Black Spot Program 2025-2026

 Projects that have been funded under the 2025-2026 Black Spots program.

• Blackgate Road and Horseshoe Bend Road, Mount Duneed - Construct a raised compact roundabout with raised safety platforms on all approaches. $1,244,880.
• Forest Road between Gum Flats Road and Great Ocean Road, Bellbrae - Improve delineation. Install safety barriers and advanced warning signs (speed advisory, curve advisory). $257,530.
• 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. $409,500.
• Darian Road and Surf Coast Highway, Torquay - Install speed humps along Darian Road with line marking to reconfigure the shared bicycle and parking lanes. $238,420.
• 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. $267,540. 
• 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. $843,570.

The Australian Government provides funding for road safety road improvements through the Black Spots program. This program improves road safety and helps prevent serious injuries and deaths on our roads. Black Spots projects target dangerous road locations where crashes are occurring or are at risk of occurring.

We will now start working on designing these projects and will provide more information about work timelines later in the year.