BendigoWeekly ISSUE 771 FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
First steps in gallery development ACTING Premier Peter Ryan joined City of Greater Bendigo mayor Alec Sandner to announce the start of works on the redevelopment of Bendigo Art Gallery this week. The ceremony marked the beginning of the $8.4 million expansion, which will include the construction of two new gallery spaces and much needed storage and loading facilities. Work is expected to be finished by the end of next year.
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Freeway upgrade cuts accidents by half
WON WAY
By ROSEMARY SORENSEN
Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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THE full duplication of the Calder Highway has at last increased safety on Bendigo’s major arterial, after decades of fear and frustration about the dangerous road. Since works finished in 2009, crash numbers have reduced from 40 (including four fatalities) in the three previous years to 22 (two fatalities) on the stretch between Kyneton and Ravenswood South at the Fogarty’s Gap Road intersection. “Traffic volumes have increased on this stretch of the Calder Highway significantly from before the upgrade in 2004 to post-project in 2009,� Vic Roads Northern Region director Mal Kersting said. “However, recorded crashes have decreased since the duplication. This represents a 50 per cent decrease in fatalities and a 45 per cent decrease in overall casualty crashes. “The upgrade to freeway status included a number of safety
Recorded crashes have decreased since the duplication
improvements, including installation of wildlife fencing, wire rope safety barriers and more than 60 wildlife crossings‌ which help reduce the likelihood of motorists swerving to avoid wildlife.� Four crashes resulting in fatalities on secondary roads into Bendigo last month have nevertheless kept the focus on road safety, boosting the campaign by the Calder Highway Improvement Committee for works at the dangerous turnoff to the Calder Alternate at Ravenswood.
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