South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:46): (558) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Constituents in the Narre Warren and Cranbourne area were very unhappy on 25 October when Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road was closed for 24 hours. People had delays of 90 minutes during peak hour, and many residents were arriving late to work. This closure during peak hour was so terrible that people were having to detour through Hallam Road and Clyde Road, which are already very busy roads, making them even worse. Not only was this closure so damaging to people’s commutes, but no-one was even told about this closure in advance. People did not realise it was closed until they drove all the way to the point where the road was closed, realising they were going to be late for work. My question to the minister is this: will the minister investigate why the decision was made to close the road during peak hour and why nobody was notified about the closure in advance?