The program is funded from the Road Safety Levy and administered by the Department of State Growth (State Growth).
Submissions are sought for funding for 2020-21 projects. The closing date for submissions is Friday 27 March 2020.
The following documents can be utilised to inform applications.
The VRUP continues to be administered by the Road Safety Branch. If you would like to discuss anything relating to the program you may contact:
Road Safety Branch
Ph. 03 6166 3157
The table below lists all 2019-20 successful local council grants.
No. | Local council | Area | Project summary |
1 | City of Hobart | Bromby Street and New Town Road | Construction of a pedestrian refugee and upgrade to footpaths to provide differentiated surface material and tactile indicators. |
2 | City of Hobart | Wellwood Street | Construction of raised continuous footpath across Wellwood Street set close to the Creek Road junction and install a marked children’s crossing. |
3 | City of Hobart | Woodcutters Road | Construction of footpath on Woodcutters Road (south and north side) and pedestrian refugee connecting Hakea Drive and the existing bus stop. |
4 | City of Launceston | Connaught Crescent and Brougham Street | Construction of a pedestrian refugee on Connaught Crescent to assist crossing at the intersection of Brougham Street. |
5 | City of Launceston | Howick Street, between Wellington and Charles Street | Installation of a cyclist lane and modification of footpath to ensure adequate lane width. |
6 | City of Launceston | Dowling Street and Elphin Road | Construction of 1.5m gap between existing outstands and kerb line on Dowling Street at the intersection of Elphin Road to enable protected left turn for cyclists. |
7 | City of Launceston | Claremont Street | Modification of existing road hump to create school crossing. |
8 | Devonport City Council | Middle Road | Construction of pedestrian refugee, safety hand rails, compliant kerb ramps, link paths, line marking and appropriate signage. |
9 | Devonport City Council | Lovett Street | Construct kerb outstands adjacent to the bus stop on Valley Road. Re-position the existing kerb ramps and construct pedestrian refuge with holding rails for cyclists. Line marking and signage included in the project. |
10 | Sorrell Council | Weston Hill Road | Construction of two pedestrian refuges including kerb ramps and line marking. |
11 | Sorell Council | Bay Road | Construction of two pedestrian refugees with kerb ramps and line marking on Bay Road near the Vancouver Park entrance and bus stop. Speed cushions will be installed on both sides of Singapore Street intersection. |
12 | Sorell Council | Payeena Street and Carlton Beach Road | Construction of the following: two pedestrian crossings including kerb ramps and line markings on Carlton Beach Road; kerb ramp on eastern side of Riaweena Road consistent with western side; kerb ramp on Park Beach Road; concrete footpath on both sides of Carlton Beach Road; boulders at the southern end of Payeena Street; new stormwater pipe on northern side of Carlton Beach Road to replace existing open stormwater drain; and supporting street-scaping. |
13 | George Town Council | Macquarie Street | Construction of two wombat crossings and reduction in speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. |
14 | Brighton Council | Hurst Street | Construction of wombat crossing on Hurst Street including kerb outstands and landscaping to improve the street-scape. |
The table below lists all 2018-19 successful local council grants.
The total funding allocation to the 15 successful projects is $609 085. This figure was amended in January 2019 to reflect project variations.
The total value (including co-contribution from council) to the community of these projects is above $1.8 million.
No. | Local council | Area | Project summary |
1 | City of Hobart | Bromby Street and New Town Road | Construction of a pedestrian refugee and upgrade to footpaths to provide differentiated surface material and tactile indicators. |
2 | City of Hobart | Wellwood Street | Construction of raised continuous footpath across Wellwood Street set close to the Creek Road junction and install a marked children’s crossing. |
3 | City of Hobart | Woodcutters Road | Construction of footpath on Woodcutters Road (south and north side) and pedestrian refugee connecting Hakea Drive and the existing bus stop. |
4 | City of Launceston | Connaught Crescent and Brougham Street | Construction of a pedestrian refugee on Connaught Crescent to assist crossing at the intersection of Brougham Street. |
5 | City of Launceston | Howick Street, between Wellington and Charles Street | Installation of a cyclist lane and modification of footpath to ensure adequate lane width. |
6 | City of Launceston | Dowling Street and Elphin Road | Construction of 1.5m gap between existing outstands and kerb line on Dowling Street at the intersection of Elphin Road to enable protected left turn for cyclists. |
7 | City of Launceston | Claremont Street | Modification of existing road hump to create school crossing. |
8 | Devonport City Council | Middle Road | Construction of pedestrian refugee, safety hand rails, compliant kerb ramps, link paths, line marking and appropriate signage. |
9 | Devonport City Council | Lovett Street | Construct kerb outstands adjacent to the bus stop on Valley Road. Re-position the existing kerb ramps and construct pedestrian refuge with holding rails for cyclists. Line marking and signage included in the project. |
10 | Sorrell Council | Weston Hill Road | Construction of two pedestrian refuges including kerb ramps and line marking. |
11 | Sorell Council | Bay Road | Construction of two pedestrian refugees with kerb ramps and line marking on Bay Road near the Vancouver Park entrance and bus stop. Speed cushions will be installed on both sides of Singapore Street intersection. |
12 | Sorell Council | Payeena Street and Carlton Beach Road | Construction of the following: two pedestrian crossings including kerb ramps and line markings on Carlton Beach Road; kerb ramp on eastern side of Riaweena Road consistent with western side; kerb ramp on Park Beach Road; concrete footpath on both sides of Carlton Beach Road; boulders at the southern end of Payeena Street; new stormwater pipe on northern side of Carlton Beach Road to replace existing open stormwater drain; and supporting street-scaping. |
13 | George Town Council | Macquarie Street | Construction of two wombat crossings and reduction in speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. |
14 | Brighton Council | Hurst Street | Construction of wombat crossing on Hurst Street including kerb outstands and landscaping to improve the street-scape. |
No. | Local council | Area | Project summary |
1 | King Island Council | Main Street, Edward Street and George Street | Construct two wombat crossings in Currie town centre together with safety improvements to parking. |
2 | Kentish Council | Henry Street, Albert Street | Footpath extension, pedestrian crossing and supporting island and outstands. |
3 | Devonport City Council | Valley Road, Elm Avenue | Construct defined crossing points and kerb outstands west of Elm Street intersection. Narrowing of the entry road to TasTafe and provision of kerb ramps. Outstands may be supported by a pedestrian refuge and median treatment. |
4 | Devonport City Council | Steele Street | Create two defined crossing points close to Ronald Street and Broadhurst Avenue by installing kerb ramps and refuge islands. |
5 | Central Coast Council | South Road | Install a central refuge island. |
6 | City of Launceston | Lyttleton Street, Elphin Road | Construct pedestrian refuge and upgrade the kerb line at the crossing to enable correct positioning of the access ramps. |
7 | Sorell Council | Penna Road, Bay Road | Install a traffic island, pedestrian refuge, right turn lane into Bay Road, line marking, two kerb ramps and a footpath connecting the steps in Kessarios Park. Existing traffic islands and line marking in Bay Road will be renewed. |
8 | Sorell Council | Lewisham Scenic Drive | Construct a 1.5m wide footpath from Gary Street to Richards Avenue with a combination of red gravel paths to the bridge and pre-cast concrete panels installed on top of the existing concrete culvert. |
9 | Sorell Council | Cartlon Beach Road, Carlton River Road | Install three traffic islands and pedestrian crossings, line-marking, concrete footpath and kerb on each corner and seal existing bus bay. |
10 | Glenorchy City Council | Main Road, Peltro Street, Terry Street | Relocation of existing signal poles and installation of new cycle signals, traffic island. Green paint and other associated line-marking across Main Road. Relocation of a streetlight. |
11 | Glenorchy City Council | Albert Road, Central Avenue | Construct pedestrian refuge and associated kerb ramps and approach line marking on Albert Road, Moonah, east of Central Avenue. |
12 | City of Hobart | Aberdeen Street, Liverpool Street | Install a raised continuous footpath across Aberdeen Street from Liverpool Street junction. |
13 | City of Hobart | Huon Road, Hillborough Road, Westringa Road | Retro-fit motorcyclist protection rails on approximately 900 metres of existing w-beam guard fence along Huon Road (between Hillborough Road and Westringa Road). |
14 | City of Hobart | Forster Street, Montagu Street, Valentine Street | Install on-road cycle lanes along Forster Street between Montagu Street and Valentine Street using thermoplastic line-marking. Green surface treatments will be used at the cycle lane crossings of Montagu, Carlton and Valentine Streets. |
15 | Latrobe Council | Wilmot Street | Construct kerb outstands on both sides and approaches of Wilmot Street and signage relocations. Coloured pavement to be used at crossing band approaches to be considered. |