Repeated funding cuts by the Labor Government has seen roads across the Mildura Electorate deteriorate to an appalling standard, with new data showing 91 per cent of roads across the state are now classified as being in “poor” or “very poor” condition.
It comes as it has been revealed more than 540 roads across the state are subject to speed reductions because the road surface itself is so dangerous.
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said Labor’s 45 per cent cut to the roads maintenance budget since 2020 was directly to blame for our crumbling roads.
“Labor can’t manage money, can’t manage major projects and it’s the roads in Mildura that are suffering.
“A road condition assessment conducted for the State Government by the National Transport Research Organisation showed 91 per cent of roads surveyed with in either poor or very poor condition in 2023, while there were no roads classified as good or very good.
“Despite knowing this, the Labor Government still cut the maintenance spend by a further 25 per cent in this year’s State Budget.
Ms Benham said locals were also being inconvenienced by speed reductions due to the Labor Government’s funding cuts.
“Data provided to Parliament by the Department of Transport shows there are 480 roads in regional Victoria and a further 61 in the metropolitan area subject to speed limit reductions or other warnings because the road surface is so poor.
“This includes roads such as, The Calder Highway, Robinvale-Sea Lake Road and Hattah-Robinvale Road just to name a few.
“Labor’s savage roads cuts must be reversed in the upcoming budget or our roads will just get worse.”
