Thursday, 23 March 2023

Bass electorate

Jordan CRUGNALE (Bass) (14:30): (101) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety: what is the latest update on our $15.4 million upgrade of the South Gippy highway–Clyde-Five Ways Road intersection, which has been so overwhelmingly positively received by our community in Clyde, Devon Meadows, Tooradin and Cranbourne, all the way through to Bass Coast? After it was announced in our May 2022 budget, my subsequent Facebook post received 122 comments and over 250 likes. It was described as:

… a Deadly Intersection …

… most overdue …

About time …

And they said:

As a member of the local CFA, I cannot agree more, been to more accidents … than I care to remember

… Thank you … that intersection terrifies me …

Fisheries, Manks and Clyde-Five Ways roads all meet at the South Gippy highway. It is awkward to navigate and dangerous, and I am so relieved we are going to fix it by creating one intersection, installing traffic lights and realigning Fisheries Road, all to reduce the risk of accidents, improve safety and cater for future growth. Thank you, Minister. I look forward to this update and then relaying it to my community.