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Victoria's roads average one pothole every 100 metres

Victoria's roads average one pothole every 100 metres

Update: 2025-11-26
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Victoria's transport bureaucrat Jeroen Weimar has revealed the state-managed road network averages one pothole every 100 metres. Despite hundreds of annual compensation claims from drivers for pothole damage, only one claim out of 196 has been assessed as payable. The Transport Department prioritises resurfacing projects over pothole repairs.

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Victoria's roads average one pothole every 100 metres

Victoria's roads average one pothole every 100 metres

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