Oban Rd & Wonga Rd safety improvements

The State Government’s Towards Zero 2016-2020 Road Safety Strategy and Plan is underpinned by the philosophy that there should be no fatal or serious injury crashes on the road network.

The intersection was nominated for consideration within the Black Spot Program on the basis there were several reported crashes within the last five years of available data including one with serious injuries. It is considered there is an obvious crash trend that would be effectively addressed by traffic calming.

In the five-year period prior to our application for Black Spot funding, there were seven (7) casualty crashes at the roundabout intersection of Oban Road and Wonga Road.

During the installation works, there will be minor impacts to traffic. These impacts will be reduced as much as possible with traffic management and controllers on site. However, we recommend giving additional timing to navigate through the site or seek an alternative route.

Once complete, infrastructure improvement works will align with road safety designs that provide improved outcomes for road users at the intersection.

Council undertook improvement works at this roundabout intersection in 2016 which were also funded through the Federal Black Spot Program. The 2016 works included installation of the yellow lane dividers and reconstruction of the islands and slip lanes.

A 2022 study found these improvements have been effective in improving the roundabout, and reducing the amount and severity of crashes. However, since the 2016 works, several crashes have continued to occur at this roundabout. During the five-year period prior to our application for Black Spot funding, there were seven (7) casualty crashes at the intersection, including one serious injury crash.

In response, Council Engineers developed a plan to further improve and reduce vehicle speeds approaching the roundabout, including at the pedestrian cut throughs and slip lanes. State and Federal Government partners have endorsed the merit of this plan to further reduce the crash risk by approving and funding the construction of these infrastructure improvements through the Black Spot program.