Labor and Coalition pledge huge spending blitz in outer suburbs

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Share A A A Labor is hoping to woo outer-suburban voters with a multibillion-dollar road blitz, opening a new battlefront against the Coalition as Premier Ben Carroll seeks to shore up support in at-risk seats.

With the condition of the state’s roads in the spotlight, following the death of a motorcyclist who struck a pothole and a report by the auditor-general revealing half of Victoria’s government-managed roads are in poor or very poor condition , the main parties have begun promising major upgrades ahead of November’s election.

Since the start of the month, Premier Ben Carroll has announced that if re-elected, his government would spend a combined $2.74 billion on 11 road projects, largely in heartland Labor seats that loom as battlegrounds amid the rise of One Nation.