Jack Hudson

THE notorious Curtis-Peachey Road intersection at Munno Para has received Black Spot Program funding to help alleviate safety concerns.

The $205,900 grant will help install mast arms on both road approaches and enable the extension of a right turn lane.

Playford Mayor Glenn Docherty said it was “great” to be able to receive this funding for the intersection.

“Council always actively seeks Black Spot funding to help improve intersections and other pieces of road infrastructure across our city,” he said.

“Council is working with the state government on the boarder issue of Curtis Road and handing it to the state in a road swap arrangement.”

Playford councillor Clint Marsh echoed Mr Docherty’s sentiments.

“I think this is fantastic,” he said.

“This is really something that’s been in the pipeline for quite some time.

“On top of just the congestion issue from Main North Road to the North Expressway, it was the safety issue that we had here and of somewhat 56 accidents from 2015 to 2019.

“That’s a high-volume number of accidents; 19 of them were righthand-turn accidents and 29 accidents were caused from a rear end.”

Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Minister Barnaby Joyce said South Australia would receive $9.27 million under the Black Spot Program’s 2021-22 funding round.

“This major investment is part of the Australian Government’s commitment to building safer roads right across the nation,” Mr Joyce said.

“The Liberal and Nationals Government is committed to securing our recovery and keeping our communities safe.

“The Black Spot Program funds safety measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at locations where a number of serious crashes are known to have occurred or are at risk of occurring.

“That is why (the government) has committed a record $1.1 billion to the Black Spot Program from 2013-14 to 2023-24 to improve road safety across the nation.”