Truck drivers did not discriminate between council and state-owned roads, claiming just as many wheel alignments have come from “atrocious” conditions on Edward Street as Gregadoo Road. 

East Wagga truckie Scott Menz has never seen Wagga’s roads in such poor condition in 30 years behind the wheel.

“Wagga’s roads are the worst in the region,” Mr Menz said.

“Roads knock the vehicles around a hell of a lot, things are regularly breaking off and cracking.

“The local roads are not being built well enough, it’s as simple as that.

“Every time a truck hits a pothole it breaks it apart more, something needs to be done urgently.”

Heavy machinery hauler Tony Stratton could not understand why Wagga roads disintegrate within 18 months of construction.

“Gregadoo Road took six months to resurface only 18 months ago and now it’s full of holes and needs to be completely redone,” Mr Stratton said.

“There were countless workers on site for six months, they should be getting longer out of the roads.

“Surely road users can expect more than two years out of a brand new surface.”

Motorists have voiced similar criticism about failures in the Lakeside Drive and Lord Baden Powell Drive road refurbishments. 

Mr Stratton said his truck repair bills were taking their toll on his small business.

“If heavy traffic is passing, there’s no choice for trucks but to go straight through the potholes, which is very hard on the equipment,” he said.

“Wheel alignments, shocks, airbags, springs; the constant jolting is very hard on all these components.

“The potholes prematurely wears the truck and trailer parts, which is quite costly.”

The Rock truck driver Steven Unback claimed the region’s rain-ravaged roads put all motorists in jeopardy.

“Swerving to miss potholes causes loads to shift, which can become dangerous because high loads off balance effect steering,” Mr Unback said.