Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Werribee electorate road projects

John LISTER (Werribee) (13:13): Now pivoting to another very important announcement: yesterday the Allan and Albanese Labor governments announced that we are going to build a new bridge over the Werribee River as part of the Wyndham ring-road. This bridge will connect Armstrong and Hobbs roads in Wyndham Vale to Sayers Road in Tarneit, creating a direct road link for Wyndham Vale, Manor Lakes and Tarneit, thanks to the advocacy of the member for Lalor Joanne Ryan and the member for Tarneit as well. My electorate is rapidly growing, and my constituents have spoken to me about the need to have more local roads to reduce local congestion. As a local road user I too see this, and I know it is a priority. That is why we are already building the Ison Road overpass and upgrading the Werribee Main Road and Ballan Road interchanges. This new bridge will mean that our communities are connected together, and I will continue to fight for Werribee.