By Colin MacGillivray

The intersection of Horsham’s Baillie and Urquhart streets is set for a $400,000 upgrade through the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program.

The money will help establish fully controlled right-hand turns for all entries to the intersection, along with other associated works.

The Black Spot Program provides money to upgrade safety measures on roads across Australia where serious crashes have occurred or are at risk of occurring.

Infrastructure and Transport Assistant Minister Carol Brown said the Federal Government was increasing funding for the Black Spot Program from $110-million to $150-million annually.

The program awarded $33.3-million to Victorian roads this year, including the Horsham project. Other Victorian locations funded include Irymple,
Maryborough and Mildura.

Ms Brown said the program helped reduce serious injuries and road deaths.

She encouraged people to nominate locations for upgrades under the Black Spot Program by visiting investment.infrastructure.gov.au/about/local-
initiatives/black-spot-program.

“Every death on Victorian roads is a tragedy and could have been avoided,” Ms Brown said.

“Local communities know where their most dangerous road locations are and their ability to nominate projects under this program and work with state and local experts in reviewing nominations is why this program is so successful.

“With the recent announcement of our increased commitment to this long-running program, I strongly encourage individuals, organisations, and local governments to nominate sites in their local communities for consideration in the next round of funding.”

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