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a nervous breakdown, I couldn’t continue,” he said.

“I had a meeting with [former Penrith MP] Stuart Ayres who passed on my concerns but the response from the Minister for Roads

Natalie Ward was rubbish, and they said the case was finished.”

A Transport for NSW spokesperson said it could not comment on the situation.

“The outcome follows a court hearing and subsequent settlement and Transport for NSW cannot comment further for legal reasons as part of that agreement,” the spokesperson said.

Accepting the offer for 450 square metres of his property, the owner said he believes the subsequent roadworks will impact his business.

“We were originally told it would only take six months but when we asked about being compensated for loss of business they said it would be three months, yet in reality it will be up to three years,” he said.

“We bought the land because it is the busiest road in the district, but we will now have two metre construction fences covering our building, our driveway access is impacted, and we will lose the section of our parking that we use as a showroom for our outdoor showroom.”

As work on the stretch of road begins and with a new State Government, Moody hopes for a new outcome and improvements to the acquisition process.

“When the job is finished it will be great. I have no problems with the land acquisitions and widening of Mulgoa Road but the process they use is absolutely wrong, it’s disgusting how they treat citizens,” he said.

“I can’t fight it in court but I can use my voice to the public and I think my deal should be re-visited, so I can talk to someone and be compensated.”