CITY of Greater Shepparton councillor Rod Schubert has again sounded the alarm over the dangerous state of Murchison-Tatura Road, making his third report to Transport Victoria in recent weeks.
Cr Schubert, who regularly drives the road, says it is riddled with potholes and crumbling surfaces and has warned it is “an accident waiting to happen.” Despite several reports lodged, he is yet to receive a response.
“I was prepared to patch them up myself, but if I filled them and someone got hurt, I’d be liable,” he told The Adviser.
One of the worst sections is about 0.6km north of Hammond Road, Murchison, where a 40m stretch of broken road covers both lanes after a bend. Less than two kilometres further along, another dangerous cluster of potholes puts drivers at risk.
The Department of Transport says the road is regularly inspected and highlights its $976M road maintenance blitz rolling out across Victoria. While crews were seen patching parts of Murchison-Tatura Road last week, many potholes remain.
Cr Schubert says that’s not good enough: “Anyone who drives it knows how dangerous it is. Something must be done before lives are lost.”
