Thursday, 5 October 2023

Northern Victoria Region

Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): (448) My constituency question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and it concerns the current condition of the road surface of the M39, the Goulburn Valley Freeway, between Wahring and the end of the duplicated road at Arcadia. I have been informed by a constituent that yesterday she hit a deep pothole that was one of many on the southbound lane south of the Murchison turn-off. This tore a 10-centimetre by 5-centimetre piece of rubber from her tyre. At the time, another car that had damage from potholes had also pulled off the road and was waiting for a tow truck. The tow truck driver told my constituent she was the fifth car he knew of that day, and it was only 10:30 am. The same constituent reported large potholes on the northbound lane in Arcadia. Another constituent reported, returning from Melbourne, that the entire section of the Wahring to Arcadia part of the road is littered with potholes to the extent that it is dangerous. Will the minister order the immediate repair of the road surfaces on the Goulburn Valley Freeway between Wahring and Arcadia?