Wodonga mayor unhappy at government and 80km/h Hume Freeway zones

Ron Mildren raised the issue in the wake of the Victorian government appearing to drop a plan to fix the freeway's McKoy Street intersection which had its speed cut from 110km/h to 80km/h in 2015 during certain hours before it became 24/7 in 2018.

"It's extremely disappointing," Cr Mildren said of the government's indifference.

"Have a look down the freeway with how many places now have a speed of 80km/h.

"It's supposed to be a major arterial road between Melbourne and Sydney and we're ending up where we're travelling at a snail's pace, it's ridiculous."

There are 80km'h sections at Avenel and Kalkallo and traffic on some roads can trigger that speed limit.

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Federal Transport Minister Catherine King for a second day did not reply to Border Mail questions about the project which received $168 million funding the previous Coalition government.

Indi MP Helen Haines said she had pursued the project with Ms King following Labor's election win last year.

"My understanding from discussions with the minister is that the responsibility for the next steps lies with the Victorian government," Dr Haines said.

"This money was promised to Indi and should be delivered."

The Victorian Transport Minister Jacinta Allan declined to state directly to The Border Mail whether she had abandoned the project after telling Benambra MP Bill Tilley there was a federal funding shortfall.

Mr Tilley now believes the money provided by the Commonwealth to Victoria will be used in Melbourne projects which have faced big cost blowouts.

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