1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Let's go from population to something that will affect any 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: population in any capital city, and that is the state 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: of its roads. Drivers are being urged to dub in 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: risky roads as part of a statewide RAA survey, and 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: you can go online and nominate dangerous roads or intersections 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: as a part of the RAA's push to advocate for 7 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: better improvements on those particular roads and crossings. Matt Vshue 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Days is senior traffic engineer at the RAA. MA. 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, thank you for having me, Thank 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 2: you for your time. 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: Now, Okay, dangerous roads, and I suppose years ago we'd 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: nominate South Road top of the list. Obviously improvements along 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: sections and more to come, but that would have been 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: there years ago. You're looking at rural roads, metro roads, 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: all roads. 16 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're looking all across the state. So a Risky 17 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: Roads campaign is our biggest road safety survey we run 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: every few years, and we look at all sorts of 19 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: road nominations. They can be main busy roads, they can 20 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: be local issues in your local streets as well. So 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: we really want to hear everything that people have concerns 22 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: about across the state, and that really is important for 23 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: us to feed into our advocacy programs over the next 24 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 2: few years. That can be looking at what we advocate 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: towards state budgets, towards governments looking to be elected, and 26 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: that type of thing. So it's really important information for 27 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: us and our advocacy programs. 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: Okay, you last ran this survey about three years ago. 29 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: What roads were on the list? Have there been improvements to. 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: Any of them? Yeah, we've seen significant improvements to a 31 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 2: lot of the roads. So of the top ten metro 32 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: roads and top ten regional roads, nineteen out of those 33 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: twenty roads have had some level of work either done 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: or commitment to some planning studies on some of the 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: more complex issues, but some really good ones. We've seen 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 2: some coverage over the last few days of Main Road 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: in Cherry Gardens that's recently opened up. That was our 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: second riskiest metro road in the last survey and that's 39 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 2: undergone a significant upgrade. And regionally, we look at something 40 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: like Upper York Road on the York Peninsula that was 41 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: our third riskiest regional road and that's receiving a massive 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: upgrade to bring that from what we call one star 43 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: osrap road to a three star road, which will significantly 44 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 2: improve the safety of that corridor. But we do see 45 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: some really good outcomes from the roads that are rated 46 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: highly by the community. But even if something that's nominated 47 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: doesn't make that top ten list, we still managed to 48 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: use that and feed it into transport plans that have 49 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 2: done on a regular basis by the state government or 50 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: local government as well. 51 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: What's the one road you said, nineteen out of twenty 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: from last time I've had improvements. What's the one outstanding? 53 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: Yes, so a section of Greenhill Road in the Adelaide Hills. 54 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: So there hasn't been a great deal done along there. 55 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: The main issues people had were to do with the 56 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: uneven surface around some of the curves, especially and even 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: the speed limit in that Greenhill area where it's currently 58 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: eighty kiometers an hour. 59 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, all right, so needs addressing obviously. How can 60 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: people get on this? Is it just a matter of 61 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: going to the website. 62 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's on our website. You can either do 63 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 2: a Google search for risky roads orria dot com dot 64 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: au forward slash risky Roads. That should take you to 65 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: our survey. It can take only a couple of minutes 66 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: to let us know of a location. You can provide 67 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 2: as much detail as you want, and of course more 68 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: than one location we certainly encourage. So you know, if 69 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: you've got three or four roads that you do use 70 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: on a regular basis, or even those that you avoid 71 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: because of the safety concerns you have, you know, we 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 2: really want to hear about that. 73 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, And you know, when you think about it, and 74 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: I can go back to driving in the early eighties 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: when I got my license, and however far back you go, Matt, 76 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: you think of roads you've been on around particularly the 77 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: Metro area, and the improvements that have come about over 78 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: the last forty odd years of driving. In my case, 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: we are far better off today than we weren't there 80 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: in terms of where roads are at. And even you 81 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: go back further and look at old photos of people 82 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: driving in the fifties and sixties and see the state. 83 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: For instance, Port Road was there. It was just a 84 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: nightmare driving down Port Road. No no gutters, nothing, just 85 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: the medium strip in the middle and the big stoby 86 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: poles were still there. But it's amazing. But roads have 87 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: come a long way over that period of time. 88 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, I certainly have. We've seen massive improvements, things like 89 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 2: you know, signalized intersections and that type of thing that 90 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 2: just you know, previously weren't even considered. So you know, 91 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 2: the technologies come at a long way. And then we 92 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: also look at you know, we've got safer vehicles and 93 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: things like that, so that's all been reflected in. You know, 94 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: if we look at the number of lives lost each 95 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: year in the seventies, were three hundred and fifty plus 96 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: lives loss on our roads every year. So this changing infrastructure, 97 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: improving safety vehicles has made a big difference. But you know, 98 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 2: we're still seeing too many lives lost on our roads 99 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: and want to continue to push for that to drop 100 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: even further. 101 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: I'm sure you'll know the backlog right at the top 102 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: of your head, but my recollection to fix all of 103 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: the state's road something like a two billion Is that 104 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: right dollar backlog of roads needing attention? 105 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 2: Yes, that's correct. So we're sitting around a two billion 106 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 2: dollar backlog across the state in road maintenance. And that's 107 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: one of the big things that we do expect to 108 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 2: hear from community members in the survey. It's one you 109 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 2: know that does come up quite often. So look, we 110 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: are you know, that is one of Oria's big priorities 111 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: is that road maintenance and trying to push government to 112 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: invest further in that road maintenance as well. We know 113 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: our members in the wider community are certainly very concerned 114 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: about that and that we definitely expect to hear some 115 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: very interesting stories from our members in the community through 116 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: the Risky Road Survey. 117 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: And I know the RAA and others. So the SA 118 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: Chamber of Minds and Energy calling for the Augusta Highway 119 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: to be duplicated all the way to Port Augusta and 120 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: that does need to happen, But the big one in 121 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,559 Speaker 1: terms of duplication, it's got to be Victor Harbor Road doesn't. 122 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: And you'll have a look at the excellent section now 123 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: between McLaren Vale and South Road and you think, why 124 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: can't the rest of the road be like this? 125 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, Victor Harbor Road is a really challenging one. 126 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: That the new upgrade down to McLaren Vale is fantastic, 127 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: significant safety improvements as well as that, you know, just 128 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 2: improving the travel times through there, and it's certainly something 129 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 2: we'd welcome, especially through to Mount Compass. The section between 130 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: Mount Thomas and Vicda Harbor is much more challenging in 131 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 2: terms of hilly, windy terrain, and it does have less 132 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 2: traffic as well. But look, it's certainly another one that 133 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 2: we do here from the community quite often about and 134 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: often features in the top ten list of regional roads 135 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: in South Australia. So I would expect to hear some 136 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: people talking about Victor Harbor Road once again. 137 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: Absolutely all right, Matt, appreciate your time, Thank you, Thank 138 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: you very much, hears Matt the shoe days from the 139 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: RAA senior traffic engineer, and you can have your say 140 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: on their website, Risky Roads. It's RAA dot com dot 141 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: u slash risky Roads. Let them know the roads you 142 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: reckon need urgent attention.