Tuesday, 31 March 2026

 Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (14:54): (1595) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. My question is: prior to the level crossing removal projects in Preston and Reservoir, roughly how many vehicles per day crossed the Mernda line on the following roads: Normanby Road, Hutton Street, Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street, Murray Road, Regent Street, High Street, Reservoir, and Keon Parade? I ask that question because the level crossing removals and the associated train station upgrades were very important projects in our community. We continue to get a lot of questions about them, including about how the projects were prioritised. We do sometimes get those questions from people who live near Regent Street, which of course sits between the Preston, Bell and Reservoir project areas. I do understand their perspective. I often use Regent Street myself, as many people locally do. I am hoping to use it on Friday in fact to get up to Sardinas to get some of their great hot cross buns that Adam Racina and Brooke Mora up there make as an Easter tradition, but any information that the minister can provide on those traffic volumes would be helpful in explaining the approach to these important projects to the Preston and Reservoir communities.