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Community drives safety improvements in Greater Shepparton

Bryan Sherritt, Regional Director North Eastern Region, today invited the community to participate in a review of the speed limit, which is currently set at 60 km/h.

“VicRoads has received requests from members of the community who have expressed safety concerns for road users and pedestrians along this stretch of road.

“Local residents and surrounding districts are also concerned that particularly during sowing and harvest time, there is a marked increased in the number of trucks and machinery using this road regularly.

“As a result we are asking the community to provide their thoughts on reducing the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h,” Mr Sherritt said.

The community can contact VicRoads by email

ner.enquiries@roads.vic.gov.au

or by phone (03) 5761 1892.

Feedback will be accepted up to Monday, 2 November 2015, with a decision on the speed limit to be made and communicated to the community once all feedback has been received and reviewed.

Mr Sherritt also announced that there would be a change in traffic conditions for vehicles travelling north out of Shepparton on the Goulburn Valley Highway (Numurkah Road).

“As part of the commitment to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries, VicRoads will be installing a right-turn arrow for traffic turning right from the Highway into Pine Road.”

Mr Sherritt said that VicRoads is making this change in response to a number of serious crashes that have occurred in this location and safety concerns raised by the community.

“There have been eight crashes over the past five years, with six of these involving a car travelling south running straight into a car attempting to turn right.

“Implementing a traffic signal at this location will direct drivers safely into Pine Road, improve traffic flow, and reduce the risk of further crashes,” he said.

It is anticipated that the right-turn arrow will be installed by the end of October.

For enquiries or more information, please contact VicRoads on phone 13 11 70 or click www.vicroads.vic.gov.au