Hume council will invest $70,000 into school crossing upgrades that will help the safety of students from Elevation Secondary School crossing the road.
Councillor Jim Overend first raised the issue in council with a notice of motion in April to investigate ways of slowing traffic down on Elevation Boulevard.
“Earlier in the year there was an incident where someone was run over, because of fast moving traffic,” he said.
Cr Overend said raising the school crossing and extending the 40km/h school zone will help student safety.
The work to raise the existing school crossing was already scheduled and will be completed in early 2026.
Council will seek approval from the state government to extend the school speed zone to the intersection at Vantage Boulevard.
Cr Daniel English said anything that’s going to help the safety of kids is good.
“The raised platforms… do work, better than lines in the road that people don’t even see,” he said.
“Hopefully that’ll slow the area down.”
A pedestrian crossing will also be developed at 176 Elevation Boulevard using $140,000 funding from the state government.
