Safety boost for busy Blackwood intersection

Friday 14 November 2025

Major works have started to upgrade Shepherds Hill Road, Brighton Parade, and Waite Street intersection, creating safer journeys into the heart of Blackwood.

The project will include the installation of new traffic lights at the busy intersection, and pedestrian crossings on all four approaches to Shepherds Hill Road, with dedicated bicycle lanes on both sides of the road.

These improvements are the final part of the State Government’s $20 million Mitcham Hills Road Corridor upgrade which also included the recently completed Russell Street, Main Road, and Sheoak Road junction upgrades.

Between 2019 and 2023, there were eight reported right-turn crashes at the notorious intersection, which is used by nearly 30,000 vehicles each day.

The installation of signalised dedicated right turn lanes on all approaches for vehicles turning onto Shepherds Hill Road, Brighton Parade and Waite Street will mean safer access to local streets and businesses for residents and the broader community.

Other improvements to the intersection will include:

• Upgraded LED lighting
• Widening of Shepherds Hill Road
• Resurfaced road pavement
• New line marking

The timing sequences for the new pedestrian crossings at the intersection will be coordinated with the existing pedestrian crossing on Shepherds Hill Road, near the shopping and medical precinct, optimising traffic flow towards the Blackwood roundabout, and back into the city.

Shepherds Hill Road is expected to remain open to traffic at all times, with speed and lane restrictions in place while works are being undertaken. Waite Street and Brighton Parade will require some temporary closures during the project.