Road Safety Program

The Australian Government has committed $2.96 billion to the Road Safety Program over 6 years from 1 January 2021.

This Program supports the rollout of lifesaving road safety treatments that will contribute to a reduction in death and serious injury road crashes, and provide greater protections for vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

Treatments include shoulder widening and sealing, line markings, the installation of safety barriers and guardrails, intersection upgrades, roundabouts, truck bays, and pedestrian and cycleway improvements.

The Program was redesigned and new guidelines PDF 371 KB issued on 23 August 2023 to better align with the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-30 and the National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-25 , that set the visions, targets and priorities for road safety in Australia.

The redesigned Program has a total funding pool of $965 million over three years from 2023-24, to 2025-26.The Program is scheduled to terminate on 30 June 2026.

All project contributions will be as per clause 15a of the Federation Funding Agreement Agreement on Land Transport Infrastructure Projects (Infrastructure FFA).

For further information regarding this Program, please contact your state or territory transportation/infrastructure department.

Approved projects 2023 – 2026)

Road Safety Program 2020-2023

The Road Safety Program was originally announced in October 2020 as a response to the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Program was introduced as part of a stimulus package, to improve road safety while maintaining local jobs and boosting local economies. The Program operated under a “use it or lose it” model. Tranche 1 commenced in January 2021. The 2020-2023 program operated under six-month delivery model, with the AG providing a co-contribution of 80 percent towards regional projects and 50 percent towards urban projects.

The following table shows approved projects under the Road Safety Program 2020-2023.