Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Residents of the Hepburn Heights estate are concerned about road safety for the busy intersection of Walter Padbury Boulevard and Hepburn Avenue in Padbury, in particular for vehicles making right-hand turns out of the estate onto the busy four-lane Hepburn Avenue and for vehicles turning right across two lanes of oncoming traffic into the estate. In recent years, a number of petitions have been presented to the City of Joondalup, calling for traffic signals to be installed at the intersection; however, engineers from Main Roads Western Australia have expressed the view that the intersection does not meet the criteria for traffic signals. However, it is apparent that some form of traffic management treatment is required to improve safety at the intersection. The project is worthy of priority funding under the Black Spot Program and an engineering solution should be implemented without delay. One suggestion is that a roundabout will facilitate the free flow of traffic safely without the need for traffic lights so close to the freeway entry and exit ramps. A number of local residents raised their concerns at the community consultation session which I jointly held last week with the state member for Hillarys, Peter Katsambanis MLA. They are frustrated that this issue has been ongoing for several years. Reserve funds have been set aside by the city of Joondalup from land transactions to provide a traffic management solution.