Constituency questions
Eastern Victoria Region
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:43): (423) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety in the other place. Minister, constituents have contacted my office raising the issue of the roads in Eastern Victoria. The region of Eastern Victoria spans all the way from the Mornington Peninsula in the west to Mallacoota in the east and from the coastal region right up to the High Country, with thousands of kilometres of road that people rely on every day. I note that the 2022–23 budget included an extra $2.8 billion in road maintenance over 10 years to ensure motorists stay safe on our roads. This extra funding means at least $6.6 billion will be invested in road asset management on Victoria’s road network over the next decade. These works include rebuilding, resurfacing and repairing roads as well as bridge and drainage repairs to support the productivity of the road network across regional and metropolitan Victoria. My question is: out of this funding, what is being invested into Eastern Victoria’s road network to ensure that our roads are keeping users safe?