Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Bayswater electorate

Mr TAYLOR (Bayswater) (14:44): (6471) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. I rise to ask for the latest update on the major upgrade of the McMahons Road and Burwood Highway intersection in Ferntree Gully after the Andrews Labor government committed funds in this year’s budget to get the job done. This one is a particularly important project for locals. Consistently I have heard from locals, since I announced that we were getting on with this, how excited they were that it is finally happening after years of empty promises by others and that we have finally ended the talkfest. This project will see this become a fully signalised intersection, making it safer and more efficient for road users and pedestrians as well as improving travel times. The upgrade will also ensure safer turns for motorists into and out of McMahons Road and Clyde Street and a safe crossing for pedestrians and cyclists as they move across Burwood Highway. I was pleased to have received a briefing on this from Major Road Projects Victoria in July to confirm planning is now well underway, but given the importance of this I want to again check in to see if there are any updates I can share with the community. I am stoked to have worked with the community to secure this funding in the budget, which is real investment for real solutions that will ensure locals get home safer and sooner. As your voice in the state government I will continue to get things done and deliver real investment for our community.