Cade Lucas
Point Cook residents are among the most concerned in Melbourne when it comes to the safety of their local roads and intersections according to a survey by the RACV.
The inaugural My Melbourne Roads survey sought responses from residents across the city about which roads and intersections they had safety concerns over.
Both Point Cook Road and the intersection between Point Cook and Sneydes Road came in seventh, with Mt Alexander Road and the intersection between Mt Alexander and Keilor Road in Essendon, finishing on top.
Respondents were especially concerned about the Sneydes Road intersection where accidents are common.
“There is an accident or a near miss on this corner every single week
without failure,” said one respondent.
Why are we waiting for a fatality before any action is
taken.
Lights are needed ASAP and a red light camera at that.”
Safety issues raised about Point Cook Road included unsafe driving and heavy congestion inducing risk-taking behaviour.
Upgrades to both the intersection and Point Cook Road were funded in the last state budget after repeated dealys.
Point Cook MP Mathew Hilikari said the government was committed to making the area safer.
“Labor is getting on with the job of improving Point Cook Road, with upgrades funded for the intersections of Point Cook and Sneydes Road, and the intersections of Point Cook Road and Central Avenue,” Mr Hilikari said.
“We’ve just completed community engagement for Point Cook Road and Central Avenue, with 95% of residents supporting an upgrade to the intersection.
Our next step is to develop the business case.”
Construction was expected to start soon and be finished by early 2024, but the government’s own timeline now indicates the business case won’t be complete until the end of 2023.
