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I am pleased to announce the Rudd Labor Government will invest over $2.8 million to fix 26 black spots on local roads in the Federal electorate of McMillan. Nationally, the funding for the Black Spots Program for 2008/09 has been almost tripled from $50 million to $144.7 million under the Government's Nation Building plan to support jobs. Road accidents take a huge toll on families and our communities, and the Black Spot program is making a real difference. The 26 projects in McMillan are: - $764,000 to seal shoulders, install guard rails, improve line marking and remove trees on Toomuc Valley Road between the Princes Highway and Leppitt Road in Pakenham;
- $240,000 to install pavement markers, upgrade signage and improve sight distance and skid resistance on a 2.6km section of Forest Road at Labertouche;
- $207,000 to upgrade signage and improve sight distance and skid resistance on a 3km section of Gunn Road at Crossover;
- $83,000 to install guide posts, upgrade signage and extend a culvert at Labertouche North Road and Alcorn Road at Labertouche;
- $80,000 to install guide posts, signs and pavement markers, improve line marking and seal property accesses on Koonwarra-Inverloch Road near Koonwarra-Pound Creek Road at Koonwarra;
- $60,000 to install guide posts, pavement markers and signage on a 900 metre section of Latrobe River Road at Neerim South;
- $36,000 to install rumble strips, advance warning signs, guide posts and line marking on Darnum-Allambee Road near Parker Road at Cloverlea;
- $12,000 to upgrade the intersection of Kennedy Street and Longwarry-Drouin Road at Longwarry to enable turning vehicles to clear the railway tracks;
- $12,000 to install advanced warning signs and "no standing" line marking across the railway tracks at Roughead Street and the South Gippsland Highway in Leongatha;
- $5,000 to improve signage at Ashby Street and Princes Highway in Trafalgar;
- $165,000 to improve delineation and seal intersecting road and property access bell mouths on Loch-Poowong Road from Cooks Road to Bass Valley Road at Loch;
- $151,000 to install a traffic island and signage at Matthew Street and Merrin Crescent in Wonthaggi;
- $143,000 to improve delineation and seal intersecting road and property access bell mouths on Yannathan Road between Watts Road and Glovers Road at Noyra;
- $125,000 to improve delineation and seal intersecting road and property access bell mouths on Lees Road from Zenner Drive to Canterbury Drive in Venus Bay;
- $110,00 to cut the embankment to improve visibility and install guide posts, warning signs and pavement markers on Coopers Creek Road from Tyers-Thomson Valley Road to Whalhalla Road at Coopers Creek;
- $99,000 to install guide posts, advisory signs, pavement markers and bridge guardrail on Jindivick-Neerim South Road from Rockerby-Jindivick Road to Main Neerim Road at Neerim South;
- $88,000 to modify the roundabout at Monash Road, Old Sale Road and Torres Street in Newborough;
- $88,000 to install guide posts and warning signs and seal part of Depot Road at Rawson between Tyers-Thomson Valley Road and Little Boy Crescent;
- $77,000 to improve delineation and install guide posts, pavement markers and warning signs on Bass Valley Road from the South Gippsland Highway to north of Bells Road at Bena;
- $66,000 to install guide posts, advisory signs and pavement markers on Jacksons Track from Fisher Road to West Jindivick Road at Labertouche;
- $55,000 to install guide posts, advisory signs and pavement markers on Labertouche Road between Princess Way and Forest Road at Labertouche;
- $55,000 to improve delineation and seal property accesses on Creamery Valley Road from the South Gippsland Highway to Dowling Hill Road at Toora;
- $44,000 to install guide posts, advisory signs and pavements markers on Bona Vista Road between Nilma-Bona Vista Road and East West Road at Warragul;
- $44,000 to install guide posts, advisory signs and pavement markers on Fisher Road from Old Sale Road to Jacksons Track in Labertouche;
- $44,000 to install guide posts and pavement markers and improve culvert end walls on Longwarry-Drouin Road near Gardner and Holman Road at Drouin; and
- $33,000 to install guide posts and curve warning signs on Stolls Road from Durhams Road to Old Telegraph Road in Buln Buln East.
These projects were recommended by a panel of independent road safety experts including the RACV, Victorian Transport Association, Victoria Police, Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association, and state and local government. The Black Spot program has a proven track record of saving lives, with an evaluation showing that it prevented at least 32 fatalities and more than 1,500 serious injuries in its first three years. It also returns around $14 for every $1 invested by reducing the number and cost of crashes. The Rudd Labor Government's Black Spots program is supporting local jobs and delivering safer roads.
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