Southern Metropolitan Region
Ms CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:28): (1636) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety in the other place, and it is regarding a dangerous traffic hazard plaguing constituents in the Murrumbeena area. I have been contacted by constituents who are extremely distressed about the condition of an intersection between Neerim and Poath roads. They have seen firsthand accidents and near accidents. They have been very concerned about pedestrians being hit, especially when a supervisor was standing in the middle of the road with a stop sign directing the traffic. This safety issue has been there for quite some time, and my constituents are concerned that a fatality at the intersection may occur if something is not done to improve the safety aspect. The question I ask of the minister is: will he commit to looking into the conditions of the intersection between Neerim and Poath roads and rectify the situation through a red-light installation or some other mechanism to improve the safety of the area, as you are advised through the appropriate sources?