Tuesday, 5 March 2024

 Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (14:45): (536) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is whether the minister is considering installing traffic lights at the intersection of Bank Street and the Princes Highway in Traralgon as a matter of urgency. I stood in this place in November asking for urgent action to finish the safety upgrade at this notorious intersection. I have still not received a reply. In that time there have been at least three accidents at Bank Street, and it is no exaggeration to say it is a deathtrap. We have been waiting nearly 18 months for the safety upgrades, and lives are being put at risk every day because of the government’s inaction. We are aware there is a hold-up with the railway signalling – that is clear – but the minister must at least install the traffic lights and do so immediately to protect the people who use this currently dangerous intersection on a daily basis.