Northern Victoria Region
Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:47): (1600) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. My continued advocacy for the construction of the Shepparton bypass is in stark contrast to the Andrews Labor government’s lack of commitment to the project. State funding of $10.2 million was committed in the 2017–18 state budget to finalise planning for stage 1 of the Shepparton bypass and to upgrade the intersection of the Goulburn Valley Highway, Wanganui Road and Ford Road by installing a roundabout. The Andrews government took four years to complete the business case for the bypass project, and to date not one sod of turf has been turned to commence the intersection upgrade. While the government has shown no interest in the bypass project, the minister needs to inform the Greater Shepparton community when he will deliver on the promise to upgrade the intersection, a project that was funded nearly five years ago. Will the minister provide a time line on when the upgrade of the intersection of the GV highway, Wanganui Road and Ford Road will be delivered?