By BRIDGET COOK
TRAFFIC congestion on a number of Casey roads has residents seeing red on daily basis.
That is why the City of Casey has urged people to help them in their advocacy efforts to push for upgrades by nominating local congested road locations in the 2014 RACV Redspot survey before Sunday 1 June.
The RACV classifies a redspot as a location on the road or public transport network with unnecessary or excessive congestion.
These can include intersections, part of a road, a railway crossing or along a bus or tram route.
Casey councillor Sam Aziz urged all Casey residents to make their voice count by voting in this year’s survey.
“After the 2012 Redspot Survey, over $800 million was committed to fixing some of Victoria’s most notorious redspots,” he said.
“The major congestion locations in Casey are on the state arterial road network.”
Residents can support the council’s advocacy for transport upgrades by registering locations through the survey.
The survey is held every two years to allow the public to have their say on redspots across the state, with the results used to advocate to the State Government and Opposition Government for funding commitments.
This survey links in with the council’s advocacy campaign, Make Your Voice Count, launched in the lead-up to the election in November to bring much-needed services and infrastructure to Casey.
Three of the priorities of the Make Your Voice Count campaign include notorious road redspots across Casey, including:
* Duplication of Narre Warren – Cranbourne Road from Thompsons Road to South Gippsland Highway;
* Upgrading the Western Port Highway and Thompsons Road intersection; and
* Upgrading the South Gippsland Highway, Evans Road and Hallam Road intersection, which would also allow Evans Road to be re-opened to through traffic.
For more information or to complete the survey visit www.redspotsurvey.com.au or contact the RACV’s Public Policy Department on 9790 2863.
