Wednesday, 29 October 2025

 Richard WELCH (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (14:03): (1917) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Every day thousands of my constituents drive south to work along Plenty Road. I do it too. I travel that road frequently, and it is a painful and frustrating experience. The core problem is the poorly sequenced traffic lights, which create unnecessary slowdowns. The traffic lights are all seemingly out of sync with each other and create unnecessary inefficiencies along the road. Drivers go from 80 kilometres to 60 to 70 to 40 and then back to 80 again. It is well recognised as one of the worst roads in Melbourne. This is very frustrating. Will the minister commit to a wholesale review of the traffic light sequencing and speed limits along Plenty Road in Bundoora to ensure locals in my electorate can get to and from home safer and quicker?