Their son Joseph was just 15 when when the car he was a passenger in lost control, colliding with a truck due to wet weather. 

“He would have been 30 this year,” Mrs Bianchini said. 

Money was committed to upgrading the intersection in October 2016, when then-Member for Murray Adrian Piccoli put forward an 18-month timeline. 

Mrs Bianchini said she and her husband understood there was a process. 

“We understand there is a process to go through. Different people have to work together to find the best solution,”  she said. 

“If we had a date, we’d have something concrete to look forward to.” 

People take too many risks on that intersection. I still think it needs lights. 

It’s the kind of road you need to be really cautious on. 

The federal government committed $4.4 million to the widening of the intersection, with the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) matching the funds.

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In December 2017, newly-elected Member for Murray Austin Evans said plans were progressing, confirming a meeting between Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) and Griffith City Council had been planned for January. 

A spokesperson for Mr Evans said “geotechnical investigation work” will begin on the site next month. 

“​The results of the investigation work will be used to develop the detailed design for the preferred intersection improvements,” they said. 

The specifics of the project will be available next month with the release of the Preferred Options Report, the results of which will be used to detail the intersection’s design. 

“The preferred options report for the Yoogali intersection upgrade will be released next month and outline what the project involves,” Mr Evans said. 

“A date for the official start of work is yet to be set, but community members will be kept informed as the project progresses.”

For Mr and Mrs Bianchini, the completion of roadworks will come as a relief. 

“It’ll be a relief when it’s finished. It’s too late for our son, but no one else would have to die needlessly.”