Operations
Road Safety
Providing a Safe Road Environment
Aim
Reduce the state’s road fatalities to the lowest in Australia by minimising the road factors contributing to road trauma and reducing the serious crash injury rate.
The Program
The program comprises initiatives and projects including state and national Black Spot projects, intersection improvements, overtaking lanes, rail crossings, bridge safety, shoulder sealing and audible edge lines.
Key Performance Indicators
12%
Target 90%
Community satisfaction with road safety has increased
64%
Target 90%
Contracts completed on time came in below target
95%
Target 90%
Contracts completed on budget showed continued strong performance
*For more detailed information on our Key Performance Indicators and targets see ‘Performance Measures’
Looking Ahead
Works planned for next financial year include:
- widen pavement and overlay with road reconstructions to improve sight distance on Albany Highway at Gordon South
- begin intersection upgrade of Great Eastern Highway and Old Northam Road East
- seal widening on South Western Highway – Yarloop to Harvey
- continue delivering the Coolgardie Esperance Highway Project works (Emu Rocks North and South Sections)
- progress an intersection upgrade at Karrinyup Road and Cedric Street
- continue development of South Coast Highway – Cheynes to Kojaneerup
- continue the Regional Road Safety Improvement Program, widening and sealing shoulders and introducing audible edge lines across the regional road network
- complete intersection upgrades on Great Eastern Highway at Wooroloo and Sawyers Valley.
Some of these are already underway; visit the Projects and Initiatives section of our website to find out more.
Road Safety
