Wednesday, 29 May 2024

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (14:10): (897) My question is for the Minister for Transport Infrastructure. When will the upgrade works on the Wanganui Road–Ford Road–Goulburn Valley Highway intersection begin, and when will they be completed? In the 2017–18 budget $10.2 million was allocated towards the Shepparton bypass, with $2.6 million for planning and $7.6 million of capital expenditure for preconstruction works, set to be completed by quarter 3 of 2019–20 – almost five years ago. The $7.6 million in capital expenditure was to include upgrade works for a major Goulburn Valley Highway intersection at Ford Road and Wanganui Road that was reported to include a roundabout. The $7.6 million is still a line item in the 2024–25 state budget, with a revised completion date of quarter 2 in 2024–25 – the end of this year and almost five years overdue. A footnote for that budget line – (Time expired)