Tucker Road–South Road, Bentleigh
Mr STAIKOS (Bentleigh) (17:15): (6447) My adjournment matter this evening is for the attention of the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, who is in the chamber tonight. My adjournment request is that the minister investigate the possibility of modifying the Tucker and South roads intersection to allow right turns onto South Road. Of course the minister is very, very familiar with the Bentleigh electorate because she did remove three level crossings in the Bentleigh electorate. That was some years ago. Currently in the Bentleigh electorate we are undertaking the South Road upgrade, which is an upgrade of five key intersections along South Road. South Road these days carries around 40 000 vehicles each and every day, and one of the intersections that we have been looking at is the Tucker and South roads intersection. Under the current plan there are pedestrian lights set to go in at Tucker and South roads, because of course with that much traffic on South Road we need to make sure that that main arterial road works better for both motorists and pedestrians. But the action I am seeking from the minister tonight is that we investigate the possibility of, in addition to having pedestrian lights at the Tucker Road–South Road intersection, also ensuring that we allow for right-hand turns from Tucker Road onto South Road. So I urge the minister to seriously consider that request because I know that it would make life a lot easier for local residents.