Thursday, 10 February 2022

Northern Metropolitan Region

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (12:36): (1612) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Fawkner residents are concerned about traffic congestion and the time it takes to get to work. I am very thankful to those residents in the Fawkner area who completed my recent community survey.

A member interjected.

Mr ONDARCHIE: They did; they responded. And they have told me they do not have jobs that will easily allow them to get to work or home using public transport. The top two industries of employment in the most recently available census are child care and cafes and restaurants. Many have been hurt by the state’s lockdown, and they need to get back to work to support their families. They tell me it is a nightmare to access Sydney Road each day. Trying to get to work on time in peak hour and trying to get home in time have been very, very difficult with the increased traffic on the roads. So the question I have for the minister is: will the minister, by way of directing the Department of Transport, investigate the light sequencing and safety of the following intersections, Jukes Road and Sydney Road, Anderson Road and Sydney Road, and Lynch Road and Sydney Road, so my Fawkner residents can get home to their families safely?