Corangamite Shire's mayor is frustrated the entry to Camperdown remains pothole-ridden months after the state government said it was delivering emergency repairs and working on a long-term solution.
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Department of Transport and Planning acting regional director Debbie Seymour in July told The Standard crews had discovered issues with a section of Manifold Street and Princes Highway and were planning longer-term repairs.
"The safety of everyone on our roads is our number one priority - that's why our crews have been delivering emergency repairs at this site while we plan for longer-term, larger scale works," she said.
"These short-term works will ensure the road remains open while we wait until warmer, drier conditions enable us to deliver lasting repairs."
But a DTP spokesperson this month said recent floods and extreme rainfall had caused "unprecedented damage" to the state's road network, including the south-west.
While the spokesperson said it would deliver road rebuilding, resurfacing and patching across the state between now and mid-2024, including Princes Highway West, Camperdown-Lismore Road, Cobden-Stonyford Road and Lavers Hill-Cobden Road, the most pressing repairs would be completed first.
Corangamite Shire mayor Ruth Gstrein said in the meantime visitors to Camperdown were left with a "bad first impression".
"If you drive into Camperdown, particularly from the west, the road is in really, really poor condition," she said.
"It's been like that for many months and I haven't seen any real remedial works done, whether short-term or longer.
"But it needs to be repaired soon and it needs to be done properly. The state arterial road network is in poor condition in the south-west, it's really well-documented and there's been many, many articles,
"We really want to see some long-term improvements because it's just atrocious.
"We're seeing an extremely high road toll - we need it fixed."
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Jessica Greenan
Journalist at The Warrnambool Standard covering both Moyne Shire and Corangamite Shire Council. Sometimes court. Special interest in all things environment.
Journalist at The Warrnambool Standard covering both Moyne Shire and Corangamite Shire Council. Sometimes court. Special interest in all things environment.
