More than $200,000 will be spent to fix two dangerous black spots in Liverpool.
A single lane roundabout will be built at the intersection of Flowerdale Road and McLean Street.
The project has been allocated $175,000.
The second blackspot is at the intersection of North Liverpool Road and Eucumbene Crescent, Heckenberg.
There $40,000 has been allocated to upgrade signage and delineation on Eucumbene Crescent and install a concrete median on North Liverpool Road.
The money allocated will come from the Federal Government’s Black Spot program.
Following the announcement of the funding, Senator for Western Sydney Marise Payne yesterday joined the Mayor of Liverpool City, Cr Ned Mannoun, to inspect the intersection of Flowerdale Road and McLean Street, scene a number of cross traffic crashes in recent years.
Senator Payne said the investment will deliver safer and more efficient roads in the rapidly growing Liverpool local government area through targeted upgrades proven to deliver results.
“Black spot projects target dangerous roads to save lives and reduce road trauma, ensuring our local road network in south west Sydney is safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians,” Senator Payne said.
“The good thing about the Black Spot Program is that it involves the whole community – anyone can suggest an intersection or section of road they believe should be considered for a safety upgrade.”
Cr Mannoun said the Black Spot Program helped council to look after its ratepayers by providing safe roadways for motorists and other road users.
“Maintaining our roads to a high standard is one of council’s top priorities as our city continues to grow and traffic flow increases,” Cr Mannoun said.
“This will become even more important as the new Western Sydney airport and employment zone are developed in the coming years.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“I welcome this Australian Government investment in our local infrastructure. These upgrades will help motorists get to their destinations faster and potentially save lives as well.”[/social_quote]
Assistant minister for infrastructure Jamie Briggs said the Australian Government’s record commitment of $500 million to the Black Spot Program in the 2014 Budget would fix more roads than ever before and fast track better roads.
“As a result of our additional investment, an extra 110 projects will be funded in NSW over 2015-16,” Mr Briggs said.
“Based on the outcomes typically delivered by black spot projects, these extra projects are expected to save an additional 13 lives and prevent 671 injury crashes over 10 years, and deliver economic dividends of around $214 million.’’
The projects were recommended by a panel of independent road safety experts and will be delivered during the course of the coming financial year (2015-16).
Further information and nomination forms can be downloaded from the government’s black spot program website.
