Tyrrell calls for speed reduction on Mt Buller Road

RIKKIE-LEE Tyrrell, Member for Northern Victoria, has used the latest sitting week of state parliament to call on the state government to deliver a promised speed reduction on Mt Buller Road on the outskirts of Mansfield. In September last year the Department of Transport and Planning announced plans to extend the 80km/h zone on Mt Buller Road to the east to incorporate the intersection of Mansfield-Woods Point Road. Mansfield Shire Council had successfully lobbied the Department for the change after a tragic fatal collision at the intersection in April 2024. Speaking during the adjournment debate directed to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne, Mrs Tyrrell said the lowering of the speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h was necessary for the safety of all road users. “After a tragic fatal collision at the Mt Buller Rd and Mansfield-Woods Point Rd, the Department of Transport and Planning agreed to lower the speed limit at the intersection to 80km/h,” Mrs Tyrrell said. “That was back in September last year and six months later the limit on this dangerous section of road remains at 100km/h.” The issue was raised with Mrs Tyrrell during a recent meeting with Mansfield Shire Mayor Steve Rabie regarding issues affecting shire residents. Mrs Tyrrell said Mt Buller Road is used by both locals and tourists, particularly during the busy snow season, with visitors making their way to and from the snow fields. “This issue is easily fixed by simply moving the existing 80km/h signs to the east of the intersection, as the Department promised to do,” Mrs Tyrrell said. “That nothing has been done in the last six months is unacceptable and I call on Minister Horne to take action and get the job done.”