Safety upgrade in Gippsland complete 

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Safety work at the intersection of the Princes Highway and Post Office Place at Traralgon is now complete.

The $450,000 Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan project constructed a left turn lane and larger left turn island on the southern approach and installed safer power poles and improved pedestrian access. The improvements will make the intersection safer for the more than 26,000 motorists that use it daily.

The project was recommended by a panel of independent road safety experts following seven reported crashes at the intersection between 2003 and 2009, more than half of which were drivers turning right out of Post Office Place hitting cars travelling along the Highway.

Under the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan, state and territory road authorities were provided with an extra $150 million to fix 607 dangerous black spots.View all News