The timing of traffic lights on Victorian roads has been adjusted to boost safety and reduce travel time for drivers.
The Minister for Roads, Jaala Pulford said about 400 individual traffic signals were reviewed by traffic engineers every year to maximise traffic flow at some of the State’s busiest intersections.
“On the Princes Highway, queue lengths on the South Gippsland freeway exit ramps have been reduced,” Ms Pulford said.
“Improving average speeds on the freeway during peak hour from 40km/hr to 70km/hr, and reducing average intersection delays on the Princes Highway by two minutes,” she said.
Ms Pulford said that on Westall Road average travel times had been reduced by more than two minutes in peak traffic periods between the Princes Highway and Heatherton Road – from 9.4 to 6.8 minutes in the morning and 10.3 to 7.5 minutes in the afternoon.
“On Millers Road in Altona, from Kororoit Creek Road to Eames Avenue, the average travel time for drivers travelling northbound in the morning has been reduced by 1.3 minutes,” she said.
“Pedestrians in the CBD will also have a safer journey by increasing the amount of crossing time at high-use intersections, such as the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Streets.”
Ms Pulford said all traffic patterns and crash data were analysed to determine which mode of transport should be prioritised and to focus on the safe and efficient movement of people and goods.
