CORANGAMITE Shire mayor Chris O’Connor has called on all sides of politics to make a commitment to fund urgent repairs of the Foxhow Road ahead of the state election.
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Cr O’Connor said the popular link between the Princes and Hamilton highways was continuing to deteriorate.
“There are appalling surfaces along a variety of sections of the road,” Cr O’Connor said.
“The speed limit has already been reduced from 100 kilometres an hour to 60 along a section of the road. While council supports VicRoads’ decision to reduce the speed limit for safety reasons, an arterial road in this condition is unacceptable.”
In July VicRoads said short-term repair work was being planned to ensure safety and access were maintained and that it was developing a proposal to upgrade the Foxhow Road corridor and would be considered for funding in a future roads program.
The road authority estimates 600 vehicles a day use the route, including about 150 trucks.
The council believes $7 million would need to be committed to return the speed limit to 100 kilometres an hour while upgrading sections of the road that remain as a single lane.
Cr O’Connor said council had been strongly advocating for improvements through the Corangamite priorities list and through media releases and statements throughout the year.
“Without a significant injection of state funds the surface of Foxhow Road will continue to worsen over the next few years,” he said.