A dangerous Braybrook intersection will be upgraded in a bid to remove ‘blackspots’ across the state.
A $423,000 safety upgrade from the federal government will result in road levels being raised at the intersection of Evans Street and Cranwell Street.
In the past five years, three crashes have occurred at the intersection, one of which was fatal.
Fraser MP Daniel Mulino said the spot was one of many high crash-risk spots that would undergo an upgrade.
“Local communities know where their most dangerous road locations are and their ability to nominate projects under this program and work with state and local experts in reviewing nominations is why this program is so successful,” he said.’
Hazard boards will be used to raise road levels at the intersection.
A total of 56 known crash sites in Victoria will be upgraded under the 2024-25 blackspot program.
In the past five years, there have been more than 300 crashes across the sites.
Dr Mulino also said that upgrades to blackspots previously have had an average reduction in crashes of 30 per cent.
There were 27 road deaths in Victoria in May, and in the 12 months to the end of May, 1303 people died on Australia’s roads, a 10.4 per cent increase on the previous year.
The current annual total is 732 deaths, well above the National Road Safety Strategy target of 571 deaths.
Gerald Lynch
