What makes a site eligible for funding?
Funding is mainly available for the treatment of Black Spot sites, or road lengths, with a proven history of crashes. Project proposals must be able to demonstrate a benefit to cost ratio of at least 2:1.
For individual sites such as intersections, mid-block or short road sections, there has to be a history of at least three casualty crashes over a five-year period. For lengths of road, there must be an average of 0.2 casualty crashes per kilometre of the length in question over five years; or the road length to be treated must be amongst the top 10% of sites with a demonstrated higher crash rate than other roads in a region.
The requirement of a history of crashes is necessary to ensure that those sites that have a recurrent problem are targeted for treatment.
The AusLink Black Spot Program also recognises that there are road locations which could be considered as 'accidents waiting to happen'. Therefore, up to 20% of program funds may be used to treat sites where road traffic engineers have completed a Road Safety Audit and found that remedial work is necessary. This allows an opportunity for proactive safety works to be undertaken before casualties occur.
Projects cannot be nominated on the declared National Land Transport Network as the Australian Government is contributing major funding to construction and maintenance projects on this under the National Projects Program. Funds cannot be used for the purchase of road-building plant or equipment, or for operational or maintenance costs.
Environmental and Heritage Implications
All approved Black Spot projects with significant environmental or heritage implications will need to comply with the requirements of relevant Australian Government and state/territory legislation.
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