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flag A Victorian pothole crew spends $600K yearly, but repairs fail quickly due to poor roads and lack of funding.

flag A single pothole repair crew in regional Victoria costs about $600,000 annually, with daily expenses of $2,500 to $4,000, depending on traffic management needs. flag Despite these efforts, repairs often fail within days on severely damaged roads due to underlying structural issues. flag Senior road engineer Julian Goven stated that patching such roads is ineffective, calling it a temporary fix akin to “puttying a rotten piece of weatherboard.” Simple “throw and roll” methods are as effective as more complex repairs, but these are only meant to delay necessary rehabilitation. flag Without sufficient funding for major road reconstruction, ongoing patching is increasingly futile, highlighting a growing crisis in road maintenance.

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