The Allan Labor Government's claim it is repairing roads at record levels has again been exposed as a myth.
State Budget detail reveals major "road patching" targets have been cut by 93 per cent in regional Victoria and 89 per cent in outer metropolitan Melbourne.
The area of road resurfaced or rehabilitated is falling again too, with the target down 14 per cent in regional areas to just 2.7 million square metres.
That is an alarming drop given the target was as high as 11.4 million square metres in 2021/22.
These reductions come after budget papers show the government failed to even go close to meeting its own targets last year.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, was grilled on both the patching and rehabilitation shortfalls in Parliament today, but dodged the questions, refusing to explain.
Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Danny O'Brien, said Labor had been caught out spruiking fiction as Victoria's road network continues to crumble.
"When it comes to roads, the budget figures show it is always prudent to look at what Labor does, not what it says," Mr O'Brien said.
"Despite claiming it is spending record amounts on roads, Labor's own budget papers show a shocking 93 per cent reduction next year in patching works and a 14 per cent reduction in road resealing and rehabilitation.
"Where is the money going? Or is it just a fiction? Because whatever Labor claims to be spending, its own figures show it is not improving our roads - it's doing less.
"All Victorian motorists, regional and metro, are suffering from roads that are more like goat tracks because of Labor's neglect.
"Labor can't manage money and Victorians are paying the price."
