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■ Monash may be better, but local roads are still clogged, so let’s...
Finish the job! By Andrew Cantwell and Cam Lucadou-Wells
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Our suburban arterials are woefully inadequate for the volume of traffic trying to take advantage of the new Monash lanes and speed limits. And there are few workable alternative routes for when the Monash is out of action. In late 2014, a truck spill on the Monash near Endeavour Hills brought traffic both ways to a stop. Stud Road, Heatherton Road and Princes Highway were simply unable to cope, and Dandenong was in gridlock for hours. There is much work to be done. And we want your help in pushing government to commit to prioritising works in the South Eastern growth areas, where some of Australia's fastest growing suburbs and municipalities are located. In the lead-up to the State Election on 24 November, we're asking you to list the roads you consider the most congested in the South East. We intend to share your pain with the parties and contenders vying for your vote and ask what they intend to do about it. Each and every week until the election we're going to share your stories, ask the hard questions of government, the parties and the candidates, and then share their responses with you. The South East needs a better deal on roads, deserves a better deal and must get proper and appropriate financial commitments from those who seek power in your name. We'll do our best to find out what's on offer, and your votes can help seal the deal. Turn to pages 6-7 for more
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In July, the State Government proudly trumpeted that the Monash was open for business - all lanes on the $400m revamp open and speeds were back to 100km/h ... you could have been forgiven for thinking all our transport woes were solved. But ask any commuter in the South East who relies on access to the Monash, who weaves their way through suburban rat-runs, cramped side streets and traffic bottlenecks to either start or end their daily commute or who try to get their kids dropped off or picked up at school times ... the work on fixing our roads is far from finished. Congested feeder roads and side streets waste hours - and collectively, years - of people's lives each week in an issue that has long been identified as critical to the productivity and prosperity of workers and businesses alike. Each working day in the South East, the stress is written afresh on the faces of thousands of annoyed and helpless drivers. In Dandenong South, transport companies are avoiding the clogged major arterials in all directions at peak time. There's hope the impending Abbotts Road level crossing removal will bring some relief, but there's so much more to be done on the South Gippsland highway and freeway - and the incomplete Dandenong Bypass. Springvale Road's dreaded level crossing is long gone, but newer traffic snarls have emerged at Lindsay Williams Crossing and Lightwood Road.Elevated rail has removed three boom gates in Noble Park, yet the hairraising roundabout at Heatherton Road, Lightwood Road and Douglas Street remains. While in Lyndhurst, the increasing number of motorists on their daily commute means speeds along the ever-busy Thompsons Road drop to almost a third of normal travel speeds in peak times. Nearby Pound Road is little better.
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