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Curtis Road has been voted Metropolitan South Australia’s riskiest road in RAA’s 2024 Risky Roads survey.
The Curtis Road and Heaslip Road intersection at Angle Vale also topped the list of RAA’s top 10 riskiest intersections.
The intersection has appeared regularly in RAA’s Risky Roads survey results, also topping the list in 2021. More than $30 million has been allocated by both State and Federal governments to upgrade and improve the intersection with Heaslip Road.
More than 1800 road users completed RAA’s 2024 Risky Roads survey, nominating roads or intersections they believe need to be upgraded.
Poor road maintenance was a major concern for almost all the nominated roads, with uneven surfaces, crumbling road edges and potholes raised as key safety issues.
SA’s Riskiest Roads
Road capacity was raised as a significant concern on Curtis Road and Main North Road – the top two riskiest metropolitan roads.
Meanwhile, Victor Harbor Road, Main South Road and Main Road at McLaren Vale were named the top three riskiest regional roads in the state.
RAA Senior Traffic Engineer Matthew Vertudaches says the feedback from road users helps RAA understand the many issues with the regional and metropolitan road network.
“The results further support the need for significant infrastructure investment in growth areas in the northern suburbs,” Matthew says.
“Road maintenance continues to be a serious concern on our metropolitan and regional road networks, with these results reinforcing our calls for State Government to increase road maintenance budgets.”