MADGE Horder and her late husband Arthur never lost sleep over the fact that land next to the home they built at Sans Souci in 1960 was reserved for a major road.
"Don't worry, you will never see it," was the advice of the Department of Main Roads when they bought the land in Napoleon Street.
Fifty two years on, Mrs Horder believes the road, now known as the F6, is no closer, despite the state government listing it as a "long-term priority" in its new transport master plan.
"Perhaps one day it will go through, but I can't see them ever being able to afford it," she said.
Little has changed on the green strip behind the Horders' home since 1978 when the Leader interviewed residents about the reservation for what was then called the Southern Expressway. Their reaction at the time was summed up in the headline "It's years away".
Mrs Horder said bushland, including big gum trees, on the road corridor made it a beautiful place to live.
"A country friend stayed with me once and when she looked out the window, she said, 'You see more than we do'."
