By Matthew Sims
Brooklyn and district road users have joined the call for the state government to look at installing signalised traffic exits along Millers Road.
Hobsons Bay councillor Daria Kellander said Brooklyn residents and the parents of Annunciation Primary School pupils had raised the safety issue for a number of years.
“They’re often faced with flooring it to make the unsafe attempt to turn right into fast moving and congested traffic,” she said.
Cr Kellander said residents had told her about a number of near misses and accidents along Millers Road, especially at the intersection with Nolan Avenue.
“The alternative is making a left turn and spending over half an hour stuck in traffic back tracking onto Geelong Road, Grieves Parade and down Blackshaws Road where traffic lights do exist,” she said.
“After everything that residents have had to endure with this project, the least the state government can offer is the ability for a safe exit for Brooklyn residents out of their suburb.”
A state government spokesperson said while there were no changes planned at the intersection of Millers Road and Nolan Avenue, the Department of Transport would continue to monitor changing traffic conditions.
“We will continue to engage with the community and industry across a range of inner west transport initiatives to inform the development of Melbourne’s western transport network,” the spokesperson said.
Altona North’s Eva Butcher said she often has to wait for up to 10 minutes at the intersection of Nolan Avenue and Millers Road.
“It’s just a nightmare,” she said.
Altona North resident Alexandra Damasoliotis said crossing Millers Road during peak traffic was “ridiculous”.
“Something definitely needs to be done,” she said.
