In a Gippsland first, Regional Roads Victoria has installed LED tactile technology at Trafalgar's Contingent Street intersection footpath to aid busy and distracted pedestrians, or people with low vision.
LED tactile paving is a ground surface treatment that changes colour between red and green with the traffic lights, providing a clear signal for pedestrians when it's safe to cross the road. It's easier to see and will prevent pedestrians from walking into incoming traffic, or assist distracted or vision impaired pedestrians.
The project is funded by the Victorian and Australian Government's $245 million Road Safety Program which aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Specifically, the LED tactile paving is part of the program's Innovative Package which will install new innovative treatments at 70 locations across regional Victoria to improve delineation for motorists and pedestrians.
Contingent Street in Trafalgar was chosen for the program because many pedestrians, including school students, use it to access the train station across the road.
