Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Western Metropolitan Region

Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:41): (1863) My question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure in the other place, and it is from Monica in Melton: when will the minister please explain why the level crossings in Melton have not been earmarked for removal? There are three spots in the Melton area where traffic has to stop and wait for the train. There are level crossings on Station Road, Coburns Road and Ferris Road. Monica has to wait for nearly 20 minutes on Coburns Road, three roundabouts away from the railway line, and the Ferris Road crossing is right near the site chosen for the Melton hospital. Yet not one of these sites appears to be on the Level Crossing Removal Project’s page or a list, or to be a priority for this government. When will this government make the level crossings in the western suburbs a priority?