Constituency Question
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (12:46): (622) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the information I seek is a progress update on stage 2 of the Leongatha heavy vehicle bypass. When I say an update, there has been no funding yet for stage 2 of the Leongatha heavy vehicle bypass. This is a situation stage 1 created. It is known to locals in Leongatha as ‘kamikaze corner’ because it is a shocking intersection, where visitors and locals alike do not know where they are meant to be going or where they are meant to be turning. There are issues with the bike trail straight through the middle of town as well. More than 1000 people signed a petition several years ago to get this intersection fixed, and I would like the minister to explain when this intersection is going to be fixed and when stage 2 of the Leongatha heavy vehicle bypass will actually proceed.