Member for Preston Nathan Lambart used Parliamentary Question Time to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne MP, for an update regarding the Boldrewood and Broadway roundabout.
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (14:40): (133) My question is also for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and I ask: what consideration has her department given to modifying or improving the roundabout at Boldrewood Parade and Broadway in Reservoir East? I draw her attention quickly to three challenges with this busy intersection. First, it has five roads going into it, including Strathmerton Street, which intersects at a very close angle to Boldrewood Parade, making it hard for users to judge where vehicles are exiting. It is, secondly, a two-lane roundabout, which is a generally unfriendly format for pedestrians and cyclists, and it is situated close to a number of community facilities that people walk and ride to, including a primary school. Thirdly, it has above-average speeds due to its slope, its generous cornering and its current 60-kilometre-per-hour limit. Those things in combination would raise the eyebrows of traffic engineers and road safety experts. Generally, they are a source of concern for nearby residents and all of us that use the intersection. I thank the minister for her consideration.
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