Mernda’s Bridge Inn Road will receive $165,000 in funding to address issues at an intersection along the road.
The corner of Bridge Inn Road and Wellington Street has been selected as one of 47 Black Spot projects across Victoria, with the funding going towards the installation of a median island at the intersection.
Federal Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell said the funding came as a result of continued advocacy for greater safety along the road.
“We have heard the concerns of many members of this community in regards to this intersection and I am glad these improvements will mean the drive home will be safer,” he said.
“This funding has been delivered through working closely at a local, state and federal level and the advocacy from people like Labor candidate for Yan Yean Lauren Kathage.”
The Bridge Inn Road project is part of the Federal Government’s 2022-23 Black Spot funding program that will put $18.4 million towards improving the 47 dangerous locations on Victorian roads.
Black spot consultive panels provide stakeholders with an opportunity to have their say in selecting projects to allow nominations of the highest priority to be recommended for approval, enabling the program to continue to reduce serious injuries and deaths on the road.
For more information on the Black Spot Program or to nominate a dangerous road or intersection, people can visit investment.infrastructure.gov.au/about/local-initiatives/black-spot-program.
