Thursday, 10 February 2022

Western Metropolitan Region

Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) (12:38): (1614) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. I am sure the minister is very aware of the mess that is Point Cook Road. For many thousands of my constituents Point Cook Road and the entry to the freeway through Laverton is the bane of their existence. The trip down—

Mr Ondarchie: Did you do a survey?

Mr FINN: Well, look, I do not need to do a survey, Mr Ondarchie. I have been there. I have seen it. It is a shocker. The trip down Point Cook Road is slow and painful. The road was built when Point Cook was largely occupied by sheep, and not many of them had licences. The only experience on par with Point Cook Road is the painful journey down the Princes Freeway and the West Gate Freeway, particularly right now. Residents of Point Cook pay tax too. They deserve a decent road to allow them to get to work. At the moment this is far from the case. Minister, what plans do you or your department have for the duplication of Point Cook Road and the restructure of the entry to the Princes Freeway?