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Darren Chester seeks explanation from Andrews Labor government on Eastern Beach Road works on extraordnary delay

Failure to upgrade a busy intersection in Lakes Entrance is putting residents at risk of serious injuries, according to Member for Gippsland Darren Chester.

By news@gippsland - 4th May 2022 - Back to News

Mr Chester has written to the State Government seeking an urgent explanation why work hasn't started on the Eastern Beach Road intersection with the Princes Highway, 18 months after Federal Government funding was announced. "It's very frustrating for locals when funding was secured from the Federal Government in December 2020, but we still haven't seen any final designs or any construction work," Mr Chester said.

Federal and State MPs Darren Chester and Tim Bull want an explanation on why upgrades at Eastern Beach Road haven't started, 18 months after $4 million funding was announced

Mr Chester also said, "While the bureaucrats in Canberra and Melbourne are pointing their fingers at each other, local residents are at risk of serious injuries on a corner which has become increasingly busy. The state government owns the road and I've written to the Minister, asking for an explanation on the long delays."

Pictures from Darren Chester MP website.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

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