Wyndham and Hobsons Bay residents are calling for the duplication of Point Cook Road between Saltwater Estate and Aircraft Station.
Point Cook Action Group president Kartick Thanigaimani said peak hour traffic is a huge bugbear to residents.
He said a normal run from Saltwater to Aircraft Station would take 10-15 minutes, but can blow out up to 45 minutes during peak hours.
“In case of an incident, then it’s chock-a-block and very difficult to come out with traffic piling up inside some of the estate roads as well.
“This is one of the crucial roads connecting Saltwater and Homestead residents to Aircraft and Laverton.
“However, this narrow segment acts like a funnel, forcing high volumes of traffic into a constrained space–it’s one of the only viable links between growing residential zones.
“Reduction in travel time means people can spend more time effectively at work or with family and it would reduce mental stress and also better access to roads for the emergency services.”
Seabrook resident Raymond Wright has been using the road on a daily basis for more than 40 years.
“When I moved here in 1984 and had my farm there wasn’t really the need for two lanes as you would only see a few cars a day,” Mr Wright said.
“But it was obvious by the late 1980s when they started building up Seabrook that the traffic was going to drastically increase.
“The penny should have really dropped when they started building Sanctuary Lakes that you would have jams for several miles on that one road.
“I am glad I don’t have to commute in this– even from Seabrook it can take, what, 20 minutes to get over the bridge and on to the freeway.”
Mr Wright said that there are no reasonable ways around the road and there is no other choice but to double its carriage.
“It is not really practical to horseshoe around and take Palmers Road because then you either get stuck there or are going backwards.
“It is a main road that serves one of the biggest residential areas in Australia, even considering detouring is ridiculous. The road should serve its purpose.”
The Department of Transport was contacted for comment.
