WORK began on Wednesday to clear overgrown roadside vegetation on the Glenelg Highway between Casterton and Strathdownie – much to the cynicism of a regular road user.

In late March, The Casterton News reported concerns from several residents who regularly travelled from Casterton to Strathdownie or Mount Gambier, via the Glenelg Highway, where the coastal wattle spread had increased to the point where vegetation was hanging over the sealed road, completely concealing road shoulders and access roads to timber plantations.