Road safety boost for Barossa and Clare Valley tourist routes
Thursday 1 October 2026
Road safety upgrades are complete at Williamstown and Kapunda, delivering safer journeys to the renowned Barossa Valley and Clare Valley wine and tourism regions.
Improvements delivered on Williamstown Road include installing safety barriers and Audio Tactile Line Marking (ATLM) between Yettie Road and Lyndoch Valley Road.
Improved signage on curves and bends on Williamstown Road has also been installed.
Connecting the Adelaide Hills to the Barossa Valley, Williamstown Road carries an average of approximately 2,800 vehicles per day, including around 370 heavy vehicles.
Between 2020 to 2024, there were 26 reported crashes on Williamstown Road between Yettie Road and Lyndoch Valley Road. These include two lives lost and one serious injury crash.
In a further boost for the region’s roads, vital road safety upgrades have also been completed on a 4.2-kilometre section of Tarlee Road between Hogan Road and Oaklodge Road, Kapunda.
From 2020 to 2024, there was one fatal crash and two injury crashes on this section of Tarlee Road.
The upgrades include installing safety barriers and ATLM to reduce the risk of ‘run-off-road’ crashes.
On average, approximately 900 vehicles, including 135 heavy vehicles, travel along this section of Tarlee Road each day.
Williamstown Road and Tarlee Road were two of the 13 crash sites across South Australia to share in $8.9 million funding under the 2024-25 Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, which directly targets high risk locations to help reduce the occurrence of road crashes and prevent serious injuries and deaths.
Additionally, the 2025-26 program has allocated funds for 20 projects across the state, with 66 per cent of the total funding allocated to regional locations.
These locations include South Para Road, Kersbrook, with major works due to begin in early 2027 on shoulder sealing and the installation of safety barriers, improved signage and ATLM.
Nominations for future Black Spot projects can be made by local councils, community groups and associations, road user groups, industry and individuals. Nominations can be made at any time.
For more information on the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program, visit Black Spot Program - THINK! Road Safety.