Loop Road North to Smeatons Hill safety improvements link.
This project will support the local community by providing safety improvements and more reliable travel times.
The project objectives are to:
•improve safety at the intersections of Loop Road and Portland Road with SH1
•reduce travel delays, especially for freight, turning right onto SH1 from Loop Road and improved travel time reliability.
Loop Road North to Smeatons Hill safety improvements link.
"'Drive now. Text later'"
"'The driver is safer when the roads are dry; the roads are safer when the driver is dry' "
"Texting While Driving......Go Together Like.....Running Naked Through Nettles"
"On average, texting drivers take their eyes off the road for up to 5 seconds at a time. At 90kph, that’s travelling the length of a football field completely blind."
"The top three distractions while driving mentioned by respondents were children, people outside the car, and passengers"