MEMBER for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell has used the last parliamentary sitting week before the 2022 State Election to pressure the State Government to improve the road standard of the Shepparton Alternate Route.
Ms Lovell recently raised the poor condition of the Route, in particular, the Doyles Road section between Poplar Ave and Broken River.
In her latest constituency question to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll, Ms Lovell lamented the poor condition of the entire Shepparton Alternate Route, specifically focussing on the Grahamvale Road section, between Ford Road and the Goulburn Valley Highway.
“The road surface of the Shepparton Alternate Route is in a state of disrepair and drivers are forced to navigate dangerous potholes and broken up sections of the road on a daily basis.
“Labor have allowed our roads to fall into such disrepair and for the sake of all road users, I call on the Minister to ensure the surface of Grahamvale Road between Ford Road and the Goulburn Valley Highway is repaired urgently.”
In her contribution Ms Lovell said both lanes of the 5.2km stretch of roadway were littered with large potholes, despite the carriageway carrying a large amount of traffic including many heavy vehicles each day.
She said the roadway was breaking up and falling apart in some locations, creating a dangerous hazard for road users.
Ms Lovell called on Mr Carroll to order an audit of the road surface of Grahamvale Road and ensure the necessary repairs to the road surface are completed immediately.
