00:02Highway communities are hurting.
00:05The Hartley Valley has long relied on this convict-built bridge to lead cars through its villages.
00:10Sometimes you won't see anyone for a couple of hours, like it's crazy.
00:14Now it's reduced opening hours and laid off staff.
00:18We're barely staying afloat at all at the moment.
00:20Hartley is beating very hard by this.
00:23About 100 residents aired their concerns to state government representatives on Thursday night
00:28in a community meeting that became heated at times.
00:31At the moment it is absolutely ridiculous.
00:33Absolutely, it's not good enough.
00:35We acknowledge from transport that as soon as this has been to happen,
00:40you flip your community upside down.
00:42We are here with you and we want to make sure that we listen and adapt.
00:46But there was a beacon of hope.
00:48A community leader suggested a financial support package had been drawn up
00:52and is now on the Premier's desk.
00:54I can say that there should be good news coming
00:57in relation to this.
00:58It's a direct call to the Premier that we're making
01:02that our businesses need assistance.
01:04In the meantime, the solution to getting traffic back on the Victoria Pass
01:08is moving forward, with plans from two engineering consortiums now shortlisted.
01:13Until that solution is known, there is no definite timeframe of the closure period.
01:17The Government will make a choice before the end of June.
01:20What is the result of the moment is the
01:20See you soon!
01:22See you soon!
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