The Albanese Government has committed $553,700 to address safety on Canberra roads under the Australian Capital Territory's 2025-26 Black Spot Program funding round.
The funding will deliver traffic safety improvements at the intersection of Taverner and Laurens streets, Wanniassa, including line markings, signage, lighting upgrades, lane modifications and speed limit reductions.
Various other intersections across the ACT will also be upgraded with right-turn red-arrow protection lanterns, which protect drivers, cyclists and pedestrians by ensuring vehicles do not turn into the path of crosswalk users or oncoming road traffic.
This will include works at priority intersections including at Cooyong Street and Mort Street, Bunda Street, Akuna Street, Anketell Street and Pitman Street, while the full list of locations will be finalised through further detailed ACT Government analysis.
The Black Spot Program funds safety measures such as traffic lights, safety barriers, roundabouts and pedestrian crossings at locations where crashes have occurred or are at risk of occurring.
These projects were considered and recommended by the ACT Black Spot Consultative Panel. This panel is comprised of local stakeholders who are best placed to ensure nominations of the highest priority and importance to the local community are recommended for approval.
The Black Spot Program provides $150 million annually towards improving road safety at sites across the country.
It is a key part of the Albanese Labor Government's commitments under the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 to reducing fatalities and serious injuries on our roads.
More projects are expected to be approved under the ACT's 2026-27 Black Spot Program funding round, with details to be announced soon.
Anyone can nominate a Black Spot for consideration, including individuals, community groups and local councils.
