Tuesday, 16 May 2023

 Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (13:46): (167) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Can the minister please answer: what action has the minister taken to assist my constituents with the duplication of Sunbury Road between Sunbury and Bulla, and why wasn’t this road funded completely during the Big Build along with other roads? The traffic congestion along Sunbury Road is out of control, and this was needed yesterday. If nothing is done, it is going to get worse. Crashes will continue and more Victorians will suffer. The duplication of this road is needed urgently. Data from VicRoads for this road for this current week has 23,000 vehicles travelling per day. In the last five years there have been 29 severe crashes, resulting in 28 people being seriously injured. Members of my community have voiced great concerns, strongly condemning the unsafe conditions, the congestion in and out of Bulla on this road and the wait times for them getting to work. Once again the government has not treated Melbourne’s west with the equality that it deserves. I desperately urge the Minister for Roads and Road Safety to answer why. What action has been taken to advocate for my constituents for the duplication of Sunbury Road between Bulla and Sunbury?