Federal Member for Moore, Ian Goodenough, has called on the Federal Government as a matter of urgency to provide the necessary road safety funding required to install a roundabout or traffic lights at the intersection of Seacrest Drive and Marmion Avenue.
According to the RAC, there were 31 traffic crashes and countless near misses at the local blackspot in Sorrento. The recent RAC survey nominated the intersection as Perth’s most hazardous junction.
Mr Goodenough said that a large number of local residents have raised their safety concerns with him on behalf of the community.
“Residents are particularly concerned with the difficulty of turning right at the intersection onto Marmion Avenue when heading southbound after completing school drop-offs at the nearby Sacred Heart College” Mr Goodenough said.
“Whilst the Federal Government has delivered $100,000 for road improvements last year along Seacrest Drive, no funding has been allocated in the recent budgets for road safety upgrades at the dangerous intersection”.
Responsibility for the intersection rests with the State Government through Main Roads WA and the City of Joondalup, however the Federal Government can provide Blackspot Funding to assist.
Mr Goodenough has been working with concerned members of the local community, including Sacred Heart College and raised the issue on behalf of the community last year in Parliament.
Sacred Heart College wrote a letter to Main Roads WA in March, outlining their concerns as a key stakeholder in Sorrento and surrounding suburban areas.
“As many students from Sacred Heart College and other local schools in the area walk, scooter or cycle through this intersection there are significant safety risks for them” the letter says, signed by Trevor Sheppard, Advisory Council Chair and Leo Di Gregorio, Principal.
Local Sorrento resident Benjamin said he is continually frustrated with the injuries caused at the intersection.
“With the area growing with new facilities such as a new day care centre, the traffic in the area is ever increasing. Aside from the issues of long delays, I do not want to see anyone else, including my family injured or killed at this intersection” he said.
Mr Goodenough has launched a petition in order to build support for the necessary road funding required to improve safety at the intersection and is calling on members of the community to show their support.
To sign the petition, visit www.iangoodenough.com.au/seacrestpetition
