McArthur calls for rethink on road safety funding

WESTERN Victoria MP, Bev McArthur would rather see State Government funds put aside to fix road surfaces instead of installing in more wire rope barriers on regional roads. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

By Mitch Lang

August 25, 2021 | 3:50 PM

WESTERN Victoria MP, Bev McArthur believes the State Government needs to have a better look at where it has dedicated its road safety funding.

Mrs McArthur welcomed the news that the State Government would receive $56 million for road safety projects from the Federal Government, with $49 million of it to be spent in regional Victoria, but she said the State Government had its priorities wrong with how the funding was allocated.