Page 3855 - Week 12 - Thursday, 24 October 2013
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Also in the Fadden area, which seems to have a litany of traffic errors—
Mr Rattenbury: Or is it just where you live?
MR WALL: It is not where I live, minister.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, members!
MR WALL: Sorry, Madam Speaker. The footpath repairs that have been carried out opposite the primary school on Bramston Street are works that I was informed would be completed by the end of August this year. And I note that as of, I think, a week ago, work was still being carried out there. On both sides of the road the footpath is blocked off and, being in front of a school zone, it is an area that does have quite high pedestrian flows. Pedestrians, cyclists, parents with prams are forced to either go around on the gravel or use the roadway to get by these areas. And I do think that leaves a lot to be desired when talking about road safety.
Heading to Kambah now, there are a number of constituents who are concerned about traffic hazards along Inkster Street. This street is used as a thoroughfare or a rat-run between the Kambah village shopping centre and Sulwood Drive. Residents there experience heavy traffic and, regularly, traffic travelling above the speed limit. I know that is an issue that during the election the federal candidate of members opposite highlighted, and I still am awaiting a response from the minister on that one to see what measures might be taken to address this issue.
Another one which I have mentioned in this place a number of times is the installation of streetlights along Kambah Pool Road. A number of residents are keen to see streetlights added to Kambah Pool Road to not only prevent anti-social driving behaviour but also make the road a bit clearer when travelling along there at night. In simple terms, a well-lit road is going to be a safer road.
One of the most prevalent issues relating to road safety in Tuggeranong currently is anti-social driving. Burnouts, speeding and general unsafe driving occur in many pockets of my electorate. Whether it be in Gordon, Banks, Kambah, Wanniassa or Bonython, the number of tyre marks on the roads indicate the problem is astounding. The roads around the Uriarra Village, particularly Brindabella Road, are paved with rubber. One of the Cotter Dam construction entrances is quite notably marked with shredded rubber. It is an ongoing issue, and I understand that the police at the Woden station are aware of it. But a fix has not been able to be achieved.
Mr Rattenbury: What do you suggest? How do you suggest we stop it?
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, Mr Rattenbury!
MR WALL: It is ironic that when we come in here and say, “Here’s an issue,” and ask for a solution, they then say, “You aren’t a road engineer. What do you suggest?” When we come up with a practical suggestion to address these issues, we get accused of not being suitably qualified. I do not know where the balance is that the minister
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