A petition has been launched calling for urgent safety repairs to a notorious Thornton intersection.
The petition was launched by Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison, who has also introduced a Notice of Motion to parliament calling on the Berejiklian Government to make urgent improvements to the site.
Data obtained from Roads and Maritime Services and NSW Police shows eight crashes have been reported at or nearby the intersection over the past ten years, with four Triple Zero calls made at the site between July 2016 and June 2018.
Ms. Aitchison said many residents have complained to her office about the intersection.
"It's a regular feature of all the social media concerns but particularly, the people ringing my office are sending photos of near-misses," Jenny Aitchison told 2NURFM News.
"It's just becoming beyond a joke."
Maitland City Council has plans to improve the Haussman Drive portion of the intersection but Roads and Maritime Services holds responsibility for Raymond Terrace Road, leaving the local MP wondering why nothing has been done.
"This is a busy section of main road connection Maitland to Raymond Terrace and the location is the epicenter of residential boom," Jenny Aitchison said.
"Surely traffic lights are needed here."
Ms. Aitchison is calling on the government to investigate the site's crash history and find a solution before tragedy strikes the intersection.
"We just really want the government to act before someone dies."
Copies of Jenny Aitchison's petition are available here.
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