Thursday, 7 April 2022

Western Metropolitan Region

Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:46): (1749) My question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure in the other place from Melton councillors, who are my constituents. When will the state government fund the upgrade to the Western Highway and the other essential roadworks needed in the City of Melton? Every single day in Melton residents have to put up with serious safety issues and congestion on their local roads. Melton Highway and Hopkins Road have to be upgraded and duplicated. Christies Road, Robinsons Road, Westwood Drive and the Calder Park Drive corridor all need to be duplicated. The City of Melton received funds for other infrastructure works in the recent federal budget, but the state government needs to fund these roadworks as a matter of urgency. There is a petition online, which the Melton city councillors have created, at fixourroads.com.au. I encourage the minister to read the petition as well as fund the roads.