Upfield bike path
Ms BLANDTHORN (Pascoe Vale) (17:09): (6389) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is that the minister joins me; the candidate for Broadmeadows, Kathleen Matthews-Ward; and the candidate for Pascoe Vale, Anthony Cianflone, to visit the upgrades that are both happening and planned for the Upfield bike path, and in particular, notwithstanding the improvements that have been made along the bike path which extends from Princes Park right up to Box Forest Road, the extension from Box Forest Road to the Western Ring Road. This is an important part of the Upfield bike path, and we have promised to extend the section of the bike path along here and include important safety measures, such as lighting and other things within that.
I would really like it if the minister could come with me and the two candidates to inspect those parts of the project which have already been rolled out but most importantly the part of the project which is still very much eagerly awaited by our community. The shared path that goes from Princes Park to the Western Ring Road, once completed, will be an important part of our local community infrastructure and in particular our transport infrastructure, which encourages safe biking and pedestrian use that gets our local community from where they are in the north all the way into town. I would very much appreciate the minister’s attendance.