The WA opposition says flood damage to the Geraldton-Mount Magnet road shows investment in country roads is being deeply under-resourced.
The Geraldton to Mount Magnet road remains closed west of Mullewa, prompting calls from the WA Opposition for the road to be upgraded to better support heavy vehicles.Main Roads WA temporarily re-opened the road on Tuesday evening to allow some traffic through and will continue to assess the damage.
It triggered the closure of the Geraldton-Mount Magnet road, a key freight route connecting smaller communities and mine sites with the state's second-largest regional city. "The road was not built with this level of traffic in mind in my opinion, and we are seeing the consequences of that not just in this flooding but you see failed sections of the road needing to be repaired constantly."Western Roads Federation chief executive Cam Dumesny confirmed the stranded truck numbers, and said drivers were frustrated and wanted to get on their jobs and back home to their families.
Chairman John Welborn said two thirds of the of the company's trucks had been stopped on the east side of the road crossing. Mr Welborn made a distinction between his company's approved transport task and other road users causing 'uncontrolled damage' to some roads.
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