Thursday, 14 November 2024

Northern Victoria Region

Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (12:49): My question is for the Minister of Roads and Road Safety. For over 12 months now my constituents in Numurkah have been inconvenienced by traffic lights on the Katamatite-Nathalia Road. It is understood that there is a broken pipe under the road east of the Numurkah township. The road is now collapsing. On the closed side of the road the surface is crumbling and a fist-sized, knee-deep pothole has recently formed. On the open side of the road the constant traffic has caused the road to sink and crack. This road is a main thoroughfare from Katamatite to Numurkah, carrying agricultural machinery, trucks and passenger vehicles. My constituents are concerned that these works have been forgotten about and now it will be a much bigger problem to fix than it was 12 months ago. My constituents ask the minister: when will the Katamatite-Nathalia Road in Numurkah be fixed?