Road Safety in Casey

Rachel asked if the government would commit to implementing safety measures at a road accident and near miss hotspot on the South Gippsland Highway.

Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan):

My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. My constituent is a resident of Hampton Park. She has contacted my office concerning road safety in the City of Casey. The intersections connecting the South Gippsland Highway with the Cranbourne Homemaker Centre rank as the third highest in Casey for vehicle collisions and near misses thanks to the high levels of traffic and low visibility. From January 2020 to December 2024, 67 crashes were recorded along this stretch of the South Gippsland Highway. While projects have been initiated addressing road safety at other sections of the South Gippsland Highway, this area remains overlooked.

So my constituent asks: will the minister prioritise road safety upgrades near the Cranbourne Homemaker Centre on South Gippsland Highway?

Response received, Monday the 1st of December 2025:

I thank the Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region for her question.

As you may appreciate, the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) regularly receives suggestions for changes across the state’s transport network. These are considered based on various factors, including the extent to which a solution would improve safety or congestion, the number of road users travelling along the road, the need to cater for vulnerable road users, historical safety records, the impact that treating the road would have on the performance of the surrounding road network, and implementation costs.

While DTP has advised there are currently no plans to implement changes at this location, the feedback received will be considered as part of DTP’s management of Victoria’s road network.

Hon Melissa Horne MP
Minister for Health Infrastructure
Minister for Ports and Freight
Minister for Roads and Road Safety

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• Road safety in Rowville

External:

Priority transport advocacy projects | City of Casey