Edgars Road, Epping

Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (11:54): My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Last year I joined the City of Whittlesea’s nightmare commute bus, and a nightmare it was—2 hours and 12 excruciating minutes from Wollert to the CBD.

The fragmented Edgars Road has been a crucial missing link in Melbourne’s north for decades. A 1-kilometre stretch between Cooper Street and O’Herns Road, as I understand, is near completed but is currently the only part of this much-needed project that has begun.

My constituent would like to know: what is the government’s intended time frame to connect the new O’Herns Road section to Rockfield Street and what is the time frame for an extension beyond Craigieburn Road?

Fiona Patten MP
Leader of Reason
Member for Northern Metropolitan Region
Constituency question 25/11/20