The fatality on Picton Road on February 7 happened on a section of the road earmarked for safety improvements.
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On the Sunday afternoon, one man died in a three-car accident on the Wilton end of the road.
While much of the road features concrete or wire rope barriers to separate traffic, the section where the accident occurred is just one lane in each direction with no separation.
Between 2009 and 2013 Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) carried out a $53 million package of safety improvements, including the realignment of several dangerous curves.
Work on the road is ongoing – last month RMS began the installation of traffic lights at the Picton Road intersection with the Hume Highway.
But there are several untreated sections of Picton Road for which RMS is developing treatments.
This includes the stretch of road between Cordeaux Dam and Macarthur Drive, Wilton – where Sunday’s accident occurred.
Other areas under investigation include Mt Ousley Road to Mt Keira Road and the stretch between Macarthur Drive and Janderra Lane.
An RMS spokesman said data from all crashes was studied and incorporated into future safety improvements.
“A corridor strategy to guide future work including safety improvements on Picton Road will be completed mid-year and will include investigations into the section where Sunday’s crash occurred,” the spokesman said.
He said the upgraded sections of Picton Road did not lead to those untreated sections being more dangerous to motorists.
“The road transitions safely between the treated and untreated sections to ensure drivers do not have to significantly change their driving behaviour,” he said.
In 2013, the speed limit was returned to 100km/h after four years at 90km/h while safety upgrades were carried out.
That speed limit remains unchanged aside from a section near Bingara Gorge at Wilton, where it was dropped from 100km/h to 80km/h in 2014.
The RMS spokesman said a further reduction in the speed limit could be a possibility.
“A new review will determine if the speed remains appropriate,” the spokesman said.
The fatality was the fourth since the completion of $53 million in safety improvements.
A woman died in a head-on collision along the road in September last year.
In September 2014 an elderly couple from Deniliquin died when their Mitsubishi Colt collided with a Mazda.