Berwick electorate
Brad BATTIN (Berwick) (14:46): (422) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. What information is the department relying on to say that some simple re-marking of lines at the intersection of Thompsons and Berwick-Cranbourne roads in Berwick would not improve safety or traffic flow? We get many calls to the office, and we have been contacted by so many saying that the markings at the current roundabout simply make no sense. The traffic flow is awful, and it is adding to the congestion and the delays and the dangers at this spot. The government told Jayden, one of my amazing constituents from Berwick, who has long advocated on behalf of his community for change directly with the department, that they would be doing this. But all of a sudden they have cited some vague reasons and said that this cannot occur. There are 45,000 cars that go through this intersection daily, according to the government’s own figures. It is really important that this is upgraded, and I ask for that information.