Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Minister, when will you instruct the Department of Transport and Planning to conduct an urgent upgrade of the pedestrian signal green walk duration times at the intersection of High Street Road and Stud Road in Wantirna South, across both the High Street and Stud roads crossings, and reprogram them to ensure the green walk crossing times are long enough to allow safe and dignified passage for all pedestrians, including people with a disability?

I raise this issue on behalf of the constituents at the Latvian aged care, who have expressed serious concerns about the relatively short pedestrian crossing green light walk duration at this intersection. This intersection is a major arterial crossing managed by VicRoads. Victorian pedestrian safety guidelines recommend that the flashing red man phase should allow at least 1 second per metre of the crossing width, especially in locations used by older people or people with disabilities.