Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Watson Street, Wallan, interchange

Lauren KATHAGE (Yan Yean) (19:16): (618) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, and the action I seek is for the minister to come to Wallan to visit the site of the Wallan ramps. Our community is looking forward to the improved travel times and reduced congestion that will come from this important project. As someone who rides and drives on Watson Street every day, I know how annoying it can be to be stuck in the school traffic or how frustrating it is to have to go through town when you just want to get onto the highway. I am so proud that this government will be building the southern ramps at Watson Street onto the highway. I know that the community is really looking forward to this. I am really proud that along with the Wallan ramps we are also building the new Wallan East primary school and another kindergarten. We have just invested $10 million in a new community centre, and we have got those new nature trails coming as well. It is not just houses that are being built in Wallan; we are building community. I look forward to the minister visiting.