Ballarat Road is the deadliest road in Melbourne for pedestrians, with eleven people killed on the stretch since 2013. Residents are desperate for a fix.
. Eleven people have been killed on the stretch through the western suburbs between Footscray and Deer Park since 2013.
People frequently cross the six lanes of traffic here to get to the bus stops on either side, or to visit the Maribyrnong River and parkland.witnessed six people making the dash during a visit last week, including three teenage boys from a local high school. Each took refuge on a narrow grass strip in the middle of the road while heavy traffic sped past.
“People get on a bus to cross the road,” said Vivienne Conn, the centre’s manager, who knows clients who travel all the way to Sunshine or Footscray just to circle back to be on the right side of the traffic. “A major arterial road with high-speed limit … doesn’t belong in a suburb where people are just trying to walk to the shops, kids [are] trying to get to school, people are trying to walk their dogs,” Johnston said.
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