Resources for Local Government

Local government maintains 75,000 kilometres of local roads across South Australia.

You can find various resources for local government to:

  • access information about their own roads
  • manage roads and road safety in your area.

If you can't find what you are looking for, email us at DIT.RoadSafety@sa.gov.au.

Data and information

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport can provide statistics about crashes on roads and road related areas.

Crash data can help inform the best safety solution:

  • if you are planning to make changes to your road network
  • if you want to identify priority locations or infrastructure treatments to address a problem.

To request crash data for a council area, road or specific location, email DIT.RoadCrashData@sa.gov.au.

You can get traffic data such as:

  • traffic counts (how many vehicles are on the road)
  • turning counts (where they are turning)
  • vehicle classification counts (the proportion of trucks and cars using the road).

There are two options for getting traffic data:

To find out who is responsible for a road:

Visit Local Government Association of South Australia's website to find a list and map of South Australian councils.

School road safety

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport's Way2Go program partners with local councils and primary school communities to:

  • create safer school precincts
  • encourage more children and families to safely walk, ride, scoot or skate to school.

Through the program, local councils get assistance in delivering small-scale infrastructure improvements near participating schools to improve road safety for school children and their families. This often includes co-funding:

  • school crossings, such as koala (flashing light) or emu (flagged) crossings
  • footpaths
  • educational signage.

Learn more about these crossings on Safety around Schools.

To learn more about the Way2Go program, email DIT.Way2Go@sa.gov.au.

To ask about arterial roads surrounding high schools, email Network Management Services at dit.enquiriesadministrator@sa.gov.au.

Traffic Management Centre

Call the Traffic Management Centre on 1800 018 313 to report:

  • an emergency
  • road hazard
  • traffic signal fault.

The Traffic Management Centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Traffic signals, signs and other devices

To request changes or ask questions about traffic signals, road signs and other traffic control devices, email:

Road maintenance

To get help with road maintenance on the state road network, email the relevant team. This can include tree pruning, potholes, road surface condition, signs or line markings.

South Australia’s arterial road network is divided into three zones with boundaries. This is shown on the South Australian Road Maintenance Zones map (PDF, 8860 KB).

To request action on a road, select the relevant zone.

If you're not sure which zone your issue relates to, just email one of the teams. They will forward your query to the most relevant team, if required.

Road safety information

For help with road safety policy or road rules, or to get copies of road safety printed brochures, email DIT.RoadSafety@sa.gov.au.

Printed road safety resources include:

  • Road rules refresher guide
  • Walking and cycling maps
  • Moving Right Along: Obligations and opportunities for older drivers
  • Cycling and the Law booklet.
Standards and guidelines

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport provides standards and guidelines for planning and designing roads and traffic management. You can search by discipline, topic, reference number or document name.

The most frequently used documents are:

Useful information for councils is also available from Austroads. You will need to log in to access the information. Councils can access this online for free. This is because councils are Austroads members through the Australian Local Government Association.

The Austroads Practical Approaches for Managing Regional Road Safety Priorities: Practitioner Resources includes useful facts sheets. The fact sheets can guide road managers in selecting the best solution for a specific road safety infrastructure problem.

The Austroads Guide to Road Safety provides road safety practitioners with the knowledge and techniques to apply Safe System principles.

Grants and funding

There are several funding programs for local governments to improve the condition and safety of:

  • their road and bike path networks
  • general infrastructure.

These include:

Road user behaviour

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport and South Australia Police (SAPOL) work with other key agencies to develop and implement initiatives to improve road safety behaviour.

Report any concerns about unsafe road practices, such as speeding or red light running, to SAPOL. Report by using any of these methods:

  • call 131 444
  • online at Traffic Watch
  • Traffic Watch App
  • in person at a police station.

These reports help SAPOL detect dangerous and irresponsible drivers. They also help with better long-term planning to prevent dangerous driving in particular areas. This includes the operation of mobile speed cameras.