked pedestrian crossing |
$130,000 |
|
Blackwall Road |
Woy Woy |
Install raised pedestrian threshold and crossing and install electronic signage |
$108,000 |
|
George Downes Drive |
Kulnura (multiple) |
Shoulder widening and install crash barrier and curve alignment markers |
$100,000 |
|
Wisemans Ferry Road |
Somersby (multiple) |
Install vehicle-activated signage, non-skid surface, motorcycle underrun barrier and curve alignment markers |
$100,000 |
|
Old Maitland Road |
Mardi |
Install vehicle-activated signage, high friction pavement, motorcycle underrun barrier and curve alignment markers |
$100,000 |
|
Henry Parry Drive and Wells Street intersection |
East Gosford |
Traffic signal upgrade |
$56,500 |
|
Mount Ettalong Road |
Umina Beach |
Shoulder widening, install raised median and marked cycle lanes |
$50,000 |
|
Alison Road |
Wyong |
Install raised safety platform at intersection |
$50,000 |
|
Wyong Road and Bundilla Road intersection |
Glenning Valley |
Traffic signal upgrade |
$47,000 |
For more information, go to: https://towardszero.nsw.gov.au/safesystem/safe-roads.