Road assessments

RAA regularly reviews South Australia’s regional roads to identify where upgrades are needed to improve safety and productivity.

This advocacy work is driven by feedback provided by RAA members with extensive surveys emailed to regional members to determine where they experience safety and mobility issues.

We then liaise with local stakeholders and road authorities and undertake site investigations, then report on the issues identified in the region with recommendations to improve the road network.

RAA periodically reviews safety and accessibility along transport corridors in South Australia based on feedback received through our various programs including regional assessments, risky roads, and report a road. These assessments are not restricted to road corridors, with an assessment of the Encounter Bikeway completed in 2021.

These reports are provided to the relevant road authorities and are used to advocate for improvements to the respective transport corridor.

A road safety audit is a formal assessment of the safety performance of a road or intersection, and adheres to guidelines set out in Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6: Road Safety Audit.

RAA undertake road safety audits to highlight major issues within our Regional Road Assessment program, to supplement black spot nominations, and at other times where necessary.

RAA annually submit an eligible project to the Black Spot program for funding consideration.

RAA also hold a position on the consultative panel that assess the merits of black spot nominations across the state.

In recent years, RAA have submitted black spot applications for the following locations.

Sinking service pit covers remain a major cause of frustration to members.

RAA utilise a Vericom VC4000 on-board computer to assess the severity of sunken covers along a corridor, and send results to the responsible authority for their action.

If you would like to report a badly sunken pit cover please raise this issue through our ‘Report a road’ system.