THE Upper Hunter electorate will receive $1,469,000 in new funding to enhance road safety through the Australian and New South Wales governments’ joint Road Safety Program investment.

Funding will go towards the following key projects:

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– Installation of lighting at a pedestrian crossing in Segenhoe Street at Aberdeen;

– Safety improvements including installation of shared path, pedestrian crossings and road shoulder widening on Marshall Street and Marshall Terrace at Clarence Town;

– Pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements including installation of shared path, footpath and raised pedestrian wombat crossings on Grey Street and Prince Street at Clarence Town.

The Australian and NSW governments are contributing a combined total of $518.3 million over 2023-24 to 2025-26 for road safety treatments across the NSW road network.

“Our over half a billion dollars’ worth of roads safety funding for NSW is all part of our collective commitment to significantly reduce the number of road deaths and serious injuries on our roads,” said Federal Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Senator Anthony Chisholm.

“It’s critical that we continue to support safety projects in regional and metropolitan areas across the country as Australia’s road toll is far too high, with 2024 on track to be one of the deadliest years on our roads.”

NSW Minister for Roads John Graham MLC said the rising number of fatalities on roads across Australia is “extremely concerning”.

“These latest major projects for NSW under the Road Safety Program will see some of our key roads and highways get the improvements they urgently need to make them safer for years to come.”