Contract Awarded, Rollout Continues For $150M Road Safety Package

The rollout of the Federal and South Australian government’s $150 million Adelaide Hills Productivity and Road Safety Package is continuing, with upgrades to be implemented throughout the Adeliade Hills, and a contract awarded for works on River Road.

Works will also start soon to upgrade junctions along River Road as part of the Adelaide Hills Productivity and Road Safety Package, which includes a range of road improvements to support economic growth, improve road safety and increase fire resilience in the Adelaide Hills area, over five years.

The package includes pavement works, road widening, easing of tight curves, shoulder sealing, audio tactile line marking, safety barrier installation, junction upgrades, and vegetation management on some of the region’s key strategic arterial roads.

BMD has been awarded the construction contract for safety upgrades to junctions along River Road. The River Road Junction Improvements project includes widening the junction of River Road and Mount Barker Road to improve safety and allow trucks to turn left onto Mount Barker Road and right onto River Road, without encroaching on the opposing lanes. The project also includes targeted road resurfacing, upgrades to drainage and lighting and improved signage and line marking.

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The intersection of Mawson Road, Battunga Road and Nottage Terrace, Meadows is being upgraded, with a new single-lane roundabout to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. On average, more than 10,000 vehicles and 550 heavy vehicles pass through this intersection each day.

Works on the Onkaparinga Valley Road, Nairne Road, and Junction Road intersection upgrade, along with works for the intersection upgrade at Junction and Jones Road, Balhannah, will be underway from mid-2025.

Along with the intersection and road upgrades, roadside tree trimming and preparation works are underway on Kangarilla Road at multiple locations between Clarendon and Kangarilla until mid-June 2025, ensuring clearer lines of sight and safer traffic conditions for road users.

The upgrade of the junction of Strathalbyn Road with River Road will have a new right turn lane from Strathalbyn Road into River Road, road widening and targeted resurfacing, drainage and lighting upgrades, plus roadside protection and improved signage and line marking, as well as changes for pedestrian access to the Heysen Trail near the Strathalbyn Road and River Road junction.

Minor improvements will be delivered at the junctions of River Road with Kangaroo Reef, Sawmill Gully and Fairview Roads including some road widening and improved signage and line marking. The River Road and Fairview Road junction will be realigned to improve sight lines.

Main construction works are expected to commence in July and be completed in late 2025.

The $150 million Adelaide Hills Productivity and Road Safety Package, jointly funded by the Australian and South Australian governments (80:20).