The NSW State Government announced a $12 million program of safety improvements for Picton Road in February 2009. This two and a half year program of work will address the most common types of crashes along this busy road.
The road safety package has been designed to reduce the impact of crashes and the incidence of vehicles running off the road in wet conditions. Motorists will be provided with more guidance along the road to help them drive responsibly – especially in wet weather.
The $12 million Picton Road Safety program includes:
- Upgrading sections of the road to reduce the risk of vehicles losing control in the wet.
- Improving line marking and medians to better separate opposing traffic and reduce the potential for head-on crashes.
- Improvements to the road shoulders and a number of curves to reduce the severity of crashes caused by cars running off the road.
- New warning signs to advise drivers of the appropriate speeds they should be taking around curves.
- New enforcement bays to provide police more opportunities to catch dangerous drivers.
- The five new police enforcement bays were completed on 15 May 2009.
- Improvements to line marking and signs will be undertaken by mid 2009, with the overall program to be finished by mid 2011.
This funding boost for Picton Road builds on the NSW Government’s commitment to improving safety on the State’s roads.
On top of this, the Federal Government has committed $3.7 million this year to help upgrade Picton Road.
The $3.7 million covers seven projects including a junction improvement at Almond Street, median treatments and, improvements to clear zones such as vegetation removal and shoulder widening.
For more information
For more information please phone Fiona Ristovski, RTA Project Development Officer, on 4221 2565 or email fiona_ristovski@rta.nsw.gov.au
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