Wednesday, 28 August 2024

 Sheena WATT (Northern Metropolitan) (12:57): (1068) Some of Melbourne’s most famous and favourite roads are in my electorate – backbones of brilliance that bring suburbs together and sustain our local community. Eighty-eight-year-old long-time resident Tommaso, who recently visited the electorate office, knows the importance of some of our most famous roads and how important their upkeep is. He was elated when he heard that Nicholson Street, just 1 minute from his house, would be getting a $1.27 million upgrade from the Allan Labor government. These upgrades will see electronic variable speed warning signs, dragon’s teeth and coloured pedestrian crossings installed, making the road more pedestrian friendly in the stretch between Bell Street and Albion Street. So my question today on behalf of Tommaso is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety in the other place: when will the upgrades on Nicholson Street commence?