Local government maintains 75,000 kilometres of local roads across South Australia.
You can find various resources for local government to:
If you can't find what you are looking for, email us at DIT.RoadSafety@sa.gov.au.
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:
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:
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.
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport's Way2Go program partners with local councils and primary school communities to:
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:
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.
Call the Traffic Management Centre on 1800 018 313 to report:
The Traffic Management Centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To request changes or ask questions about traffic signals, road signs and other traffic control devices, email:
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.
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:
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.
There are several funding programs for local governments to improve the condition and safety of:
These include:
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:
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.