Kangaroo Island Road Safety and Bushfire Resilience Package

We are delivering an upgrade to Kangaroo Island’s key arterial roads to improve road safety and bushfire resilience. This $40 million package of upgrades is funded by the Australian (80%) and South Australian government (20%).

We are upgrading Hog Bay Road and the Playford Highway establishing a main arterial route along the ‘backbone’ of Kangaroo Island, improving access from most of the western points of the island to the mainland (via Kingscote Airport and Penneshaw Ferry Terminal).

The upgrades will also improve road safety and freight productivity, with work to include road widening, shoulder sealing, minor intersection improvements, and installation of audio tactile line markings. The upgrades will improve north-south connections to the island's main arterial route, to enhance bushfire resilience.

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Works including pavement construction and sealing, line marking, audio tactile line marking and safety barrier installation are recommencing on Hog Bay Road and Playford Highway.

Speed and lane restrictions will be in place in the vicinity of works on Hog Bay Road and the Playford Highway. Speed restrictions will remain in place until all works are completed in December 2024, weather permitting. For more information please view the latest works notice.

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