The City of Rockingham has secured more than $1.5 million in State Government funding for upgrades at crash hotspots in the region.
Under the Blackspot Funding Program, the City will be able carry out four road safety projects including the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Parkin Street and Bay View Street in Rockingham ($163,333 secured).
$618,133 will go towards the construction of 1.5m of extra width of sealed shoulder in both directions of Mandurah Road, between Kerosene Lane and Fifty Road.
Street lighting will be upgraded on Royal Palm Drive between Coronata Drive and Ennis Avenue ($90,000 secured).
The biggest project will see the installation of street lights and crash barriers and realigning the curve along Mundijong Road between Telephone Lane and Duckpond Road ($664,667 secured).
“The City of Rockingham is committed to ensuring local roads across the community are as safe as possible for motorists, and the funding from the State’s 2020/2021 Blackspot program will help us carry out a number of important projects,” Mayor Barry Sammels said.
“The Blackspot funds will cover two-thirds of the cost of each project listed and the City of Rockingham gratefully acknowledges the contribution from Main Roads that has made this work possible.”
State Blackspot funding comes after the City secured National Black Spot funding from the Australian Government earlier this year for works at the intersection of Read Street/Rae Road, the widening of the intersection at Young Road/Karnup Road, and the installation of predeflections on Safety Bay Road on the east and west approaches of the roundabout at Nairn Drive.
The cost of nationally funded projects are covered 100% by the Australian Government.
Blackspot projects are those with a recorded history of crashes with a specific focus on fatal and/or serious injury crashes. The program aims to improve road safety outcomes for the Western Australian community.
Gaining State Blackspot funding is a competitive process and is based on a benefit-cost-ratio (BCR) assessment of projects that is submitted by all local governments across WA to Main Roads WA.
The City regularly undertakes review of its road network and identifies Blackspot projects where a treatment is feasible and is likely to improve road safety and meets the requirements of the BCR assessment.
To stay up to date with the latest projects and roadworks occurring across the City visit https://rockingham.wa.gov.au/projects
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