Western Victoria Region
Bev McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (12:53): (1847) My question is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and relates to the condition of Deviation Road, a major feeder road into the Geelong CBD. Deviation Road becomes Aberdeen Street then Ryrie Street, the straightest route to the Bellarine Peninsula from the ring-road, the road which links Geelong to Melbourne. My constituent has previously contacted the minister identifying the dangers of blocked kerbs and channels on this road. Deviation Road carries school buses, trucks and a large number of cars; the poor condition of the shoulders is not merely an eyesore for visitors to the region but incredibly unsafe. If a vehicle were to roll down the steep south side, it would be catastrophic. When will the minister require this road to be cleaned up and made safe?