Wednesday, 16 September 2009 Road safety upgrades in Coldstream marked a major milestone today, with Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas announcing the Victorian Labor Government had invested $7 billion on road projects across the state.
Mr Pallas inspected works in Coldstream today to install traffic lights at the intersection of Maroondah Highway and Melba Highway with Member for Seymour Ben Hardman.
He said the $1.9 million safety upgrade was another important project, typical of the $7 billion committed by the Government to date – providing a better, safer road network for communities across the state.
Mr Hardman said work had already started on installing traffic lights at the busy Maroondah Highway/Melba Highway intersection in Coldstream.
“The new traffic lights will alleviate congestion, regulating traffic flow for the ever-increasing number of vehicles travelling through the intersection,” he said.
“The traffic signals will complement the $4.7 million project nearing completion on Maroondah Highway, between Melba Highway in Coldstream and the Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road in Healesville. This project includes sealing road shoulders, installing wire rope barriers, guard fences and a dedicated bicycle lane.
“The works are being undertaken to address the high number of run off road crashes and improve safety for the 16,700 vehicles that use this popular tourist route each day.”
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