Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (14:54): My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety regarding intersection upgrades in Alfredton in my electorate of Wendouree.

I love Alfredton. It is where I grew up and where my mum still lives. It is a great part of Ballarat, and that is why so many people are choosing to live there. Over the last decade we have seen significant population growth in the new housing estates across Alfredton West, increasing road users in the area. This is why the investment in intersection upgrades on Learmonth Street at Cuthberts Road and at the roundabout at Sturt Street adjacent to the Arch of Victory are so necessary.

Minister, how will the Learmonth Street intersection upgrades benefit my community?

I look forward to hearing the minister’s response, because I know there are going to be so many benefits to these upgrades, particularly for the many, many students travelling to and from local schools from Alfredton by bike, by car and by bus as well as by walking, and I know that these intersection upgrades are going to make Alfredton even safer.

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