MP Wendy Lovell seeks information on Hume Freeway suicide barriers
MP Wendy Lovell seeks information on Hume Freeway suicide barriers
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00:00 Hume Freeway overpass at Wodonga. My Assembly colleague, the Member for Benambra, first
00:05 raised this issue in 2019, almost a year after a New South Wales woman drove past six similar
00:13 but protected bridges over the Hume in Albury to commit suicide. The Federal Government
00:20 provided money for the barriers that year. The Victorian Labor Government finally matched
00:25 the funding in its 2022 budget. However, start dates and promises have come and gone. Now
00:31 Ken Wright, the widower of the woman, has been told that the project is further delayed
00:36 and given a vague estimate of a start sometime in 2024 and completion later in the year.
00:42 Ken deserves more than vague estimates. Will the Minister please provide the precise start
00:48 and completion date for building suicide prevention barriers on the Melrose Drive-Hume Freeway
00:53 overpass at Wodonga?
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