Speed limit progress

Over the past 10 years, the Shoreham Community Association (SCA) has tried hard to have the intersection at Byrnes Road, Shoreham Road and Frankston-Flinders Road acknowledged as a BLACK SPOT.

Working in collaboration with Mornington Shire Council, we supported Council’s submission to the Department of Transport and wrote to Melissa Horne, Minister for roads and road safety, seeking a reduction in the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h speed limit on Frankston-Flinders Road from Hastings to Flinders with 50km/h and 40km/h through the villages. The idea is by reducing the speed limit and keeping it consistent on the open road, it will increase safety for wildlife and people. You may have noticed the slow down signs around Shoreham with Koalas.

Recently SCA members also met with Tom McIntosh, Labor MLC for Eastern Victoria and pressed the need for urgent action while visiting the Intersection to view the dangers first hand.

We would like to announce we have FINALLY SUCEEDED! The Minister of D.O.T Ms. Horne has agreed that road speed along the Frankston Flinders road can be lowered to 80kmps where it was 100k. These changes have begun to be implemented and you will notice the new signage. Previously there were too many changes in the speed zones which makes navigation difficult especially for those unfamiliar with the area.

We are still in Communications with MPS to lower our speed through the Shoreham township most notably the General Store and P.O . site . We are also hoping to sign post all unmade roads to have the speed limit lowered to both prevent wear and tear on the dirt roads and protect our local wildlife.

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