Thursday, 9 March 2023

Western Victoria Region

Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (12:32): (72) My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and it relates to the Keeping Ballarat Moving project, which started in late 2020, which aims to replace the roundabouts at high-traffic intersections with traffic lights in Ballarat. As reported in the Ballarat Courier today, a traffic jam occurred at the intersection of Wiltshire Lane and La Trobe Street in Ballarat not before but after the traffic lights were turned on. Regional Roads Victoria estimates that 20,000 people use this intersection daily. Locals have said cars have been banked up. The Courier said that this may have increased travel times by up to 30 minutes. I can recognise that this project did have good intent, so my question to the minister is: will the minister review this project and report back to the house?