In 1995, Barry Harvey was shown VicRoads designs for an upgrade to Dohertys Road in Laverton North.
Nineteen years later, he is still waiting for work to begin.
Mr Harvey – who is chairman of lobby group LeadWest and former chairman of the Wyndham Industrial Liaison Development Committee (WILD) – said money was available for the project at the time, but it was used to pay for work on the Western Ring Road.
He said it was disheartening that Dohertys Road had yet to be duplicated.
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“We were told Dohertys Road would be put up for funding the next year, but it was never funded,” he said.
“It’s a hell of a bit of road. Over the years, there have been a couple of deaths there and a lot of accidents.”
Last year, Wyndham council and Laverton North businesses launched a campaign for the duplication of Dohertys Road between Fitzgerald Road and Grieve Parade.
WILD chairman Mick O’Donnell said Dohertys Road was a rural road from the 1960s that could no longer cope with the volume of truck traffic that used it daily.
Laverton North is home to a third of Wyndham’s businesses, with more than 30,000 people working in the area.
VicRoads regional director Patricia Liew said a business case for the duplication had been prepared.
She said the project would be considered for future funding.
