South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:46): (385) My question is for the Minister for Public Transport. The gridlocks caused by the level crossing removal and major road projects happening all over the south-east region have forced more people onto public transport, and the stations are not equipped for the increase in commuters. One constituent told me train station parking at Merinda Park is overflowing onto the street, and the following day another mentioned Cranbourne station parking was completely full so they were trying to park at Merinda Park instead; I could probably predict how that turned out for them. The government announced its plans to include Cranbourne station in its car parks for commuters project in July 2021, promising a Cams Road level crossing removal and 400 additional parking spaces. The area is still surrounded by roadworks, and commuters are parking in paddocks adjacent to the station, waiting for their promised parking spaces that are still flagged in the planning stage. Will the minister provide a realistic time line of when the residents of Cranbourne and surrounding areas can expect a car park that meets their needs?