Portfolio — 20 May 2026

Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories Kristy McBain announced $7 million in Black Spot Program funding for 17 road-safety projects across the ACT on 20 May, with works including mast-arm installations, slip-lane realignment and road widening at the Yamba Drive and Hindmarsh Drive intersection [TA-260520-infras-4c6b91e355e7]. The ACT announcement sits within a broader national uplift: the Black Spot Program has been increased to $150 million per year to fund community-identified safety treatments across the country.

Two additional funding streams accompany the Black Spot increase — the new Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure program, carrying $200 million annually, and a Roads to Recovery uplift of more than $20 million over five years directed specifically to the ACT [TA-260520-infras-4c6b91e355e7]. Taken together, the three programs represent a layered local-roads investment strategy: Black Spot targets proven crash sites nominated by communities, Safer Local Roads broadens the eligible project base, and Roads to Recovery supports ongoing maintenance.

The minister's framing consistently positions community nomination as the mechanism driving project selection — a signal that the portfolio is emphasising bottom-up identification of safety priorities rather than top-down designation. No parliamentary segment is present for this date; the comms stream is the sole source for this Note.