Resident advocates for Griffith Street upgrade

A Maddingley resident has voiced her frustration about the state of one of the suburb’s major roads.

Moorabool Shire Council has said it is in the process of designing an upgrade for Griffith Street, including duplication of the road.

However, Anne Walker said the road needed to be resurfaced immediately instead of the many potholes filled between Osborne and Grant streets.

Walker said the road was not suitable for the residential and industrial growth that had occurred during the 16 years she had lived in the area.

“It needs to be upgraded because it’s not thick enough. The type of road that they put in was only for a small amount of traffic that was going through,” she said.

“We have a huge amount of traffic, trucks, cars, just coming through every day.”

Walker is concerned an accident will happen.

“You can’t see where you’re going if it’s raining,” she said.

“The surface of the road is wrong, so you’ve got potholes, you’ll hit them, you’ll lose control of your car, you’ll hurt your car… I’m now driving a car that’s a lot more expensive than what it was before.”

She said the road had to be upgraded.

“It needs to be resurfaced, not fill a pothole,” she said.

A Moorabool Shire Council spokesperson said: “Council is in the process of designing an upgrade for Griffith Street including duplication of the road and construction of shared user paths each side.

“The construction of the road component is not currently funded and council will be seeking external funds to assist funding the construction.

“In the interim, council will continue to maintain the road in accordance with its road management plan.”