Black Spot Program
The Australian Government Black Spot program provides funding for road safety road improvements. This program improves road safety and helps prevent serious injuries and deaths on our roads. Black Spot projects target dangerous road locations where crashes are occurring or are at risk of occurring.
Projects that have been funded under the 2025-2026 Black Spot program include:
- Blackgate Road and Horseshoe Bend Road, Mount Duneed - Construct a raised compact roundabout with raised safety platforms on all approaches. $1,368,000.
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Forest Road between Gum Flats Road and Great Ocean Road, Bellbrae - Improve delineation. Install safety barriers and advanced warning signs (speed advisory, curve advisory). $283,000.
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Dickins Road and Ghazeepore Road, Freshwater Creek - Install four raised platforms on Dickins Road on approach to intersection and lighting. Install splitter islands on Dickins Road including associated shoulder sealing, drainage, signs and line marking. $450,000.
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Darian Road, Torquay - Install speed humps along Darian Road with line marking to reconfigure the shared bicycle and parking lanes. $262,000.
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Vickerys Road and Nortons Road, Bellbrae - Install safety barriers at high risk locations and delineation of curves including line marking, guideposts and warning signs. Roadside hazard removal. Consider speed limit reduction to 80 km/h north of Portreath Road. $294,000.
- The Esplanade and Bell Street, Torquay - Install roundabout modifications, warning signs and sharrows. Lane narrowing and separation of cycle lanes. Install removable speed cushions along The Esplanade and three raised crossings at Bell Street. $927,000.
Projects that have been funded under the 2026-2027 Black Spot Program include:
- Torquay Town Centre - Install raised safety platforms, raised intersection, area-wide speed limit reduction to 40 km/h and other supporting treatments. $1,029,000.
- Anglesea Town Centre - Install raised safety platforms, raised priority crossings, raised intersection treatments, area-wide speed limit reduction to 40 km/h and other supporting treatments. $695,000.
- Cape Otway Road between Mathisons Road and Gherang Road/Buckley Road South, Wurdiboluc - Install safety barriers at high risk locations, audio tactile line marking, double barrier line marking between Dysons Lane and Parish Lane, driveway/intersection sealing and other supporting treatments. - $701,000.
Find out more about the Australian Government Black Spot Program here.