Thursday, 5 October 2023

 Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (14:50): (348) My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information my community seeks is: when will funding be made available to plan for essential intersection and road upgrades in Drouin, Warragul and Trafalgar? Residents from across these communities have again approached me in recent weeks regarding serious road traffic issues that are occurring as the population swells. Arterial road infrastructure delivery is falling well behind and the longer we delay, the more difficult planning will become. Just some in desperate need of planning are Gallaghers Crossing in Warragul; Lardners level crossing, Warragul; Queen Street, Warragul; Burke Street, Warragul; Princes Way, Drouin; Crystal Waters Estate, Drouin; Davey Drive in Trafalgar and many others. These intersections are dangerous and will only get worse with more families moving to our regional communities. Planning must be undertaken now to ensure we can deliver infrastructure upgrades as soon as possible.