Media Releases
Thursday, 20th August 2009
The Rudd Labor Government is calling for funding submissions to improve road safety for trucks and heavy vehicles under the second and final round, worth $40 million, of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program.
The Government is committed to building more rest stops and investing in cutting-edge technology to make highways safer for truck drivers and the motorists sharing the roads with them.
We are seeking projects from state and territory governments and the trucking industry that can help cut the number of speed- and fatigue- related fatalities involving heavy vehicles on our roads. These include:
All up, we are providing $70 million for safety projects through this Program. The first round of $30 million has already provided to 150 projects earlier this year.
Everyone on our roads benefits from more rest stops for fatigued truck drivers. New technologies like black boxes and GPS can also help keep our roads safer by tracking speed and hours.
One in five road deaths involve heavy vehicles, with speed and driver fatigue being significant contributing factors in these crashes.
Never before has the federal government had a dedicated program to improve heavy vehicle road safety.
The $70 million Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program builds on the $119.5 million that we are already providing this year to fix black spots on local roads and national highways.
The Program was developed in consultation with the trucking industry to provide a safer environment for drivers delivering products and produce across the nation.
Submissions for round two of the HVSPP will be taken until 30 September 2009. For further information: http://www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/funding/Heavyvehicles/Index.aspx
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