Myrtleford-Yackandandah Road, Barwidgee
Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (17:19): (243) My adjournment is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action that I seek is that Regional Roads Victoria make the Myrtleford-Yackandandah Road a priority and get on and fix the drainage culvert at Barwidgee. There is a set of temporary traffic lights there, as the road is down to one lane and needs to be fixed immediately. These traffic signals have been in place for over six months – I think it might be closer to nine months, but I definitely know it is over six months now – and locals and regular users of the Yack–Myrtleford road are absolutely frustrated. Many drivers are now beginning to ignore the lights and play Russian roulette with other motorists, so it really is important to get on. If we are not careful, there will be an accident there very shortly. I just think the government needs to hurry up and fix this culvert and get the road open on both lanes again. I urge the minister to put a rocket under Regional Roads Victoria and get this road fixed so these traffic signals can be removed.