Thursday, 10 March 2022

Northern Victoria Region

Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:39): (1683) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and concerns the condition of Ross Street, Tatura. In late 2020 I was contacted by a constituent from Ross Street who raised concerns regarding the condition of the road surface on this street, specifically between Edgar and William streets. I raised the matter with the minister on 27 October 2020, seeking a funding commitment to repair and upgrade Ross Street. In his response the minister stated that the section of Ross Street in question would receive a full-width asphalt pavement treatment repair. No such repair has been conducted, with two Regional Roads Victoria workers spending a couple of hours late last year on the road completing minor repairs only. As such Ross Street has returned to its original poor condition, with the minor repairs destroyed by the constant use of the road by fully loaded vehicles. Will the minister commit funding to complete the full-width asphalt pavement treatment repair of Ross Street, Tatura, between Edgar and William streets as he previously promised?