Pedestrian safety upgrades for Cowes

THIS year, 25 pedestrians have been killed on Victorian roads. To help drive down pedestrian related road trauma, local councils applied for funding to develop and deliver upgrades in areas or on sections of road that pose a pedestrian safety risk in their community.

The $675,000 safety upgrade in Cowes is one of twenty-six projects funded in Victoria and will include the construction of shared path, alterations to islands and raised priority crossings. The works earmarked will benefit community members that use, walk or ride to and through the Cowes Recreation Reserve and also in and around Berninneit, Transit Centre and the Phillip Island Community Hospital.

Project areas are located in the vicinity of

• Chapel St/Dunsmore Rd

• Church St near Park St and

• Church St near Berninneit/Transit Centre/Community Hospital.

“We want our community including school children to be able to walk and ride around safely and the raised crossings, path connections and low speed treatments is a fantastic outcome for the Cowes community,” Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale MP stated.

“I want to thank Bass Coast Council for applying for our grant, recognising the pedestrian safety need in the area and in turn supporting the school and wider community.”

The Safe System Pedestrian Infrastructure program aims to improve pedestrian safety across the state by investing in upgrades at locations where pedestrian crashes have been identified, or where there is a high risk.