Critical safety boost delivers smoother journeys in SA's Southeast

Wednesday 10 June 2026

This 15-kilometre section of the busy tourist and freight route has been enhanced with shoulder widening, vegetation management, pavement rehabilitation and resealing, all of which will deliver smoother journeys in the southeast.

Safety barriers have also been installed along this section of the highway, with Audio Tactile Line Marking to be added in the coming months, providing extra protection for all road users.

These safety upgrades, which supported 32 full-time-equivalent jobs during construction, reduce the likelihood of ‘run-off-road’ crashes and the risk of a serious or fatal collision.

Approximately 1,000 vehicles, including 180 heavy vehicles, travel between Robe and Bray on the Southern Ports Highway each day.

The road corridor links popular holiday spots on the Limestone Coast and is a primary route for agricultural transport.

Additionally, further road safety improvements are progressing on the 15-kilometre section between Beachport and the Southend Access Road turn-off.

These works include reconstruction of the road surface, which is being undertaken in stages by Wattle Range Council on behalf of the South Australian Government.

The Southern Ports Highway Project is part of a joint $168 million investment in South Australian roads by the Albanese and Malinauskas Governments under the national Road Safety Program.

The project follows the completion in June 2025 of a new dedicated left-turn lane for vehicles turning off Southern Ports Highway into Southend Access Road, funded under the South Australian Government’s $10 million Regional Road Safety Infrastructure Package.