In a turn of events that everyone saw coming, completion of the Latrobe River Bridge at Tyers has been delayed again.
After initially advising installation of permanent barriers on the new bridge would happen in January, Minister for Roads, Melissa Horne, revised the project delivery date to April.
Then May.
Then June.
Then July.
Now August.
“I have received word that there has been an issue with ‘regalvanising the bridge barriers’, which would explain why parts of the railing inexplicably went missing along with workers who were meant to be on site,” The Nationals’ Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron said.
“This information has been pried out of Regional Roads Victoria from fed-up residents who have emailed repeatedly to ask for updates, only to be ignored.
“We have now been told that workers will be back on site this month to install the permanent barriers, ‘expected’ to be finished in August.
“With every day that passes the lack of permanent barriers on the bridge poses an unacceptable safety risk to road users.
“One resident was forced to stop and reverse her car off the bridge so an oncoming truck could pass safely because there is not enough room for two vehicles to pass safely if one is oversized.
“Labor can’t manage money, can’t manage regional roads, and Victorians are paying the price.”
