Thursday, 7 April 2022

Constituency questions

Murray Plains electorate

Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) (14:43): (6316) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. What is the latest advice the Minister for Roads and Road Safety can give on plans to install a modern 40-kilometre flashing sign on the Murray Valley Highway at Gunbower? The highway through Gunbower carries an average of 3500 cars and 700 trucks per day. The town’s speed limit is 60 kilometres an hour, with fold-out 40-kilometre signs that the school crossing attendant has to open and close each morning and afternoon. These signs were installed back in the 1970s, and repeated community requests to have them upgraded to modern flashing signs have gone unheard. I drive this road regularly, and travelling east in the morning sun the signs are very hard to see. On behalf of the children using this school crossing, I ask: will the minister please have VicRoads hear the concerns of the community and install flashing signs? It could save a life.