A BIG pothole on Wallan’s main street is leaving residents exasperated, with one resident even going to the lengths of putting up a sign to point out the problem area in town.
The sign was posted over the weekend, with a stern message calling to fix the growing pothole – one of many that has plagued the Northern Highway over the years.
The sign was met with amusement in the Wallan Community Group on Facebook.
One resident said in the group that the road was managed by VicRoads, and that it didn’t yet fit the criteria to be fixed compared to other problematic potholes on managed roads across the state, meaning that residents had to be patient for the time being and avoid it on the road.
“These potholes get measured weekly on inspections and are under 100mm in depth therefore they aren’t allowed to repair yet, as there are other hazardous potholes that take priority,” they wrote.
“I agree with everyone else they need to be done, but when there’s holes 200mm deep and 3m long obviously they attend that first.”
Others suggested novel approaches to get the hole fixed quickly, including a reprise of the famous plant technique which had got potholes fixed in the past.
“Maybe if someone plants some flowers in it action will be taken quickly like the last time someone planted flowers in one of Wallan’s other notorious craters,” one resident wrote.
“Someone needs to plant a plant in it,” said another.
One resident said they loved the pothole as a way to deter tailgaters.
“I actually love that pothole. Easy to dodge, and idiot tailgaters never manage to work out why I’m moving to the right,” they wrote.