Infrastructure Priority List

Regional and rural WA road network safety improvements

Regional and rural WA road network safety improvements

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Regional and rural WA road network safety improvements

PROJECT STAGE
EARLY STAGE PROPOSAL
EARLY STAGE PROPOSAL
EARLY STAGE PROPOSAL
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS
INVESTMENT READY PROPOSAL
INVESTMENT READY PROPOSAL
INVESTMENT READY PROPOSAL
PROJECT DELIVERY
PROJECT DELIVERY
PROJECT DELIVERY
PROJECT DELIVERY
POST COMPLETION REVIEW
LOCATION
Western Australia
SECTOR
Transport
PROPONENT
WA Government
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Problem

Between 2008 and 2017, 61% of fatalities and 35% of serious injuries on the road network in Western Australia (WA) occurred in regional and rural areas.

Single vehicle, loss-of-control, run-off-road crashes constitute around a third of all serious casualty crashes on the WA road network. Infrastructure can play an important role in mitigating the consequences of these crashes. The relatively low cost measures of sealed road shoulders, wide centre lines and audible edge lines have been shown to substantially reduce the chance of these crash types.

The WA Government's Driving Change Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030 targets a 50% to 70% reduction in fatalities and serious injuries by 2030.

Early-stage Proposal

This proposal complements the national Early-Stage Proposal for Regional road network safety improvements. It involves treatments such as sealing shoulders, wide centre lines and audio tactile line marking to attain a safer road cross section on the State’s Highway and Main Roads regional and rural road network.

The Regional Road Safety Program is being implemented to upgrade up to 7,000 kilometres of roads.

Next Steps

Proponent to identify and analyse potential investment options (Stage 2 of Infrastructure Australia’s Assessment Framework).