Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection

I object on the grounds of Increased traffic, greater interruption to the quiet enjoyment of our neighbourhood, potential for harm to integrity of building structure, likelihood of continuous incessant noise, with growing concern for increased stress and mental health issues, as well as a monumental harm to the environment, local habitats, pristine foreshores and bushland. This project must be halted and then, possibly, reappraised and re-submitted for consideration

I wish to lodge my objections to the Beaches Link Tunnel based on the following points. I have attached a document explaining in detail why I object to the project.

First, I would like to express my concern about the fact that the online submission process has been a daunting effort. The EIS has more than 12,00 pages and weighs 22 kgs! It takes weeks and full-time commitment to go through all the details! Consultation feedback should be made simple not frustratingly hard to access.

I have a teenage son at Bally Boys High and a 9-year-old child at Balgowlah Heights Public School and I am horrified to read about the catastrophic impacts of the construction and operation of the proposed Beaches Link Tunnel on the community, children, teachers and staff of local schools, the school grounds, and on Balgowlah Oval. I live nearby the Balgowlah Oval and it's hard to understand how this project could go ahead, we live in a democratic country where political leaders should nurture and protect the community and especially children. This tunnel will obviously cause some damage. My son will be exposed to toxic substances 12 hours a day from early morning at his school Balgowlah Boys High to evening when he trains with his football team (North Sydney) at Cammeray Oval three to four times a week.

The proposed construction and operational phases of the tunnel construction will irreversibly impact on the whole community in terms of noise, dust, vibration, access, disruption, traffic and road safety, air quality and health, and use of open space and sporting facilities. There are so many flaws in this project. Why would the NSW Government go ahead with this project when NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes says he wants to implement a policy that aims “to temper demand for driving and car parking by aligning development with public and other transport options, continuous bike paths and end-of-trip facilities”? (SMH, Friday 26 February 2021).

Transport NSW and DPIE must establish a Working Group with the broader community, local schools and their respective P&C to provide a platform to discuss TOGETHER the backlash of such project in order to identify and appropriately minimise construction and operational issues for the Beaches Link Tunnel. These include (but are not limited to):

• Noisy construction works
• Dust emissions
• Unfiltered stacks
• Access arrangements
• Heavy trucks traffic (+500/day)
• Impacts on utilities
• Long-term operational issues
• Damaging impact on the wellbeing and mental health of residents, school children, their teachers and staff.

Environmental issues

The Beaches Link Tunnel will have a disastrous impact on the lifestyle of residents and during the construction phase and cause long term irreparable damage to our precious environment and green spaces. The government has recently declared a green space policy was to be implemented to protect precious open green spaces. This project is not in contradiction with this policy as this project will result in bulldozing Burnt Bridge Creek and Flat Rock Gully to make way for a dig site and a truck turning circle, plus destruction of various golf courses (Cammeray and Balgowlah).

Burnt Bridge Creek was supported for many years by an environment levy we all paid to the then Manly Council. Manly council called it the 'The Life Spring of Manly'. This was money well spent! Many residents are asking why it will dry up when the tunnel is built? The de-watering of the creek doesn't occur in isolation, the construction will take the ground water out of an entire suburb forever. What will that mean to our street trees and gardens and local bush reserves? No water flowing downstream will also devastate Manly Lagoon. The EIS provides us with no answers, no reassurance and no solutions. Residents want their water catchment, creek and local ecosystem to be saved! (references are EIS App N pgs. 364,427).

The gazetted state park that protects Manly Dam’s clean waters is home to endangered creatures like the eastern pygmy possum, large-eared pied bat, red-crowned toadlet and even the amazing climbing fish, the Galaxias brevinines, an evolutionary relic dating back to the Gondwana era some 60 million years ago.
Just under 2000 mature trees will be felled in this supposedly protected catchment. Within the project’s entire construction footprint, the environmental impact statement says 23 threatened fauna species and one endangered population will be impacted.

Unfiltered emissions stacks

Why does this project ignore completely the health and safety our school children and the residents? The NSW government wants 20 and 25-metre-high unfiltered emissions stacks. One will be installed near Balgowlah Boys High School and Seaforth Primary School and North Balgowlah PS. The other will overlook the freshwater Manly Dam, on which many endangered species rely.

These unfiltered emission stacks will spread fumes from the 15-km tunnel over the suburbs of Cammeray, Neutral Bay, Manly, Seaforth, Balgowlah, Manly Vale where there is a high concentration of preschool, primary and secondary schools. This is unacceptable since the increased car and diesel truck exhaust fumes contain several extremely toxic substances including tiny particles that are hazardous for human respiratory and circulatory health. It would be criminal to allow these toxic substances to float above our heads therefore it is unacceptable that the tunnel emission stacks be not filtered and located in such close proximity to schools.

Noise construction works will affect residents’ mental health

EIS’s graphs show that noise impact from Balgowlah roadworks is likely to affect over 4,000 homes (sound of loud TV or greater), about 1,000 at the Balgowlah construction site (Bally Boys High School will be directly impacted) and another 1,000 around Middle Harbour. About 1,000 homes are likely to experience sleep disturbance from the Balgowlah roadworks.
The big impacts from construction will be the noise… Many thousands of people will be affected among them many children trying to study or sleep. The noise will have a damaging impact on mental health and wellbeing.


Heavy traffic around schools will jeopardise school children

Manly Vale congestion on and around Condamine Street is already horrific and the EIS doesn't hide from the fact that it will get worse.
According to the Northern Beaches Council's submission, they refer to a recent review that has, among the many suggestions, these that are of particular concern:
- Join the 2 ends of Quirk Rd.
- Replace the roundabout at Balgowlah Road / Roseberry Street with traffic lights.
- Replace the roundabout at Kenneth Road/Roseberry Street with traffic lights.
It will lead to an increase of traffic around Manly West PS, which means that traffic-wise the school will be impacted somewhere near the scale of Bally Boys.
More information about this can be found in the draft submission at https://files.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/.../attachmentbo... page 136 (of the PDF).

Pandemics have always had an impact on planning and architecture, and this one will be no different. Don't you think it's an ideal time to adapt to what we want the future look like and reflect that in the built environment?
The government is rushing through a decision to proceed with a design that has serious risks for the environment and the residents’ wellbeing and mental health, marginal benefits in traffic reduction along Military Road, a big increase in congestion in Manly Vale and Balgowlah and will massively increase traffic coming to the Northern Beaches in summer months.
The NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes often says that the government doesn't want to build our cities around motor vehicles, or around the buildings, and that we should prioritise the history and the people. To do so, we obviously need to adopt viable transport solutions and not a tunnel that will destroy lives and damage our precious environment and the communities. Why not build a light rail instead with almost zero toxic emissions? The Beaches Link Tunnel Project is an outdated transport solution. As cities around the world have embraced car use reduction and local living promotion, what are our politicians thinking in Sydney? Where is the vision?


This project is obviously not consistent with the Paris Agreement and as such, can be legally challenged in court. If the Federal Government is to take action to meet Paris Agreement climate targets and moves to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it will be hard for the NSW government to succeed in assessing how the Beaches Link Tunnel could be consistent with the Paris target of keeping global temperature rise as close to 1.5C as possible. It would be a proof that our ministers can’t keep claiming commitment to the Paris agreement, while simultaneously taking

I object to this project on a number of grounds, most importantly on environmental and health concerns. I note the following about the project:

The environmental impact to Burnt Bridge Creek, related fauna and animals;
The unfiltered smoke stacks near homes and MANY schools. I note that Ms Berejiklian stated the terrible health effects when her electorate were to be affected that unfiltered smoke stacks ;
The environmental impact to the harbour with the dredging releasing contaminants into the water;

In addition to the above environmental and health concerns, I would also not the business case for this is flimsy at best. The blatant disregard for public transport in the area (especially changes to bus timetables that force people to drive) shows the desperation to have this project look feasible.

Our tax payer dollars are paying for this project and it will impact our health, our suburbs, and the environment. To build this tunnel, wildlife, bushland and marine life will be severely impacted - as a young person in the community, this greatly concerns me.

The objections the P&C has to the project are contained in the attached document.

Our tax payer dollars are paying for project and it will impact our health, our suburbs, and the environment. To build this tunnel, wildlife, bushland and marine life will be severely impacted - as a young person in the community, this greatly concerns me. I think there are much better methods to fix the Northern Beaches issue.

I am writing to object to the Beaches Link proposal due to the environment impact it will have on Flat Rock Gully. I have deep concerns about the justification for this project, and the long term sustainability of it. This tunnel will only add more vehicle traffic, it will not provide more sustainable public transport options. Therefore, not only will this tunnel have a negative environmental impact on the special environmental area of Flat Rock Gully, it will also result in higher emissions from more vehicles on the road. The justification is not there.

As a resident of Willoughby, I spend a lot of time in Flat Rock Gully. The beautiful natural landscape is incredibly important for quality of life for many residents of the area, including myself. Protecting such a pristine area of bushland in the heart of the city should be a priority for the government. I would ask that an alternative public transport feasibility study be published before any further planning occurs so that impacts and outcomes can be fairly compared.

I object to the tunnel due to the impact it will have on residents during the construction phase. There is already a high level of noise pollution and air pollution from the traffic that flows through the area. Increasing this with construction will have negative impacts on myself, my family and other residents of the area.

This project is a missed opportunity to transform Sydney into a world class, healthy and sustainable city with a strong public transport system. I believe the Government should reconsider the project and identify how the important environmental area of Flat Rock Gully should be protected.

Kind Regards

Jessica Timmins

The proposal to construct a tunnel to primarily increase vehicular traffic flow from the Northern Beaches to the city comes at some environmental and financial sacrifice to the Northern Beaches and NSW in general. To make it count, we have to get the most we can out of this, or else, we will be revisiting the probable 20-30 years later, at additional cost. Favouring cars, trucks and buses over trains is a folly. This is a once in a generation project at best, and possibly once in a lifetime opportunity to build a sustainable (population and environment) infrastructure to assist the beaches for the future. I am personally in favour of a tunnel which would support a metro rail down the spine of the beaches, from Narrabeen to the city, or to a north shore alternative, capable of supporting an interchange. This will provide equal jobs and impact the environment during construction equally. However, the final result will be a mass-transport solution which is scalable for the next 100 years, with a clean energy alternative to the current proposal. Other countries have turned to rail despite being chronologically quite old, e.g. Milan 1960's, Northwestern Sydney 2010's. They have been highly successful at implementing a metro-style rail, despite the imposition on existing architecture and infrastructure. The same could happen on Sydney's Norther beaches.
I urge the government not to waste this sacrifice on a short-term, polluting vision, in favour of a longer-term, greener solution, scalable to the future needs of our community.

I live in Allambie Heights, on the opposite side of the valley to where Wakehurst Parkway will be developed, and a tunnel entrance built. I object to this project for multiple reasons:
1. Construction will cause severe destruction to the local wildlife and environment around Manly Dam. It is not possible to do this project without severe destruction.
2. Construction will cause severe traffic chaos through peak hours, middle of the day and on weekends. Traffic is already bad, and the process of building the Warringah underpass tunnels caused severe delays for those of us on the northern beaches that rely on this as a thoroughfare.
3. Construction will cause runoff of down into Manly Dam, and into Bantry Bay. Manly Dam is a beautiful environment that needs to be protected.
4. The track record of development in our area is not great - in terms of disruption to local residents (eg Warringah underpass project), and also in terms of not sticking to the original plan (eg Manly Vale School redevelopment).
5. There are multiple mountain bike and hiking tracks around Manly Dam. This is used by local residents and visitors for exercise purposes, which has a beneficial impact on fitness, health and mental wellbeing. Throughout construction, and potentially once finished much of the mountain bike trails will be inaccessible and destroyed. There are also aboriginal rock carvings next to Wakehurst Parkway (Engravings Track) that need to be protected.
6. If there are less visitors to the Manly Dam area for mountain biking and walking, it will have a negative impact on local businesses such as cafes that rely on this patronage.
7. The end result of this project is only forecast to save 10m travel time. This is ridiculous to spend this amount of money on a project that will not save significant travel time, especially when it will cause such severe disruption to residents, and destruction of the local environment.
8. The travel time benefit of this project can be achieved via different means:
- Build a wider bridge above the current Spit Bridge
- Create a dedicated Bus Lane all the way from Manly Vale to Neutral Bay
- Disallow any parking along Spit Road and Military Road at any time of the day.
- Invest more into public transport - eg more B1 style services, with associated car parking.

I strongly object to this project especially in light of the recent changes to flexible working that have changed forever the way we commute, and how and where we work. Also the mixed messages we send our children and each other.

We are constantly educating our children, all children, in Australia and the World to care for our environment. We teach them to be innovative, to invent and design with sustainability in mind. It is so hypocritical of our Government to propose a project such as this.

Our Government encourages waste free lunch boxes in Schools and other environmental initiatives. They want our kids and us to make the changes and do the heavy lifting while they please big business and industry, money talks apparently and our Government listens. I wouldn’t blame my kids for giving up. We dont want more cars and trucks on the road. We want less, so invest our money in more suitable infrastructure projects. Who wins this argument? Who will our Government listen to, the People & Environment or the Motor Vehicle Industry? Sydney already has many days of poor air quality, how can you justify enabling even more pollution and emissions?

The Victorian Government and Melbourne City have embraced sustainable means of travel and this is evident by their current and proposed walking and cycling networks. Look at other cities around the World who are also already creating innovative environmentally friendly solutions. Not just...let’s build yet another road and tunnel.

I object to this project on environmental and health concerns. The project has no business case with public transport being be a better alternative. The impact on our climate from selfish projects like these is going to be seen as a huge shame on our generation. Specifically with regards to this project I note the environmental damage to:

The harbour, beaches (where the water is being pumped) from dredging;
The damage to burnt bridge creek;
The damage to sacred aboriginal land;

I also note the health concerns from car fumes and unfiltered stacks near many schools including those attended by children.

I object to this project whole heartedly. Living in Cammeray North Sydney there is very little benefit. We are losing the water reservoir underneath the Cammeray Golf Club which serves a wide area and which will not be replaced. Residential streets will become rat runs. Residents and many local schools will suffer from the outfall of the unfiltered stacks - which are not gold/world standard.

There is no valid reason to build this tunnel in terms of cost and benefit or the creation of beneficial infrastructure. I have significant concerns about contamination by heavy metals and PFAS of areas used for leisure/sport and risk of more areas becoming contaminated as works is underway. Issue with industrial landfill used which will create further contamination and also risks to harbour and surrounds with movements to sediment. This requires further testing with a further EIS reissued for public comment so impacts are understood, full health risk assessment, real time water and air quality monitoring. Significant concerns about the removal of 3m T round based spoil and >160m3 contaminated sediment and storage of this which all will affect groundwater and subsistence risk. Risks to heritage sites, vibration, significant truck movements and incomplete flood study. Unacceptable management and health risks from silica caused by tunneling. This requires no spoil stored on site, remediation of site post construction, proper management of silica, effective ground water management and remediation of properties affected by soil settlement. Unacceptable pollution levels and air quality including in areas very close to local schools and preschools. The stacks need to be filtered with proper real time monitoring and alerts for pollution. There is also a significant threat to key pockets of Sydney bushland and biodiversity from this project.

The new Northern Beaches Tunnel proposes to upgrade the Wakehurst Parkway from two lanes to four lanes between Seaforth Oval and Warringah Road, Frenchs Forest.
It is excellent that mitigation is planned to prevent the roadkill of native animals. The use of underpasses and possum ropes will help to ensure that there is some connectivity between the significant areas of bushland between Manly Dam and Garigal National Park. It is essential that all exclusion fencing is built to the specifications below (see further down).
There are three significant deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Statement -
1) The requirement for an overpass to be used exclusively by wildlife. Science studies of the Compton Bypass in QLD have demonstrated that small passerine birds and microbats use overpasses. Overpasses are essential to maintain connectivity for these species. Four or more lanes act as barriers for these species.
2) The addition of gates to the wildlife exclusion fences, to allow wildlife to exit bushland in the event of a bushfire.
3) The absence of concrete barriers in the median strip, to allow wildlife to exit bushland (in the event again of a bushfire)

The RMS fauna fencing requirements (R0800 standards):
50 chain-link fencing fabric 2.5 dia ( knuckle / knuckle mesh )
15 dia. heavily galvanized wire cable ties at max 350mm intervals
Structural grade galvanized steel pipe (intermediate posts) erected vertically (max 400mm between posts)
Min post heights—1167mm above ground with an additional 4000mm cranked top facing the fauna protection area
Mesh should overhang the top of the cranked post by 500mm
Posts should be inserted in 900mm x 300mm footers using 20 MPa strength concrete (for corners and strainer posts)
Intermediate posts should be inserted in 600mm x 200mm footers using 20 MPa strength concrete

My concerns and objections to the build of the Beaches Tunnel link are in line with what the BNPS P&C President put forward - please see below:-
- Re-looking at the justification of the tunnel and if it's even required post COVID world - the figures put forward in the EIS indicate minimal reduction to traffic through Mosman for a significant and disproportionate use of public funds.
- There are many new data points to factor in given the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyles long term and we stand with Viable Transport solutions in asking the government to halt the development process to allow for a suitable review, and to publicly release the results of the review.
- The construction phase of the project will undoubtedly impact North Balgowlah residents with dust, noise, vibration, and heavy vehicle traffic in the area. North Balgowlah will have construction surrounding most of the suburb and the EIS indicates that during construction there will be.
• Over 3,000 vehicles per day across all sites.
• 1,690 vehicles per day at the Balgowlah Golf Course site alone.
• 1.5 heavy vehicles every minute or 4.5 vehicles (total) every minute.
• Over 4,000 homes subjected to excessive noise
• Construction work to proceed 24/7 for up to 7 years.
- Reconsider how to ensure that the impact of trucks/vehicles is not felt on the suburban streets that are already hard to navigate with local traffic and buses. Ensure areas around schools and parks are not impacted and are safe for families and children to walk or ride around the local community. Disincentivise commuters looking to use our streets as a rat run to save time from congestion and money from using the toll roads.
- Ventilation Stacks - Global health experts agree that pollution from traffic exhaust poses serious health risks. Emissions include nitrous oxides and particulate matter that, when breathed into the lungs, causes respiratory diseases such as asthma and emphysema, and cancer. There are several schools, preschools, childcare centres, and sporting fields within the vicinity of all the proposed ventilation stacks and from a parent's point of view, the increased level of pollution is unacceptable.
- If the tunnel were to go ahead that the stacks be equipped with full filtration to minimize these impacts. At the very least the air pollution is kept at the current levels.
- Environment - We are fortunate to live in an area that incorporates some spectacular bush land, reserves, and beaches and would urge that further consideration is given to the major environmental impacts, including but not limited to:
• Movement of contaminated sediment to Clontarf and Middle Harbour (The Spit) potentially causing pollution of the neighbouring beaches.
• Destruction of Burnt Bridge Creek and surrounds (e.g., bushland, wildlife etc) due to a possible 96% reduction in water flow.
• Discharge of 428,000 L per day of wastewater into Queenscliff Lagoon & Beach, resulting in health hazards for people and animals who swim in the waterways.
• Pollution of Manly Dam reserve, resulting in the potential extinction of rare flora and fauna and the last remaining areas of Duffy’s Forest, and meaning that one of the only swimmable dams in NSW is no longer safe for public use.
• Loss of recreational activities with the mountain bike trails that are used for riding, walking, and running.
- We want assurances that future generations get to experience the natural wonders of the area in all its glory. That wildlife can live in the shadows of residential houses, not shadows of construction and pollution. What is the point of making the northern beaches more accessible if the very heart of what makes the northern beaches so special is destroyed?
- We understand that in life, it is important to move forward, but not at all costs. If anything, COVID should teach us that we need to look after what we have got, each other and the environment so we can all live together sustainably, leaving the world in a better place for future generations. We are not sure the tunnel is the answer.

Thank you!

- I Oppose the Beaches link tunnel
-I also Support the Northbridge Progress Association submission
- I also Support the WEPA submission
My objections are outlined below :
- contamination issues in Flat Rock Gully, Clive Park, Tunks Park and Middle Harbour

- air quality and health concerns for school children in Lower North shore, Cammeray, Northbridge, North Sydney due to increased trucks, vehicles dust and particles during lengthy construction period and once operational

- consider other alternatives rather than Flat Rock Drive site due to proximity to residential and sporting facilities and increased traffic congestion and safety concerns with so many trucks, vehicles and workers in the area.

- Flat Rock Gully not to be used as the primary dive for the Beaches Link due to changes in groundwater levels and water quality impacting on ecosystems in the short and long term both at FRG and Middle Harbour, known contaminants in former tip site that will be disturbed, predicted severe settlement at site.

- Ground settlement/ Tunneling induced movement - compensation for house cracking and settlement even if slight - currently up to 50mm which means a 5cm crack in houses not repaired. This criteria is unacceptable for the majority of homeowners in the area.

- All properties above the tunnel route to be offered a free and independent pre-construction property condition survey providing a clear record of a property’s condition before work starts. If any damage is found to be directly related to the project, the damage will be addressed at no cost to the property owner.

- A re-assessment of surface level traffic with all major local roads included in the operational modelling eg Eastern Valley Way, the full span of Military Rd and Willoughby Rd was not included. The surface road traffic assessment should then inform the pollution impact of the project as the pollution contribution is not only limited to the stacks. Also consider "rat runs" as every time a new toll road is introduced it results in more local traffic as people look to avoid the toll roads.

- Have not seen the business case that supports this proposal, benefits on website list improved travel times for some people from Northern Beaches but what about the negative impacts and longer travel times and disruption for those living close to work sites for 5 to 8 years (Willoughby and North Sydney Council residents) who will not even be able to access the link nearby. Include the extra time stopped at traffic lights around Flat Rock Drive, Miller St Cammeray, Ernest and Falcon sts and the extra commuting time for cars and the public buses that are used by people from the lower north shore.

- A comparative public transport options analysis to be published (via a reissuance of the EIS for public consultation) that compares the traffic implications both during and after construction of a mass transit solution. Also where are all of these cars going to park when they make it into the city. This is a tunnel/link to nowhere that creates more parking pressure and removes valuable green spaces and natural environment.

-That the EIS be revised and re-exhibited after the following has been done:
1. an analysis of the effect the B-line has had in relieving congestion. B line empty buses also use Flat Rock Drive, how is this going to impact their ability to get to/from the city in a reasonable time.
2. an analysis of the likely effect on congestion a B-line type service connecting Dee Why to the metro at Chatswood would have on reducing congestion
3. A full comparative analysis of a mass transit alternatives ie between Dee Why and Chatswood to take commuter traffic off local roads and with/or without an extension of the current Metro under Military Rd to relieve local congestion as previously proposed

-The proposed works on the FRG site and at the base of Clive Park would be expected to significantly impact wildlife and interfere with the existing wildlife corridors and ecological linkages across several local catchments. Apart from the obvious impacts arising from the destruction of trees and bushland, the around-the-clock nature of tunneling and the passage of trucks and people to and from the site will undoubtedly introduce additional noise and night-time light pollution.

- Object to the use of Middle Harbour as a construction site for the Immersion tunnel due to detrimental impact to marine life and ecosystem. Also due to potential contamination, pollution around Northbridge Baths, Clive Park, Northbridge Sailing Club and Northbridge Sea Scouts boatshed. Serious health and safety risks from swimming and boating in this area.

I STRONGLY OBJECT that our children and grandchildren will be subjected to exhaust fumes and microscopic particulate from UNFILTERED emission stacks in Cammeray Golf Course and St Leonards Park which will put their health, along with that of the elderly, at risk for many years.
North Sydney LGA has the highest number of schools and childcare centres of anywhere in Australia!
This will only be exacerbated by the Federal Government's refusal to adopt the highest international standards of vehicle emissions and fuel cleanliness (eg, Euro 6 and 7), which means that vehicles in Australia are 'dirtier' than most others.
I STRONGLY OBJECT to the taking of green space in Cammeray Golf Course and St Leonards Park as well as from the south-east corner of Anzac Park where we have a Community Vegetable Garden.

I demand that an equal area of green space be created locally for all public open space taken by the project.
I object to being subjected to years and years of traffic chaos, noise, dust and vibration from hundreds of trucks thundering through the lower North Shore which will have serious health impacts on local residents and incur serious risk of damage to houses and buildings.
Noise levels throughout the day on the Warringah Freeway will be incredibly loud and continuous for five or six years or more. How are we supposed to live our lives with that level, pitch and duration of noise?

To whom it may concern, I strongly object to the Beaches Link Tunnel going ahead. I have grave concerns for the health and environmental impact to the residents, natural green spaces and waterways. Proceeding with a tunnel with unfiltered stacks that spew pollution over communities is irresponsible, unnecessary and dangerous.
The increase in road pollution over the span of the 8year project will impact local communities greatly as will the inconvenience of road closures and delays.
The use of toll roads is an archaic practice and not that of a future thinking government.
I propose an updated EIS be made available with relevant and transparent accounting and a business case be presented to justify this project to the residents of NSW.
When the world is looking for sustainable practices to nurture our planet for future generations the proposed Northern Beaches Tunnel seems so out of touch with current times.

See attached submission