Speed limit reductions to improve road safety
Published on 17 December 2025
Pyrenees Shire Council is set to improve safety on six local roads, supported by a $50,000 investment through the Victorian Government and TAC’s Safe Local Roads and Streets Program.
Council has received $2 million under the program to deliver a range of road safety improvements across the municipality, with the first initiative being targeted speed limit reductions on selected roads.
These new speed limits have been determined by assessing several factors, including the Victorian Government’s Speed Zoning Technical Guidelines, which recommend:
• reducing speed limits to 60–80 km/h on peri-urban roads and hamlets
• reducing speed limits to 50–60 km/h on local streets with higher levels of traffic movement
Council also considered resident feedback received through the Customer Action Request System (CARS), where concerns about speeding are frequently raised.
Another key consideration was the Victoria Government’s Safe System philosophy, particularly the Safer Speeds pillar, which focuses on reducing the likelihood and severity of crashes.
Projected township growth, nearby schools and high-volume connecting roads were also assessed when determining the new limits.
Local councils manage 87 per cent of Victoria’s road network, and currently 40 per cent of serious injury claims through the Transport Accident Commission relate to crashes on these local roads.
Roads that will shortly have new and updated speed limits include:
• Vaughan Street, Simpson Street, Chute-Raglan Road (first 350m), & Codrington St, Raglan – new 60 km/h speed zone
• Eurambeen–Raglan Road (first 475m), Raglan – new 80 km/h speed zone
• Beaufort–Waubra Road (first 525m) & Waubra-Talbot Road (first 300m), Waubra – new 60 km/h speed zone
• Waubra–Talbot Road, Evansford – new 60 km/h speed zone within the township of Evansford
• Old Shirley Road, Beaufort – Extension of the 80km/hr speed zone toward Beaufort to the Western Hwy
• Trawalla Road (first 525m) & Langi Kal Kal Road (first 375m), Trawalla – new 60 km/h speed zone
• Amphitheatre Road & School Road, Amphitheatre – signage updates to 60km/h and 40km/hr speed signs
Pyrenees Shire Council Mayor Damian Ferrari said the changes are an important step toward the Victorian Government’s goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the state’s roads by 2050.
“As humans, we can’t always avoid making mistakes. What we can do is build more forgiving road infrastructure so that when a mistake does happen on the road, it doesn’t cost a life,” Cr Ferrari said.
“Council has responsibility for these roads, and we are committed to making our roads safer.”
For more information about the Safe Local Roads and Streets Program, contact Pyrenees Shire Council on 1300 797 363, email pyrenees@pyrenees.vic.gov.au, or visit the Department of Transport and Planning’s program webpage.