Newly-released figures reveal the full extent of the Allan Labor Government’s disregard for basic road maintenance.
A Parliamentary Budget Office Report proves the government spends significantly less than New South Wales and Queensland on arterial road and bridge maintenance.
The Allan Labor Government spends an average of $25,098 per kilometre yearly on roads maintenance, trailing behind New South Wales ($30,608) and Queensland ($27,282).
The figures in the report are based on data from a 10-year block from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Danny O’Brien, said: “There is no way Labor can spin these numbers – they are one of the reasons why Victoria’s roads are in such a poor state.
“Labor, over a 10-year period, has spent well under the national average on road maintenance per kilometre – and considerably less than the two other most populous states New South Wales and Queensland.
“The roads that take Victorians to and from home, work and school are a crumbling mess as Labor oversees $48 billion in cost blowouts on mega projects.
“Labor can’t manage our roads, can’t manage money and Victorians are paying the price.”
