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Road Safety

Road Safety

PROVIDING A SAFE ROAD ENVIRONMENT

This program seeks to reduce the State's road fatality rate to the lowest in Australia, minimising road factors contributing to
road trauma and reducing the serious crash injury rate.

road safety expenditure
Key Performance Indicators

 

2012 Target 2012 Actual Result Ref
% Community satisfaction of road safety 90 92 tick 110
% of contracts completed on budget 90 95 tick 110


  2009 2010 2011
WA Road Fatalities 190 193 179
WA Hospitalisations 2,568 2,497 2,384


Introduction

The Road Safety program results in infrastructure that will provide a safe environment for all road users. It includes all State and National Black Spot projects and other projects aimed at improving the road network that have safety as the main driver. This includes works such as intersection improvements, overtaking lanes, rail crossings and bridge safety improvements. Some of the key projects and road safety initiatives delivered through the program are shown below.

Achievements
Project Total Project Cost ($ million) 2011-12
($ million) 		Completion Date Description
Gascoyne Region
North West Coastal Highway 2.8 2.8 September 2011 Construct northbound and southbound overtaking lanes. Widen existing lanes to
7 m traffic lanes with 1 m sealed shoulders
Goldfields-Esperance Region
Great Eastern Highway 1.0 1.0 April 2012 Formation and seal widening of 13.7 km section
Great Eastern Highway (Lady Loch Intersection) 0.8 0.8 April 2012 Intersection upgrade to accommodate
36.5 m road trains
Goldfields Highway (Eastern Bypass) 0.3 0.3 June 2012 Install lighting between Williamstown Road and Roberts Street
Goldfields Highway (Williamstown Road Intersection) 0.8 0.8 June 2012 Intersection upgrade to accommodate turning movements
Great Southern Region
South Coast Highway Manypeaks 5.3 3.8 March 2013 Widen formation and seal shoulders west of the Manypeaks town site
Metropolitan Region
West Coast Highway (Manning Road Intersection) 2.9 0.2 August 2011 Modify pedestrian ramps, signals and gaps
Albany Highway (Ashburton/John Street Intersection to Leach Highway) 9.6 2.3 January 2012 Upgrade and installation of traffic signals
Mitchell Freeway (Cedric Street Overpass/Glendalough Train Station) 2.7 0.8 April 2012 Installation of Freeway barriers
Mid West Region
North West Coastal Highway 6.6 5.6 October 2012 Realignment works to improve sub-standard horizontal or vertical curves and extension of north bound passing lane
Pilbara Region
Marble Bar Road 1.5 1.5 June 2012 Gravel re-sheeting north of Nullagine
South West Region
Pinjarra Road (Husband/Ronlyn Intersection) 3.1 1.9 October 2011 Installation of traffic signals at intersection
Lakelands – Lake Clifton Road (Mandurah Estuary Bridge) 0.2 0.2 March 2012 Installation of guardrail extensions
Pinjarra Williams Road 1.2 1.0 June 2012 Widen, seal and improve drainage
Wheatbelt North Region
Great Northern Highway (Bindi to Lyons Section) 1.0 1.0 May 2012 Reconstruct shoulders and widen seal
Northam Pithara Road (Patterson Road Intersection) 0.9 0.6 June 2012 Shoulder widening at intersection
Wheatbelt South Region
Albany Highway 0.3 0.3 May 2012 Installation of audio tactile line markings on centre line at various locations
Brookton Highway (Nicholls Curves) 3.5 3.5 June 2012 Widen narrow seal and realign substandard sections east of Hyden

Black Spot Programs

A total of 154 projects were funded by the State Black Spot Program, with 20 projects on State roads and 134 projects on Local Roads, representing an investment of $20 million. In addition 46 projects were funded from the Nation Building Black Spot Program representing an investment of more than $8 million.

Railway Level Crossing Upgrade Program

The State expended over $3 million during 2011-12 to ensure railway level crossing safety.  Works undertaken include the upgrade of three crossings from passive to active control (flashing lights), and the refurbishment of 11 crossings with updated equipment.




Looking Ahead

  • The State Black Spot Program will have $10 million for 26 projects on State roads, and $10 million for 115 projects on Local roads.
  • The Federal Black Spot Program will have $7 million for 43 projects.
  • The Safer Roads and Bridge Improvements Programs will have funding of $35 million.