SOUTH-EAST: Safety concerns at Bangholme
South-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Ann-Marie Hermans (pictured) has raised concerns with Roads Minister Melissa Horne about road safety issues at Bangholme.
“I have been contacted by parents, teachers and school leaders because of the impact to people at Cornish College,” Ms Hermans told the Legislative Council.
“So I ask the minister: will you review the traffic and safety concerns at the Thames Promenade and Mordialloc Freeway intersection in Bangholme impacting students and teachers at Cornish College nearby?
“The intersection has become a cut through, with many southbound drivers exiting the freeway at Thames Promenade and performing dangerous U-turns across oncoming traffic to re-enter the freeway’s on ramp, which is directly in the path of the school and residential traffic, creating significant risk and regular near-miss incidents.
“Recently there was a traffic accident with a parent at the location,” Ms Hermans said.