Constituency questions
Northern Metropolitan Region
Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (12:15): (1815) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. The residents of Dallas in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan Region are concerned about traffic congestion and the time it takes for them to get to work. Recently, as will come as a surprise to many members here, I conducted a community survey in the Dallas area, and I am very grateful to those residents who responded to that survey. Every morning the Dallas residents experience choked roads and frustration as the traffic is banked up along Barry Road and Pascoe Vale Road. Residents have told me that it is a nightmare to get to work on time in the morning peak hour, and similarly, especially, in the evening. My question for the minister is: will the government direct the Department of Transport to do an investigation into the traffic light sequencing at the intersections where Barry Road crosses King Street, Blair Street and Pascoe Vale Road so residents can spend more time with their families?