After repeated attempts to get a straight answer, Ministers Eric Abetz and Kerry Vincent have both failed to explain why $22 million has been blown on overhead traffic signs that seem to have been installed without thought.

Even if Jeremy Rockliff wasn’t busy steering Tasmania toward $10 billion in debt, you’d think someone in the government would have taken a moment to ask, “Do we really need four giant signs along one short stretch of highway?” Apparently not.

At less than 90 seconds apart, two signs on the Tasman Highway are placed so close together that if you blink, you might miss both. There’s also a section where drivers are treated to four signs in a row, spaced an average of two minutes apart—just in case anyone forgets what road they’re on mid-journey.

When asked to explain this baffling decision, Eric Abetz tried to dodge responsibility faster than a driver swerving a pothole, throwing Infrastructure Minister Kerry Vincent under the bus instead. To be fair, I wouldn’t want my name attached to this mess either.

Jeremy Rockliff’s minority government has once again proven that when it comes to making smart financial decisions, they’re running on empty.

Meg Brown MP
Shadow Minister for Transport