Victoria's $1B Road Fix, Graffiti Clean-Up

0:00Victorian governments dropping over $1 billion into fixing uproads and scrubbing graffiti statewide, calling it a record investment at $1 billion. $40 million. This cash boost marks a $64 million jump, up more than 6.5% from last year, covering repairs to main roads, bridges. Signs plus mowing grass and weed control along highways. A chunk of $36.9 million targets clean up on busy freeways by the Monash, Calder, and Hume with 70% heading. Straight to regional networks outside Melbourne. Premier Jacinta Allen highlighted how floods from 2022 through 2024 wrecked rural roads, making them the state's riskiest, and this funding could patch 200,000 potholes amid ongoing safety pushes. Opposition calls it a minor tweak that barely beats inflation after years of neglect, while their neapian bi-election candidate faces heat over a viral.

1:00Pothole filling stunt now under official review, keeping road debates revved up as the budget nears. That's the story for today, Adelaide News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.