Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House that because of poor road construction and road maintenance of the D’Aguilar Highway, some sections of the highway have developed into a series of potholes during rain periods damaging unsuspecting motorist’s vehicles. Road work crews are not removing the road base etc which has come out of these large and/or small potholes thus making it a hazard for broken windscreens for motorists.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to put in place a mandatory requirement for the Department of Transport and Main Roads and their contractors to clean up the site around each pothole at the same time as they are repaired.