You may have also noticed that the graffiti was recently covered up and removed, with the dangerous road metres away remaining untouched and unrepaired.
On his visit recently Shadow Minister for Roads, Danny O’Brien witnessed the state of the road with local Member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy.
Mr O’Brien said that the irony of the graffiti being fixed, but not the road, was not lost on anyone.
“It just shows the ridiculous systems and bureaucracy that goes on in the government, where it is okay to have an incredibly dangerous bit of road remain unrepaired for a length of time, whilst criticisms of VicRoads and the government have to be covered up straight away,” Mr O’Brien said.
“Where are the priorities of the Andrews Labor Government when it comes to regional roads? Apparently on covering up criticism and not addressing the cause of said criticisms.”
Mr McCurdy said he was frustrated at the neglect shown.
“This is a genuine safety hazard, where a car may swerve into oncoming traffic, or off the road, to avoid the pothole, and in the process lose control of the car causing an incident, or damaging their own vehicle,” Mr McCurdy said.
“I have no doubt that if this pothole – chasm – was located in Bourke Street in the CBD, or anywhere in Melbourne, it would be dealt with immediately.”
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