Thursday, 3 August 2023

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:54): (320) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety also. A constituent has reached out to me after contacting numerous authorities, including VicRoads, local and federal MPs and the Frankston City Council. There are road closures at either end of Linsell Boulevard in Cranbourne East, causing traffic delays of up to an hour, while road closures on Hall and McCormicks roads in Skye mean that residents of Edinburgh Drive find their quiet residential street transformed into a highway for heavy vehicles, causing damage to roundabouts, chicanes and nature strips and raising safety concerns for families with children who walk to Rowellyn primary school. The authorities are refusing to ensure that vehicles unsuitable for this small residential street are being appropriately diverted, which increases infrastructure damage and safety concerns for the Skye community. My question is: why are these constituents being put in harm’s way with heavy traffic on unsuitable roads, and what actions will the minister take to rectify this?