Thursday, 3 April 2025

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:46): (1529) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. I have discussed many times in this place the intersection of Clyde Road and Thompsons Road at the roundabout due to traffic congestion issues. The government has made commitments to upgrade this intersection, which will provide local residents with some relief from congestion along Clyde Road. But there is another elephant in the region causing traffic headaches for locals. Between Hardys Road and Plymouth Boulevard the northern section of Clyde Road is a two-lane separate highway, then abruptly becomes one lane of unseparated road for a section of 10 metres before suddenly expanding to a major intersection with slip lanes, turning lanes and two lanes in each direction. The single-lane bottleneck has the effect of backing up traffic northward on Clyde Road all the way to Bunnings. Fortunately, those commuters can sit in traffic enjoying the smell of Bunnings snags instead of the water treatment plant on Thompsons Road, but it still frustrates drivers. My question is: what is the reason for this bottleneck along Clyde Road?