2016-08-15
Question in Parliament: My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. On previous occasions I have highlighted the need for 24-hour truck curfews through the City of Maribyrnong if and when the western distributor is built in order to ensure container trucks take the new freeway and do not continue to use local and residential streets to evade tolls.
This equally applies to areas of Hobsons Bay City Council, where similar toll-evading truck routes may be created. These include Blackshaws Road, Hudsons Road, High Street, Mason Street, The Avenue and parts of Kororoit Creek Road, and I am sure there will be other roads that will be identified.
My question for the minister is: will the government also introduce 24-hour truck curfews on these streets to ensure trucks stick to the new tunnel or the new truck off-ramps?