Sign my petition to get trucks off Portrush Road

This week I launched my community petition to get trucks off Portrush Road.

The passage of heavy freight along Portrush Road is unacceptable and we have put up with it for far too long.

It is ludicrous that our national highway network means trucks travelling from Melbourne to Perth pass through our suburban streets, increasing congestion and presenting safety concerns to thousands of school students, families and residents that live and go to school along Portrush Road.

While there have been endless discussions about this issue over the years, the Marshall Government developed the Greater Adelaide Freight Bypass proposal, which would see heavy freight diverted around the back of the Adelaide Hills and along the Sturt Highway, bypassing Portrush Road and our local suburbs completely. The first step in constructing this alternative route is the Truro Bypass, which received joint funding from the previous state and federal Liberal governments in 2021.

Regrettably, Labor have scrapped the funding for this project, which means that trucks will continue to thunder down our local roads for the foreseeable future.

As your local federal Member of Parliament, I am fighting for the funding to be restored and to build the Greater Adelaide Freight Bypass to get trucks off Portrush Road once and for all.

Please join my campaign by clicking here or visiting www.trucksoffportrush.com.au