Constituency questions- Road works

Mr  J. BULL (Sunbury) — (Question 6963) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Last week the minister announced that delays can be expected on the West Gate Freeway and the Bolte Bridge due to the major construction of an extra lane off the Bolte Bridge and along the West Gate Freeway. The minister advised that the works would help to untangle a congested piece of road that has a major impact on the performance of the M1 corridor, Melbourne’s economic spine. The minister has advised that the project will create 1400 jobs, improve travel times and reduce accidents by 20 per cent. Nearly three-quarters of residents in my electorate travel in their cars to and from work each day, and these works will have a significant impact on their daily commute. Can the minister provide information on these expected delays and ways in which VicRoads is working to minimise these?