Upgrades to improve safety on VIC Katunga intersection now underway

Works to improve safety at a key intersection in Victoria’s prime farming community of Katunga have commenced. 

Upgrades are being delivered on the intersection of Namurkah, Sandmount and Hendys roads, building two new simplified T-intersections to make this section of road safer and less congested. Upgrading the intersection will also help reduce the risk of high-severity crashes. 

“This intersection upgrade in Katunga will boost safety, improve the flow of traffic and reduce the risk of high severity crashes. 

“We’re getting on with delivering this upgrade to protect the community, ensuring local families and workers can safely get to where they need to go,” VIC Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne said. 

The works will include closing the northern stretch of Hendys Road, building a new right-turning lane on Namurkah Road, relocating the Sandmount Road intersection to meet Namurkah Road, and delivery of improved signage and line marking. 

Speed limits for turning vehicles are going to be lowered to help reduce the risk of road accidents and visibility to be increases to make it safer for all road users. 

Weather permitting, the upgrade will take up to 14 weeks to complete. 

“Katunga is the heart of the Goulburn Valley’s rich farming region, so this upgrade will help our farmers, freight operators and suppliers travel safely and easily navigate the intersection,” State Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes said. 

During construction, speed limits are going to be reduced while traffic management will be on-site to guide motorists through the work site. 

In addition, access to Sandmount Road from Hendys Road and Namurkah Road will be closed for some time while works are carried out. 

The Katunga intersection upgrade is being delivered as part of the Australian and Victorian Governments’ jointly funded Targeted Road Safety Works Program, which includes $105.7 million to deliver shovel-ready infrastructure projects and urgent road safety improvements across the State. 

“This project forms part of our ongoing Targeted Road Safety Works Program to reduce road trauma and help save lives across regional Victoria. 

“We’re upgrading this intersection at Katunga to improve safety for motorists as they travel throughout the area,” Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said. 

Source: Premier of Victoria – Media Centre; Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Trailer Magazine