Council has been awarded three Commonwealth Government grants through the Blackspot program to improve safety at key locations across the city, with a focus on delivering safety benefits for people walking and bike riding.
What's being funded
Inkerman Street
$927,000 has been secured to deliver safety improvements along Inkerman Street between St Kilda Road and Chapel Street. The project will introduce a range of measures to improve safety for people walking, bike riding and driving, which include:
- Bike lanterns at the St Kilda Road intersection to give bike riders an early start
- Line-marking to buffer bike riders from car-dooring and side-swiping
- A raised zebra crossing with flashing lights east of Marriot Street
- The introduction of 40km/hr speed limit to further reduce the likelihood and severity of crashes
- Additional supporting treatments to maximise the safety benefits
Construction of this section of the Inkerman Street safety improvement project will occur in 2027.
Mitford Street
$287,000 has been secured to deliver road safety improvements along Mitford Street, where there is a history of speeding and repeated crashes involving people walking and bike riding. . The project will deliver a concrete apron on the roundabout at the intersection of Mitford Street and Dickens Street, Elwood, along with two humps on the approaches to the roundabout. These upgrades are designed to increase driver awareness and ensure vehicles enter the roundabout at safer speeds.
Together, the treatments will support the 40km/hr speed setting, and help reduce the likelihood and severity crashes. This will make the intersection safer for everyone.
Construction of these works will occur in 2027.
Intersection of McGregor Street, Danks Street and Patterson Street, Middle Park
$634,000 has been secured to deliver road safety improvements at the intersection of McGregor Street, Danks Street and Patterson Street, Middle Park. The project will create raised zebra crossings, extend the kerb, upgrade lighting and include additional supporting treatments to enhance safety.
The upgrades are designed to ensure drivers are travelling at safe speeds and make people more visible to drivers as they are crossing.
These treatments will also support the 40km/hr speed setting and reduce the risk and severity of crashes, creating a safer environment for everyone.
Construction of these works will occur in 2027.
