MAROONDAH: Overgrown berries are road safety worry
Croydon MLA David Hodgett (pictured) has asked Roads Minister Melissa Horne to ask the Department of Transport and Planning to urgently clear the overgrown blackberry bushes that are overhanging the footpath on the pedestrian refuge at the corner of Mount Dandenong Rd and Wicklow Avenue in Croydon.
“This is not a new issue. My office wrote to VicRoads a couple of years ago requesting this area be cleaned up, and yet despite the passage of time and the growing concern from residents, the problem remains unresolved.
“This pedestrian refuge is heavily used, not only by general foot traffic but also by senior residents from the nearby retirement village on Wicklow Avenue.
“These residents have expressed their concern about the overgrown blackberries, which pose a physical hazard.
“They are worried about being scratched or injured while simply trying to cross the road safely. Indeed, this is one of many areas around the electorate that is under the responsibility of the Department of Transport and Planning and VicRoads that is unkept or unmaintained.”