Kevin Griffiths has had enough from members of the travelling public using a roadside reserve on the Pacific Highway as their personal rubbish bin and toilet.
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Disgusting, Mr Griffiths said as he described the conditions of the reserve, located just north of the Caltex service station.
An angry Mr Griffiths said the area had turned into an excuse for people to dump their rubbish and to use it as a toilet.
Along with the usual collection of papers, coffee cups, cigarette butts, drink bottles, plastic bags and bottles filled with urine, was evidence of human waste.
Larger bulky items and garbage also had been found dumped in the area.
“It is filthy, and some of the truck drivers use it as a toilet,” Mr Griffiths said.
“This has to stop.”
Mr Griffiths said drivers pulled into the reserve after buying food from nearby outlets and then dumped their rubbish on the roadside.
Contacting both MidCoast Council and the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Mr Griffiths said he was frustrated with their perceived reluctance to address the matter.
They both claimed the reserve was not their responsibility, Mr Griffiths said.
However, following an inspection of the area earlier this week council confirmed management of the road reserve was the responsibility of the RMS.
After Mr Griffiths raised the issued with council’s engineering team, the RMS agreed to address the issue,engineering and infrastructure services acting director, Rhett Pattison told the Great Lakes Advocate.
The RMS planned to install appropriate signage between the end of the guardrail until the start of the turn lane for property access to the north, Mr Pattison said.
“This is the area of misuse where trucks stop regularly.”
While the work remains outstanding, council supported the RMS’s reassurance it planned to erect signs to create a no stopping zone.
However, council could not get a firm start date from the RMS.