Werribee will receive several road safety upgrades from one of the state government’s major funding programs.
As part of the Safer Local Roads and Streets Program, a $210 million pool of money the government has allocated to work with councils on making local roads less dangerous, three works have begun in Werribee.
The Wattle Avenue precinct will have pedestrian safety initiatives and traffic calming measures implemented, pedestrian crossings in the Werribee City Centre will receive improvements.
Greaves Street North and Greaves Street South will also undergo traffic calming measures as well as pedestrian safety improvements.
The state government is allocating up to $2 million each to 79 councils across the state and will provide a wide range of safety improvements until 30 June, 2027.
Projects within the program are set to deliver new raised crossings, upgrades to kerbs, intersections, roundabouts and pedestrian islands.
On Monday 13 October, Werribee MP John Lister announced he was happy to see Werribee would get a share of the money.
“As a local who uses these roads I know that this program will provide safer outcomes for pedestrians and road users for years to come.”
The Safer Local Roads and Streets Program is backed by the government’s 2030 Road Safety Strategy targets – which aims to halve road deaths, reduce serious injury and ultimately achieve zero trauma by 2050.
