Thursday, 26 May 2022

Western Victoria Region

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:34): (1802) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and concerns the Buninyong community’s decades-long desire for a bypass. Every year, with increasing traffic, heavy trucks in particular, the need becomes more pressing. In recent weeks there have been two serious accidents in the town. The Regional Roads Victoria report released in July 2019 concluded a bypass was not yet appropriate and that consultation on alternative measures should be prioritised. Minister, in the three years since the problem has only worsened. My question is: what consultation has been done, when will these alternative measures be put in place and will you consider again as a matter of urgency Buninyong residents’ desire for a bypass?