Sections of the Princes Highway near Mogo are being upgraded. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Work will start this week on the first part of a road upgrade project set to improve motorists’ and students’ safety on the Princes Highway at Mogo.
The upgrades are coming through joint NSW and Federal Government funding, in the hope of improving driver awareness of reduced speeds when entering Mogo and addressing pedestrian safety concerns outside a school.
Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips said the upgrades would make the roads safer.
“These upgrades are about making Mogo safer for everyone, especially local families and school students,” she said.
“The Albanese Government is working with the Minns Labor Government to invest in practical road safety improvements that slow drivers down and protect regional communities.”
Stage one of the project will bring new speed limit signage, enhanced line-marking and coloured road markings on the Princes Highway at the northern and southern approaches to Mogo.
These are known as town entry gateway treatments, and are intended to provide a clear signal to road users of the speed zone change to 50 km/h upon entry into the town and give them more time to slow down.
These treatments use a combination of coloured speed zone signage, coloured road markings and narrowed lane widths to help drivers better anticipate and respond to significant speed zone changes.
To provide maximum safety benefits, work will also be carried out to extend the 50 km/h speed zone at the northern end of Mogo by about 370 metres, as well as at the southern end by about 15 metres.
Installation of the new speed zone signage will be carried out between 7 am and 6 pm on Wednesday and Thursday (6 and 7 May), if the weather permits, in conjunction with road resurfacing work in the area.
The new line-marking and coloured road markings will be installed around four to six weeks later to ensure maximum durability following the road resurfacing.
Stage two of the project will be carried out later this year. It will provide pedestrian improvements to address safety concerns outside Mogo Public School, where the site has a steep roadside slope and lack of adequate space to park in the road shoulder.
Those works will include installing a 1.5 m-wide footpath, retaining wall and kerb and gutter in front of the school, widening and resealing the road shoulder to provide on-street parking, formalising ”kiss and drop” arrangements and closing the gap in the existing roadside safety barrier between the school and Tomakin Road.
Member for Bega Dr Michael Holland welcomed the start of the works.
“We’ve listened to the community and are getting on with delivering the safety improvements Mogo needs,” he said.
“These changes will improve driver behaviour as people enter town and create a safer environment for pedestrians, particularly around Mogo Public School.
“Stage two will make a real difference for students and families, with safer access to the school and proper space for drop-off and parking.”
This work is part of an $884,562 project funded by the Federal and NSW governments through the Road Safety Program.
