Adjournment
Main Road–Grand Boulevard, Montmorency
Matthew GUY (Bulleen) (19:00): (1251) I raise tonight a matter for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and while not a matter directly in my electorate, it certainly impacts my electorate. It is in relation to an intersection at the corner of Main Road and Grand Boulevard in Montmorency. I know this area well, having grown up very close to it. I have been contacted by a number of residents in my area and in Lower Plenty and Montmorency who have advised me about the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Main Road. While there was a car accident some months ago which took out a number of the traffic lights, they have not been replaced. They are very, very concerned about the safety of that intersection and what might occur given that, as I understand it, the right turn lights have been taken out and not replaced to date. It is a basic and straightforward safety issue, and the lights should have been replaced if there has been a vehicle accident. I understand it is no-one’s fault as such, but it does need to be repaired, and in terms of the safety of that intersection, it does need to be fixed. This is for the people in Montmorency and Lower Plenty who are putting up with quite a busy intersection. Main Road and Grand Boulevard are quite busy. Main Road down through to Lower Plenty is very busy, coming from Eltham into the city. If you are not going through Fitzsimons Lane over through Templestowe, you are going straight over through Main Road and Lower Plenty, so it is quite a busy intersection. The local ambulance station is actually on the corner there at Apex Way, so it is right at the corner of the intersection as well. I seek for the minister for roads to intervene and to expedite the repair of this dangerous intersection as quickly as possible.