If a driver or rider makes a mistake, road infrastructure can significantly reduce the chance that it will result in a fatality or serious injury.

To do this, we:

• Upgrade roads and improve road design; install new road signs, surfaces, markings and safety barriers; and remove roadside hazards.
• Assess long stretches of major roads as part of route safety reviews to identify road improvements and couple with enforcement and education programs.
• Separate road users as much as possible with median separation treatments such as wide centreline and median safety barriers.

NSW AusRAP star ratings

NSW is the first jurisdiction to fully map its state and regional road networks to show their safety star ratings under the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP).

The national initiative aims to improve road safety across Australia by evaluating road conditions and rating roads from 1-star (least safe) to 5-star (safest).

You can find star ratings for state and regional roads on our NSW AusRAP interactive map.

Safer Roads Program

The NSW Government has invested $1.9 billion over five years (to 2022/23) through a range of programs to help reduce road trauma. This includes investments of $640 million to the Saving Lives on Country Roads and $180 million to the  Liveable and Safe Urban Communities initiatives. The investments deliver proven safety treatments as outlined in the 2026 Road Safety Plan. You can find out more about the treatments being installed in country areas here and in urban areas here. 

Find out more about actions being undertaken to deliver safer roads across NSW under the 2026 Road Safety Plan.

Round 1

Read the list of Regional Towards Zero Safer Roads Program Projects.

Read the list of Greater Sydney projects from the Towards Zero Safer Roads Program

Round 2

Read the list of Towards Zero Safer Roads Program Round 2 – Regional and Outer Metropolitan (Council Projects)

Read the list of Towards Zero Safer Roads Projects Round 2 - Regional and Outer Metropolitan (Transport for NSW projects)

Read the list of Towards Zero Safer Roads Program Round 2 - Greater Sydney projects