NorthConnex

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I object to the project as described in the EIS. We live in Boltan Grange, 21 Lucinda Ave. Wahroonga, a property contains 4,870 m² heritage listed garden and a house which was originally built in 1929. We have a 12-year-old son, Nicholas who is currently attending Knox Grammar School. Nicholas is suffering from Asthma and Dust Allergy. The proposed northern interchange portal will be going through right under our property less than 18 meters underground. And a construction compound used for the whole construction will be established at the rear of our property for the period between 2015 and 2018. NorthConnex advised there will be 1,440 heavy vehicle and 200 light vehicle movement on daily basis 24/7 during the construction period between 2015 and 2018. We are extremely concerned about the excessive noise, dust and devaluation to our property.

My submission is contained in the attached document

See attached PDF submission

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I am writing to object to the proposal. Please see attached letter for a clear explanation of my concerns.

I object to the EIS.
See submissions below.

Refer to the attachments

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I strongly oppose the EIS. See my submission in PDF form below.

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I endorse the attached SCAPS Group Submissions

I endorse the attached SCAPS Group submission.

I have lived in West Pennant Hills since February 1980, and strongly object to the cavalier approach being adopted regarding, air quality, filtration. sothern stack location and tottally impossible planned routes for construction vehicle access to and from the southern work site.w

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I endorse the attached SCAPS Group submission.

Object the placement of northern stack too close to residential areas. Attached PDF

I have viewed the plan of the NorthConnex project at the Community Information Centre. There is a serious deficiency with the plan for the southern end of the project. The predominant factor impeding traffic flow in cities is the presence of intersections, so the most important role of urban motorways is to bypass intersections. However, the current proposal only partly bypasses the major intersection which is at the junction of the M2 and Pennant Hills Road.

The NorthConnex project could be greatly enhanced, as follows-
1. Provision of a direct link for traffic westbound on the M2 to join the M1-M2 northbound tunnel without having to traverse the M2-Pennant Hills Road intersection.
2. Provision of a direct link for traffic southbound in the M1-M2 tunnel to join the eastbound M2 without having to traverse the M2-Pennant Hills Road intersection.

The NorthConnex project and the M2 are components of the main route between the city and the Central Coast and beyond. Without the above links, all traffic using this route will be needlessly delayed by a major intersection interrupting an otherwise freeway route. This impediment to traffic flow will discourage drivers from using the NorthConnex project and will divert traffic onto urban roads, including Pennant Hills Road and the Pacific Highway.

Adoption of proposals 1. and 2. above would enable the NorthConnex project to be further enhanced, as follows-

3. Relocation of the entrance of the tunnel linking Pennant Hills Road to the M1-M2 northbound tunnel, from north of the M2 to south of the M2. This would provide a direct link for traffic northbound on Pennant Hills Road to join the M1-M2 northbound tunnel without having to traverse the M2-Pennant Hills Road intersection.
4. Relocation of the exit of the tunnel linking the M1-M2 southbound tunnel to Pennant Hills Road, from north of the M2 to south of the M2. This would provide a direct link for traffic southbound on the M1-M2 to join Pennant Hills Road without having to traverse the M2-Pennant Hills Road intersection.

Without the above four proposals, the current plan for the NorthConnex project entails a major lost opportunity to optimise traffic flow at the southern end of the project.

Please acknowledge receipt of this submission. If a submission of this nature should be directed elsewhere, please advise me.

Object the placement of the proposed northern stack at Wahroonga

Objection to the proposed stack at Wahroonga