Old stretch of highway is 'beyond help’

An Albany man says the South Coast Highway from Pfeiffer Road to Cheyne Road is "beyond help" and has called for urgent upgrades.

Dave Holland, who became aware of the issue when a deep corrugation shifted his vehicle on to the opposite side of the road, said he was concerned there would be a fatality if nothing was done.

"The corrugations are so bad ... it's beyond help," he said.

"My kids drive on that road, my mother drives on that road … I don't want to have to scrape someone off the side of the road."

Main Roads Great Southern manager Andrew Duffield said Main Roads was aware of the issue and was working towards upgrades, but in the meantime would continue to repair the road.

"The Pfeiffer Road to Cheynes Beach Road section of South Coast Highway is one of the oldest sections of State highway in the Great Southern region and is in poor condition," he said.

"This 6.5km section of highway is a priority for Main Roads and we have advanced the design and preconstruction activities for the full reconstruction of this section, which will include a realignment of the curve to the east of the Cheynes Beach Road intersection.

"Funding for these types of capital improvement project is limited and in high demand across the State. Unfortunately, no capital works funding has been secured to construct this project at this stage."

Mr Duffield said Main Roads would continue preconstruction activities until funding was available. Member for Albany Peter Watson said he had called on the State Government to find the funding to repair the road.

"This is another section of South Coast Highway that is in urgent need of repair to ensure the safety of motorists using it, yet the Liberal-National Government can't find the money to fix it," he said.

Transport Minister Dean Nalder was approached for comment.