Northern Victoria Region
Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:47): (1840) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. Will the minister urgently repair the gigantic and very dangerous pothole on the Goulburn Valley Highway between Nagambie and Murchison? The Goulburn Valley Highway is a major transport route and also carries large numbers of families commuting to Shepparton and beyond. In recent weeks an enormous pothole has developed in the left-hand northbound lane between Nagambie and Murchison. Motorists are reporting that hitting the pothole at 100Â kilometres an hour causes a frightening bang and causes the whole car to shake, and numerous drivers have damaged tyres and wheel rims at this dangerous spot, which must be urgently repaired. After hearing the concerns of my local constituents about the poor road conditions on the GV highway south of Numurkah and on Vickers Road, Nagambie, I raised these matters in the Parliament, and road repair crews were out to fix the problem a few days later, which I thank the minister for. I now ask the minister to instruct the department to respond as quickly to this complaint, because this is one of the most dangerous potholes that I have seen in a long time.