Tuesday, 12 November 2024

 Cindy McLEISH (Eildon) (14:48): (890) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. A section of road on the Mansfield-Woods Point Road between Mansfield and Jamieson has been subject to traffic management since 25 January this year. For almost 10 months locals have had to contend with a traffic light at this point. The traffic light is expected to remain in place until long-term repairs can be undertaken following exploration of the best solutions. How long does it take experts to explore the best solutions to return this section of road to its regular posted speed limit? I assume the reason why there has been no action is because the Labor government is broke and cannot manage money, and this time it is Victorian motorists that are paying the price. It is outrageous that the area of road maintenance being undertaken has fallen by a whopping 95 per cent this year compared to last year. No wonder the section of road has not been repaired. The community and visitors to the area want to know if the government has allocated the funding to fix this section of road.