Politics & Council
1 July, 2023
Department says it will 'monitor safety'
CALDER Highway safety at Wedderburn will be monitored as calls grow for Government action in three Loddon towns. A petition started by Cheryl Fowler last week is also gaining signatures to have a pedestrian crossing in the main street. And Loddon...
CALDER Highway safety at Wedderburn will be monitored as calls grow for Government action in three Loddon towns.
A petition started by Cheryl Fowler last week is also gaining signatures to have a pedestrian crossing in the main street.
And Loddon Shire’s Calder Highway Improvement Committee representative Wendy Murphy is expected to raise heightened concerns in the town along with Inglewood and Bridgewater when the group meets next month.
Department of Transport and Planning said it continued to explore options for improved transport connections in Wedderburn.
“We regularly receive requests for road infrastructure improvements. We consider and evaluate each request with consideration given to a number of factors, such as the number and type of vehicles using the stretch of road, pedestrian volumes, the safety record of the site, and the impact that upgrading the road would have on the performance of the surrounding road network.
“There have been no recorded collisions involving pedestrians on High Street in Wedderburn in the five-year period to June 2022.
“We will continue to monitor safety along Calder Highway in Wedderburn. Decisions on funding for projects in Wedderburn will be considered in future programs in the context of state-wide priorities,” it said.