A road divided between two councils which was resurfaced with new tarmac on only one side has been slammed by locals as ‘bureaucracy gone mad’.
The bizarre photo of Poath Road in Melbourne’s south-east shows one half of the street freshly resurfaced but the other side worn and untouched.
The 2km road cuts through the suburbs of Hughesdale and Murrumbeena but the midway point of the street is the borderline between two separate councils.
Hughesdale sits in the City of Monash Council while Murrumbeena is overseen by the City of Glen Eira council.
The western side of the road for which Monash Council is responsible was repaved two weeks ago.
Poath Road in Melbourne (pictured), which is divided between two different council areas, has only been repaved on one side but not the other
The eastern side of the road managed by City of Glen Eira is yet to be resurfaced despite needing an upgrade, with potholes appearing in parts of the street.
The owners of businesses located on the busy thoroughfare have been left in disbelief over the half-done job.
George Xylourgidis who runs Ciccio’s Pizzeria on Poath Rd said he couldn’t understand why both sides of the road were not repaved at the same time.
‘We pay our rates as businesses and it’s just an easy task that should have been done,’ he told A Current Affair.
Local resident Danny, who lives in the Glen Eira area, said the job had been made unnecessarily complicated.
‘It’s bureaucracy gone mad,’ he said.
‘Why wouldn’t they do both sides?’
George Xylourgidis (pictured) who runs Ciccio’s Pizzeria on Poath Rd said he struggled to understand why both parts of the road were not paved at the same time
Another resident, Wayne, slammed both councils over the botched job and said it was ‘ridiculous’ they couldn’t work together to ensure the whole road was improved at the same time.
Rebecca McKenzie, Chief Executive of Glen Eira Council, told ACA that council will repave the eastern side of Poath Rd once they finish other ‘significant building developments’ in the area.
‘This reduces the need for unnecessary re-work,’ Ms McKenzie said.
‘Both councils have worked together to ensure that the current works by Monash complement any future works by Glen Eira.’
Daily Mail Australia contacted Glen Eira and Monash councils for comment.
