Bushfire resilience grant for KI’s Hog Bay Road

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Upgrades to approximately 52 kilometres of Hog Bay Road, on Kangaroo Island, will boost bushfire resilience and improve road safety by improving the main arterial route along the ‘backbone’ of the island.

The works include shoulder sealing, road widening, pavement works and installation of Audio Tactile Line Marking. The upgrades are expected to commence in early 2023 and be completed in 2024, weather permitting.

A tender has been released to market for the improvements to Hog Bay Road, as part of the $40 million Kangaroo Island Road Safety and Bushfire Resilience Package. The package also includes upgrades to Playford Highway, west of Kingscote, which together with Hog Bay Road forms the main arterial route of Kangaroo Island.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is delivering approximately 14 kilometres of shoulder sealing and pavement works on Playford Highway, from Parndana heading east toward Bark Hut Road. The works are already underway and expected to be completed in late 2022.

Kangaroo Island Council will deliver a further 34 kilometres of shoulder sealing and pavement works on Playford Highway from Parndana heading west to West End Highway.

The Kangaroo Island Road Safety and Bushfire Resilience Package is jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian governments on an 80:20 basis and is expected to support approximately 80 jobs per year over the life of the construction period.