The Albanese Government has committed $4.95 million to address 18 dangerous sites on Tasmanian roads under the 2025-26 Black Spot Program.
The Black Spot Program funds road safety upgrades at intersections such as traffic lights, safety barriers, roundabout installations and pedestrian crossings, with locations where serious crashes have occurred or are at risk of occurring being prioritised.
The Albanese Government has substantially increased Black Spot Program funding, which is progressively rising from $110 million to $150 million per year.
This is part of the Government's response to the worsening road toll which includes doubling Roads to Recovery funding from $500 million to $1 billion a year and delivering a nationally harmonised set of high-quality and timely data to inform road safety decision making.
The 18 projects were recommended by the Black Spot Consultative Panel in Tasmania.
This panel is comprised of local stakeholders who are best placed to ensure nominations of the highest priority and importance are recommended for approval.
Anyone can nominate a Black Spot for consideration, including individuals, community groups and local councils.
