Thursday, 16 November 2023

Western Victoria Region

Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:45): (571) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and I ask: when will the Victorian government address the notoriously dangerous intersection of the Princes Highway and Darlington-Camperdown Road, which has been the site of a number of serious road accidents? Last week Corangamite shire mayor Ruth Gstrein and I met with several Gnotuk residents who have witnessed accidents or, worryingly, have been injured at this intersection. The highway rests on a low-visibility bend, and the 100-kilometre-per-hour speed limit causes life-threatening and risky merging. Near misses happen every day, and it needs a better solution. The immediate solution is a side-road-activated variable speed sign which can detect traffic and temporarily lower speeds as cars approach. At the moment it is totally unsafe for everybody, and the government have got to do something about this before a fatal accident occurs.