Roadworks are under way in Kinglake West to make a scenic but dangerous stretch of road safer.
Yan Yean MP Danielle Green was in Whittlesea last week to announce the beginning of $4 million worth of safety upgrades to Whittlesea-Yea Road.
The project will trial “dragon teeth” line markings, used elsewhere in Australia to alert drivers to the fact they’re entering a 40km/h school zone.
Other improvements will include motorcycle-friendly wire-rope fence crash barriers, safer roadside drainage and skid-resistant asphalt.
According to VicRoads, in the five years to July, 2014, there were 22 fatal car or motorcycle incidents and 12 serious injury-inducing crashes on the section of road between Wallan-Whittlesea Road and Whittlesea-Kinglake Road.
Ms Green said nearby residents and north-bound tourists would soon benefit from the upgrades, which were expected to be completed within the next four months.
“We need to address the history of crashes on Whittlesea-Yea Road to ensure drivers travel safer and enjoy the spectacular views out to Kinglake National Park,” she said.
Late last year, a motorcyclist died in a collision after swerving onto the wrong side of the road and into a four-wheel-drive on Whittlesea-Yea Road.
