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Lakes Entrance intersection upgrade stalled as questions mount over delays, costs and government silence
Lakes Entrance residents are frustrated by delays to the Eastern Beach Road intersection upgrade, with MP Tim Bull demanding answers on funding, timelines, and whether traffic lights remain part of the plan.
Residents of Lakes Entrance are rightly wondering why the promised upgrade to the intersection at Eastern Beach Road and the Princes Highway has not commenced. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said in 2021, the previous federal government, via local MP, Darren Chester, provided the funding for the upgrade - which was to include traffic lights.
Tim Bull, at the intersection of Eastern Beach Road and the Princes Highway, where intersection upgrade works have not commenced, despite funding being announced four years ago
Project status unknown
Mr Bull said, "That was announced and required a 20 per cent contribution from the State, but neither Darren's representations to the federal government nor my own to the state government have provided any update on details or timelines. What we are hearing now is the project cost has blown out significantly and the federal government is seeking a higher contribution from the State, but the silence on the project is frustrating."
Mr Bull asked the State Roads Minister, Melissa Horne, three questions:
- When will the project be started and completed
- What is the State contribution
- Does the scope still include traffic lights as originally planned?
"Hopefully we get some level of detail in the response so we can inform the community of the current status of this project, but my great concern is the silence is reflective that they may not know," said Mr Bull.
Pictures from Tim Bull MP website.
Source: www.gippsland.com
Published by: news@gippsland.com
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