My submission is a comment on the Hunter Transmission Project Application number SSI-70610456 relating particularly to the Traffic and Transport Impact Assessment.
I live on Watagan Road in Martinsville. This is a very narrow winding road. Significant roadworks are proposed to allow for very large trucks to access the Hunter Transmission Project during construction. These roadworks are proposed for a particularly narrow and winding section between Martinsville Road and my property and a number of other properties that are on Watagan road towards the Watagan National Park.

I am concerned about the impact of the roadworks on:
a) my ability to get to work and leave my property and return in a timely way
b) timely access for ambulances and other emergency services.

Ambulances and emergency services need to access Watagan road especially with incidents related to residents and the recreational use of the Watagan National Park.
I have required an ambulance for medical emergencies several times in recent years.
There was a major bushfire that affected my property and a number of other properties when a strong wind blew a power pole down in 2019.
There do not appear to be any viable detours suitable for two wheel drive vehicles that can be set up between Watagan Road Martinsville and Cooranbong for residents who live on Watagan Road above the proposed roadworks.
When there are to be access issues I require prior communication and advance notice to allow for planning.

I object to the project.

Please see attached submission.

I have previously made a submission to the community advisory committee for this project. My submission was to express my concerns about what I considered was a flawed process followed in this project. I did not receive acknowledgment or reply from that committee.

A link to the submission is below (since the file exceeded the 10 mb limit of the upload)
Hunter Tranmission project_submission file.

See attached submission.

Please find our comments in the attached submission on the Project