Cassandra Fernando (Holt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We recently celebrated the completion of the south-eastern section of the Suburban Roads Upgrades at Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road in my electorate of Holt. The $1.6 billion South-Eastern Roads Upgrade has delivered 34 kilometres of new lanes, reducing congestion, improving safety and cutting travel times for nearly 130,000 motorists each day. As someone who drives on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road daily, I know how essential this road is to our community and I want to thank the minister for infrastructure, Catherine King, for her work. The Albanese Labor government recognises that our rapidly growing outer suburbs need significant investment to stay connected and move forward.

This investment isn't just about roads, though. Addressing major bottlenecks like Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road is essential to tackling the housing crisis. The City of Casey, which Holt covers, has the highest number of housing approvals nationwide. As development expands in Clyde and Cranbourne East, these road upgrades are crucial to support continued growth. The upgrade of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road is just one way the Albanese Labor government is investing in our growing south-eastern suburbs.