New rest areas for Dukes Highway
February 15, 2010
Safety on the Dukes Highway is to be further improved following the start of construction on four new rest areas and the upgrade of three existing rest areas, part of a $6.6 million project to upgrade conditions on the Dukes highway.
The Tolmer Group of Companies has won the $2.6 million contract to undertake the construction works between Tailem Bend and the Victorian border. Read more
Road safety initiative extended
February 10, 2010
A new road safety initiative, which has already successfully prevented six potential head-on crashes, is being considered for introduction on sections of the Duke’s Highway.
Road Safety Minister, Michael O’Brien, said wire rope barriers were installed last year along the centre of Port Wakefield Road under a $2 million road safety program. Read more
$80m committed for Dukes Hwy upgrade
April 27, 2009
The Federal Government’s $26.4b “nation building” investment in Australia’s road and rail infrastructure, including $80m for the Dukes Highway, will proceed after gaining approval from all states and territories.
Tatiara Road Safety Group chairman Peter Cook has welcomed progress in securing the six-year spending program for the Dukes Highway and said he hoped it would allow for surface upgrades to address tracking marks from semitrailers and prevent aquaplaning. Read more
Safety call on ‘black ribbon of death’
November 28, 2008
Calls for common sense, rather than a dual carriageway, have been made following safety concerns along the Dukes Highway, labelled recently the “black ribbon of death”.
In recent months five people have lost their lives along the highway in four separate incidents. Read more
Upgrade call for ‘ribbon of death’
November 26, 2008
Safety upgrades have been demanded for the Dukes Highway after the fifth fatality on the highway in just four months.
The fifth fatality, which occurred on Friday, has prompted Member for Barker Patrick Secker and Coorong District Council Mayor Roger Strother to call for safety upgrades along the length of the road. Read more
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