Thursday, 6 February 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (13:00): (1357) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Will the government upgrade signage at the intersection of Lorenzs Road and the Murray Valley Highway to a stop sign and improve road safety features, including installing rumble strips on the approach to the intersection? Lorenzs Road runs parallel with Labuan Road, just to the east of the notorious Labuan Road intersection where five people lost their lives in a horrific accident in April 2023. Lorenzs Road shares many of the same dangerous features as Labuan Road did at the time of the accident. It is a country road with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour that approaches an intersection with a major highway that is only controlled by a give-way sign and that has an old rail reserve, which causes a hump on the road that obstructs the view of the highway. Local residents have raised concerns about this intersection and the need to upgrade safety at it. Lorenzs Road needs a stop sign and better warning on the approaching intersection, including rumble strips. I urge the minister to fund safety improvements at the intersection.