Funds target black spots
Three potentially dangerous Great Southern intersections will be upgraded in the next financial year with more than $500,000 in Federal Government funding.
Through the Commonwealth's Black Spot Program, Perkins Beach Road in the City of Albany from Torbay Inlet Road has been awarded $375,000 for realignment and the upgrading of the seal and width of the road to 6.4m.
Right turn pockets will be constructed on Collingwood Road between Drew Street and Warden Street at a cost of $90,000.
A slip lane at the intersection of O'Neill Road and Albany Highway in the Shire of Plantagenet will also be constructed at a cost of $44,000.
At Collingwood Road, Federal Member for O'Connor Rick Wilson said it was important the area was fixed before there was a death.
"Black spot projects target dangerous roads to save lives and reduce road trauma," he said.
"People can identify where potential problem areas like this one are, and made funding available to deal with this sort of issue before we have a tragic accident."
City of Albany works and services executive director Matthew Thomson said the City was pleased to have been allocated the funding.
"Perkins Beach Road and Collingwood Road were identified thanks to public feedback provided to the City, which was then investigated," he said.
Mr Thomson said works for the two Albany projects would be scheduled into the City's Capital Works Program for the next financial year.
