Tuesday, 31 March 2026

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:47): (2263) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. When will the minister improve safety for pedestrians walking to the bus stop at the intersection of Yan Yean Road and Doctors Gully Road. I have been contacted by several parents of children who catch a school bus on Yan Yean Road, near the roundabout at the intersection with Doctors Gully Road. Parents drop their kids along Doctors Gully Road, who then walk around the corner to the bus stop, but access is now restricted on Doctors Gully Road due to the construction of the Yan Yean Road upgrade. A recent car crash damaged the footpath, which has been closed off. This forces children to walk all the way around the roundabout, crossing several lanes with heavy traffic where there are no refuge islands and no crossing supervisors. The Department of Transport and Planning wrote to a parent to say that the project operator suggested a zebra crossing would be a suitable safety enhancement, and this should be raised with the relevant authority. The minister must take urgent action to improve safety at this intersection, which has become dangerous for pedestrians.