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(6340) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, who is at the table, on behalf of local residents and businesses in Mount Evelyn. When will the government fix the dangerous and congested Hereford Road in Mount Evelyn to make it safer for motorists and pedestrians, particularly the very busy stretch between Birmingham Road and Burdap Drive. Hundreds of residents, from young children right through to the elderly, are concerned for their safety as a result of regular accidents and near-misses. The area has extremely low visibility. There is regular congestion outside the Mount Evelyn Medical Surgery and local businesses like Pro Futsal Mount Evelyn and Edge Martial Arts, where literally hundreds of children attend nightly for sports, having no safe way to cross from the small car park across the road. It is about time the Andrews Labor government and its transport department, VicRoads, stopped ignoring this dangerous road or trying to pass the buck to council. It is a state government responsibility. Residents are desperate for this road to be made safer, and I call on the Andrews government to do so.