The South Australian Government is seeking community feedback on infrastructure planning studies supporting almost $16 million worth of road, intersection and junction upgrades in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Upgrading or investigating future upgrades at the sites to improve safety, access and traffic flow were election commitments by the Malinauskas Labor Government.

Each of these commitments contains a planning study or traffic investigation component, which will be informed by community feedback. They include:

• Wynn Vale Drive upgrades: $7 million to plan, design and construct upgrades to the junction of Wynn Vale Drive and Bridge Road (and plan for future upgrades at Wynn Vale Drive and The Golden Way), in Gulfview Heights and Wynn Vale.
• Northern Suburbs local roads initiative: $5 million to plan, design and construct upgrades to The Grove Way junctions with Canterbury Drive, Green Valley Drive and Atlantis Drive, and the junction of Main North Road and Target Hill Road, all located in Salisbury Heights or Golden Grove.
• John Rice Avenue and Haydown Road junction upgrade: $1.5 million to plan, design and construct a signalised intersection and pedestrian crossing at this Elizabeth Vale intersection.
• Yorktown Road and Adams Road roundabout: $1.5 million to plan, design and construct a roundabout at this intersection in Craigmore.
• Community led road management plan for Nelson Road: $300,000 to conduct a study to identify initiatives to reduce congestion and improve safety on Nelson Road, from Wright Road to McIntyre Road.
• Curtis Road and Dalkeith Road planning study: $250,000 for a planning study to inform future infrastructure requirements for Curtis and Dalkeith Roads in the Playford City and Gawler council areas.
• Main North Road and Regency Road intersection planning study: $250,000 to further investigate traffic issues at and around the intersection of Main North and Regency roads, in Prospect, Enfield and Sefton Park.
• Mawson Lakes Local Area Plan: $100,000 to review local accessibility in the vicinity of the Mawson Lakes Interchange, and analyse options for addressing these problems.

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport will commence engagement activities from today, Monday, 14 November, to allow community members to have their say on the planning studies and traffic investigations informing seven of the above projects. Community engagement for the Mawson Lakes Local Area Plan, including a community survey and face-to-face activities, will kick off in the New Year.

The Malinauskas Government has also funded and partnered with the City of Playford to deliver our election commitment for a traffic management plan at Blake’s Crossing. The first round of consultation for this project is currently underway, with a survey aimed at understanding local residents’ traffic experiences open until Thursday 1 December.

Community and stakeholder engagement is vital to the successful design and delivery of all these projects, which are all in varying stages of procurement and development.

For more information about each project, or to access the surveys and register for project updates, please visit www.dit.sa.gov.au/northroadupgrades

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Attributable to Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Tom Koutsantonis

We are now inviting community members to provide their valued input into these road infrastructure projects for the north of Adelaide. This input will be vital to designing and delivering the best possible upgrades and outcomes for all road users.

This community engagement is an important first step in delivering on these election commitments to improve safety, access and traffic flow at these locations, and will capture the experiences and ideas of those motorists and others in the community who actually use these roads, junctions and intersections.

The planning studies will define the problems at each location, and either shape the designs for upgrades to which we’ve already committed, or identify improvement options to inform future investment decisions.

Attributable to Member for King Rhiannon Pearce

During the campaign, residents in King made it clear they were frustrated about traffic congestion in the local area, and that they wanted to see action being taken to rectify the matter.

We committed to making driving in the area safer, quicker and more convenient – and I am so pleased that we are delivering on that commitment.