Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) has revealed the Hume Highway will receive 57 kilometres of rumble strips in a new safety upgrade.
The $1.6 million works will see audio tactile line marking, or rumble strips, installed on the edge lines of the highway from just north of Reardons Road at Manton to the Federal Highway intersection at Yarra.
“It is great to see rumble strips rolling out on this long length of highway, which has had a high crash history due to run-off road or fatigue-related crashes,” TfNSW executive director Cassandra Ffrench says.
“These rumble strips will help reduce the risk of crashes from driver inattention, and they are effective, particularly at night or in poor weather.
“This important work plays its part in helping achieve Towards Zero deaths and serious injuries on NSW roads.”
Installation involves placing raised bumps on the road surface along the edges of the carriageway.
The purpose of rumble strips is to reduce head-on and run-off-road crashes by producing a noise (audio) and vibration (tactile) warning to drivers that their vehicle is leaving the lane and veering onto the edge of the road, giving motorists the opportunity to correct their path.
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The rumble strips will be installed offset to the existing line marking, so will only produce the audio tactile effect if a vehicle has already left the travel lane, giving the driver an opportunity to correct their steering.
In the five years to June 2023, TfNSW says 28 fatigue-related crashes have occurred along the Hume Highway at this location.
Work will be carried out from Monday December 15 for 10 weeks between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, weather permitting.
There will be no work between Friday December 19, 2025 and Tuesday January 6, 2026.
Work will restart from Wednesday January 7, 2026.
Changed traffic conditions, including single lane closures and a reduced speed of 60km/h, will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.
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