A resident took a shocking video of Warrnambool-Caramut Road between Purdeet Road and Minhamite-Caramut Road, showing the poor condition of the surface.

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South West Coast MP and opposition roads spokesman Roma Britnell shared the video and garnered scores of comments from locals who had their own experiences with substandard roads.

Since then VicRoads has placed slurry over a few of the problematic potholes, which only further angered residents.

Ms Britnell said it was becoming "a farce".

"Blind Freddy could see that chucking some slurry into such a badly damaged section of road was probably only going to hold up for a couple of vehicle movements," she said.

"What's even more astounding is this is just 30 metres away from a section of road that was completely rebuilt and widened earlier this year. Why was this bit of road, which was showing signs of deep, underlying damage back then, not included in those rebuild works?

"This is the city-centric Andrews Labor Government in action. The workers are not at fault here, they are only acting under the orders given to them from the government.

"We need serious investment in our roads and the government needs to make fundamental changes to how it approaches road maintenance."

VicRoads south-west regional director Emma Miller-Olsen said in 2018-19, Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) completely rebuilt and widened about 10 kilometres of Warrnambool-Caramut Road as part of the Victorian Government's $40 million Narrow Roads package.

She said the section of road in question was not part of the upgrade.

"We're aware of the condition of this section of Warrnambool-Caramut Road, with a recent influx of heavy vehicles taking its toll on the road pavement and causing accelerated deterioration," she said.

"Our team has already been out to undertake some short term repairs, and are continuing to work with developers to investigate and plan for longer term works."

RRV crews are actively monitoring the site and will be out again this week to complete some more short term repairs, while planning continues with respective developers for longer term works.

A temporary advisory speed limit of 60km/h has also been put in place for the safety of drivers.

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