Funding to deliver road safety projects in the Southern Highlands
Carol Berry MP
Member for Whitlam
The Hon. Mark Buttigieg
Duty MLC for Wollondilly
Friday 6 March 2026
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
The Albanese and Minns Governments are investing in safer roads in the Whitlam electorate, as part of their broader commitment to improving road safety across regional communities in NSW.
Four key projects have been approved under the program:
Argyle Street (between Kings Road and Laconia Crescent), Moss Vale
This project will deliver key pedestrian safety improvements, including a new footpath and safety fencing.
Funding: $352,000
Boardman Road South (adjacent to Southern Highlands Christian School), Bowral
Improvements will include the installation of a footpath, a raised pedestrian wombat crossing and road widening.
Funding: $631,000
Park Road, Purcell Street and Derby Street, Bowral
Works include pedestrian safety improvements, such as the installation of a new footpath and pedestrian refuges.
Funding: $1,068,000
Bowral Road (between Sedgman Avenue and Old Bowral Road), Mittagong
Key improvements include installing a new footpath and safety fencing to support safer pedestrian access. Funding: $443,000
The Albanese and Minns Governments are partnering to deliver these projects with a joint 50/50 investment of $2.5 million through the Road Safety Program.
This is part of a $19.7 million commitment to deliver 33 newly announced life-saving projects across regional NSW.
The Road Safety Program plays a vital role in implementing projects designed to reduce deaths and serious injuries on NSW roads, with particular emphasis on helping protect pedestrians and motorists.
Since its launch in early 2024, the Road Safety Program has allocated $125 million to councils across NSW, supporting projects to improve road safety for all communities.
For the full list of new projects, visit: Road safety program additional projects March 2026
Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Whitlam, Carol Berry MP:
“Local roads are one of the key issues people raise with me across the Southern Highlands, so I’m really pleased with this investment from the Minns and Albanese Labor Governments to improve road safety. I look forward to seeing these upgrades implemented for the safety of our community.
“The Roads Safety Program is designed to protect our community, and this investment will improve safety for drivers and pedestrians across four key locations.
“We’ve got a large road network in the Southern Highlands, and I will continue to strongly advocate for government investment in road safety in our region.”
Quotes attributable to Duty MLC for Wollondilly, Mark Buttigieg:
“The Minns Labor Government is delivering the certainty that communities across Wollondilly have been asking for when it comes to future regional roads investment.
“The Road Safety Program recognises the rapid growth right across our region and the utmost importance of smarter planning and safer roads.
“It is a strong step forward that puts local communities and their future movement and safety needs front and centre.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Development and Local Government, Kristy McBain MP:
“As someone who represents a regional electorate, I know how important it is that people who travel on NSW’s regional road network get home safely each time they travel.
“The Albanese Government is committed to reducing the number of road deaths and serious injuries on our roads, and I thank the Minns Government for its collaboration on this.
“These projects will make a significant difference to the road safety in regional NSW.
Quotes attributable to NSW Minister for Roads and Regional Transport, Jenny Aitchison:
“The Minns Labor Government is committed to reducing the trauma on our roads by making them safer, more reliable and more resilient for every community across NSW.
“This funding will help councils deliver critical infrastructure upgrades in towns and regional centres where they will have the greatest impact.
“It’s part of our ongoing commitment to significantly reduce road deaths and serious injuries, particularly in regional communities across NSW.
“These upgrades and other initiatives are saving lives, however they cannot override a decision made when we sit in the driver’s seat. We should all make safety our number one priority and drive responsibly whenever we drive. We owe it to ourselves, to the people we love, and to those we share the road with.”
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