Turn For The Best: Junction Upgrade boosts safety

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Work on an important upgrade to the junction of the Southern Ports Highway and Southend Access Road has wrapped up in the State’s south-east.

The Malinauskas State Government provided $400,000 to the Wattle Range Council to construct a left turn lane on the Southern Ports Highway into Southend Access Road.

The work, at Southend between Beachport and Millicent, was funded under the State Government’s $10 million road safety investment package.

The upgrade will reduce the risk of fatal and serious injuries, and increase road safety, by providing a dedicated left turn lane for vehicles turning off Southern Ports Highway into Southend Access Road.

A safety barrier and road lighting have also been installed as part of the project.

Work commenced in February 2025 and was completed in recent weeks.

Traffic restrictions in place during the work have now been lifted, with speed limits returned to 110km/h.