Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock said the $500,000 project aims to provide a wider area for vehicles to recover if they leave the road and safer access to properties near Monkey Mountain Road.

She said in the five years to June 2013, there were three crashes on this section of road resulting in two injuries.

“Work will be carried out from Monday to widen the shoulder of the road, remove roadside hazards including vegetation, install a guardrail and seal accesses to properties which are now gravel.,” Mrs Hancock said.

“There will be six property accesses affected due to this work and Roads and Maritime will ensure residents are kept informed as work progresses.”

Work will take place on weekdays between 7am and 6pm from Monday November 10 until mid December, weather permitting.

Changed traffic conditions will be in place including lane closures and reduced speed limits and motorists are asked to follow the direction of traffic control.

Electronic message signs will display the latest information including any date changes and detours.

Mrs Hancock said the safety work builds on the $680,000 road surface improvements carried out in June near Meroo Lake Road about 1.5 kilometres south of Termeil Creek.

Work is also expected to commence on the construction of the $5 million Termeil Creek deviation before Christmas.

The project received the largest allocation in the South Coast electorate in the state budget and will see the realignment of 1.6 kilometres of the Princes Highway, improving safety and delivering a new, wider bridge over Termeil Creek.

Mrs Hancock said works would include measures to protect water quality and crossings for native animals both above and below the new road.