South Australian Rural Roads Safety Package

The Australian and South Australian governments are funding a $155 million package, on an 80:20 basis, focused on road safety outcomes on the regional and rural South Australian Road transport network.

Safety treatments to be undertaken as part of this package include:

overtaking lanes;
shoulder sealing; and
audio-tactile marking, wide centre line treatments, safety barrier, improved delineation and signage.

The package of works will:

improve road safety;
improve travel times; and
enhance connectivity between people and places, business and markets.

The following projects are funded as part of the South Australian Rural Roads Safety Package:

Long Valley Road
Between Wistow and Strathalbyn
Victor Harbor Road
Between Crows Nest Road and Victor Harbor Road
Lincoln Highway
Between Whyalla and Port Augusta
Riddoch Highway
Between Keith and Penola
Augusta Highway
Between Lochiel and Crystal Brook

Completed Shoulder Sealing Works

Shoulder Sealing: works are complete with more than 301 kilometres of shoulder sealing undertaken on the regional road network including various sections of:

Playford Highway, Kangaroo Island;
Aldinga Road (Aldinga to Willunga);
Maslin Beach / Tatachilla Road;
Black Top Road;
Marrabel Road;
Stott Highway (Angaston to Loxton);
Taylorville Road (Taylorville to Waikerie);
Goyder Highway (Burra to Renmark);
Cadell Valley Road / Ramco Road (Cadell to Waikerie);
Karoonda Highway (Loxton to Murray Bridge);
Spencer Highway (Moonta to Maitland);
Wilkins Highway (Warnertown to Jamestown);
Blyth Plains Road (Blyth to Halbury); and
Lucindale Road (Konetta to Naracoorte).

Completed Safety Upgrades on Eight Country Roads

Safety Upgrades on Eight Country Roads: works were completed at the end of 2021, with upgrades to more than 400 kilometres of road undertaken to enabling the reinstate of the 110 km/h speed limit on country roads including:

Goyder Highway (Crystal Brook to Gulnare);
Clay Wells Road (Southern Ports Highway to Callendale Road);
Riddoch Highway (Mount Gambier to Port MacDonnell);
Carpenter Rocks Road (Burrungule Road to Mount Gambier);
Ngarkat Highway (Pinnaroo to Bordertown);
Browns Well Highway (Loxton to Pinnaroo);
Cleve Road (Cleve to Kimba); and
Andamooka Road (Andamooka to Olympic Dam).

Further information

If you have any questions about these projects, please:

email: dit.engagement@sa.gov.au
telephone: 1300 794 880, or
write to: GPO Box 1533, Adelaide SA 5001.