By Victoria Stone-Meadows
In a win for local businesses, the state government has agreed to construct an access road between a service station and a new estate in Cranbourne West.
The planned upgrades to Thompsons Road at the intersection of Westernport Highway would have previously left the BP service station and attached business with very difficult access for drivers.
Opposition leader Matthew Guy visited the service station in February where he met with business and land owner to discuss the planned upgrades to the road.
In February, Fawkner Property Group managing director Owen Lennie, who owns the building the petrol station and other businesses operate from, said it is a no-brainer to include an access road to the petrol station connecting to Whitfield Boulevard.
“What we want is this little road built along with the master plan so our tenants’ businesses are not affected and so we can continue to serve the local area, not just passing trucks,” Mr Lennie said.
Since that meeting, Mr Lennie has received a letter form Roads Minister Luke Donnellan agreeing to the businesses’ wishes.
The letter confirms that the state government will acquire the land necessary to construct the access road as part of the Thompsons Road Upgrade project.
It will be the responsibility of VicRoads to undertake the investigations necessary to construct the road.
Mr Lennie said the decision to include the access road is a big win for the businesses on the site.
“It means that our tenants’ businesses won’t be adversely affected and the centre will be able to provide better service to the developing area south of Thompsons Road,” he said.
“We are very happy with the decision.”
