Wire rope barriers not the problem during floods on the Hume Freeway at Wangaratta, says Regional Roads Victoria

Shana Morgan
Updated December 17 2018 - 7:54pm, first published 6:30pm
NOWHERE TO GO: Wire rope barriers are designed to be laid down or cut if needed, but RRV decided it was not suitable when cars were abandoned in flash flooding.
NOWHERE TO GO: Wire rope barriers are designed to be laid down or cut if needed, but RRV decided it was not suitable when cars were abandoned in flash flooding.

Regional Roads Victoria has defended the wire rope barriers which trapped cars on the Hume Freeway during flooding at Wangaratta last week, saying it was not safe for motorists to try to get onto median strips anyway.

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