WEST Tamar Highway upgrades are on track to be completed by late February to early March.
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The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources this week confirmed the upgrade near Brady's Lookout was being completed in the projected timeframe.
The roadworks, which includes installing a flexible safety barrier separating the north and south-bound lanes, aims to improve safety by preventing head-on crashes and reducing the severity of loss of control crashes.
Tasmanian company Andrew Walter Constructions are completing the works.
``The use of flexible safety barrier has the ability to achieve up to a 90% reduction in serious road trauma caused by head-on and run-off-road crashes,'' she said.
``This section of the West Tamar Highway carries about 5500 vehicles a day, including commuters, tourist traffic on the Wine Route and heavy vehicles, and has a significantly higher crash rate than other sections of the highway.''
The $9 million upgrade brings the state government's investment in the West Tamar highway to about $29 million.