Dear Department of Planning and Environment,

My submission concerns any potential, actual, perceived or otherwise conflicts of interest between the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (the publicly employed, including the broader elected NSW Government), and those entities involved in the preparation of this EIS including all subsidiaries (publicly known or otherwise).

I would like to be advised of:

1. Any known conflicts of interests between the parties nominated above
2. Any publicly employed staff who have left that employment to enter into employment (as an employee, contractor, director, consultant etc.) with one of the entities involved in the preparation of this EIS
3. Any publicly employed staff member who holds shares, or any other beneficial interest, in any of the entities involved in the preparation of this EIS
4. Any donation received by any NSW Parliamentarian from any of the parties involved in the preparation of this EIS
5. Any NSW Parliamentarian involved in the EIS process who has received donations from Transurban, Lend Lease or any of the other associated subcontractors, suppliers and consultants to the project.
6. Any NSW Department of Planning and Environment staff member who has sold property located within the affected project corridor (as identified by the EIS) in the last 24 months.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my submission.

8 September 2014

Director-Infrastructure Projects
Department of Planning and Environment
Number: SSI 13_6136
Major Projects Assessment
GPO Box 39
SYDNEY NSW 2001

NorthConnex Application Number: SSI 13_6136

Please find below my submission in response to the exhibition of the EIS for NorthConnex.

Firstly I would like to state we object to the projects as described in the EIS.

I have an extremely high level of concern about the following issues and request that these be considered by NorthConnex and the Department of Planning. In regards to the NorthConnex tunnel, I am concerned about:
1. Placement of the northern ventilation smoke stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area in Wahroonga, where 9,300 school children will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses, homes.

2. I am highly concerned about the multiple large scale research studies that suggest the impacts of air pollutants on health are serious. These include increased death from heart disease, increased risk of lung cancer, stroke, and poor lung growth in children, increased asthma, and recent research suggesting low birth weight for pregnant women, increased autism, and congenital heart defects. These studies confirm air pollutants have prothrombotic and inflammatory effects on humans which cause the above health problem.
To address my concerns I request that the following actions are undertaken:
1. Due to the significant health concerns of the current project design, I request the department of planning does not approve the project in its current form.

2. I also request that alternative transport options to ease congestion on Pennant Hills Road be considered such as an orbital surface route.

8 September 2014

Director-Infrastructure Projects
Department of Planning and Environment
Number: SSI 13_6136
Major Projects Assessment
GPO Box 39
SYDNEY NSW 2001

NorthConnex Application Number: SSI 13_6136

Please find below my submission in response to the exhibition of the EIS for NorthConnex.

Firstly I would like to state we object to the projects as described in the EIS.

I have an extremely high level of concern about the following issues and request that these be considered by NorthConnex and the Department of Planning. In regards to the NorthConnex tunnel, I am concerned about:
1. Placement of the northern ventilation smoke stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area in Wahroonga, where 9,300 school children will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses, homes.

2. I am highly concerned about the multiple large scale research studies that suggest the impacts of air pollutants on health are serious. These include increased death from heart disease, increased risk of lung cancer, stroke, and poor lung growth in children, increased asthma, and recent research suggesting low birth weight for pregnant women, increased autism, and congenital heart defects. These studies confirm air pollutants have prothrombotic and inflammatory effects on humans which cause the above health problem.
To address my concerns I request that the following actions are undertaken:
1. Due to the significant health concerns of the current project design, I request the department of planning does not approve the project in its current form.

2. I also request that alternative transport options to ease congestion on Pennant Hills Road be considered such as an orbital surface route.

I object to the proposed tunnel in its current form. The stacks are way too close to homes and schools. It will be dangerous for thousands of young children going to school near these stacks. Please rethink the project and make it safe for everyone.

I object to the proposed North Connex tunnel. Specifically, I am very concerned about positioning the stacks in the middle of a residential area near so many homes and school. The project needs to be overhauled.

8 September 2014

Director-Infrastructure Projects
Department of Planning and Environment
Number: SSI 13_6136
Major Projects Assessment
GPO Box 39
SYDNEY NSW 2001

NorthConnex Application Number: SSI 13_6136

Please find below my submission in response to the exhibition of the EIS for NorthConnex.

Firstly I would like to state we object to the projects as described in the EIS.

I have an extremely high level of concern about the following issues and request that these be considered by NorthConnex and the Department of Planning. In regards to the NorthConnex tunnel, I am concerned about:
1. Placement of the northern ventilation smoke stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area in Wahroonga, where 9,300 school children will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses, homes.

2. I am highly concerned about the multiple large scale research studies that suggest the impacts of air pollutants on health are serious. These include increased death from heart disease, increased risk of lung cancer, stroke, and poor lung growth in children, increased asthma, and recent research suggesting low birth weight for pregnant women, increased autism, and congenital heart defects. These studies confirm air pollutants have prothrombotic and inflammatory effects on humans which cause the above health problem.
To address my concerns I request that the following actions are undertaken:
1. Due to the significant health concerns of the current project design, I request the department of planning does not approve the project in its current form.

2. I also request that alternative transport options to ease congestion on Pennant Hills Road be considered such as an orbital surface route.

Please find below my submission in response to the exhibition of the EIS for NorthConnex.

First I would like to state that I object to the project as described in the EIS.
I have a high level of concern regarding the following issues and request that these be considered by NorthConnex and the Department of Planning. In regards to the NorthConnex tunnel,I am concerned about:
1. Placement of the northern ventilation stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area in Wahroonga, where 9300 school children will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, homes and businesses.
2. I am highly concerned about the multiple large scale research studies that suggest the impacts of air pollutants on health are serious. These include increased death from heart disease, increased risks of lung cancer, poor lung growth in children, increased asthma and recent research suggesting low birth weight for pregnant women, increased autism and congential heart defects. These studies confirm air pollutants have prothrombotic and inflammatory effects on humans which can cause the above health problems.

To address my concerns I request that the following actions are undertaken:
1. Due to the significant health concerns of the current project design, I request the Department of Planning does not approve the project in its current form.
2. I also request alternative transport options to ease congestion on Pennant Hills Rd be considered such as an orbital surface route.

Megan Pollard
14 Cyrus Ave
Wahroonga NSW 2076

I object to the project as described in the EIS.
I have a high level concern at the proposed placement of the stack and entry and exit portals close to schools, aged car facilities, hospitals and homes.
I believe more study needs to be undertaken regarding the effects of air pollution on tunnel users and residents living close to the stacks and portals.
Even the chief scientist's recent statement suggests further studies should be undertaken.
I request the department of planning does not approve the ptoject in its curreny form.
I request that alternative options be looked including the 'Equilibria" optopn or an orbital surface route.
Peter Hunt

1. There is insuffiicient time to study the large EIS and this indicates contempt for the citizens affected by the project.
2. To continue refer to the project as 'unsolicited' is dishonest in the extreme on the part of the NSW Government.
3. There is clear evidence that the initlial 'public consultation' process was selective and intended to avoid those people near to the northern stack most likely to be affected.
4. Minister Gay's comment that fuel fires provide more pollution that exhaust emissions needs to be justified. i believe it is wrong especially since fuel fires are only used on the north shore for a couple of months.
5. Eminent doctors who live locally have spoken most clearly about the dangers of the stacks. If their advice is ignored and their predicitions are realised, a class action will very likely follow.
6. Minister Gay's comment that filtration was ineffective in the M5 east is porobably true but not for the reasons he stated. It was put in by a firm not well versed in such installations and poorly maintained. The correct story is now well on the public record. Adequate filtration is essential wherever the stacks are placed.
7.The absence of a plan to deal with a vehicle fire in the tunnel reflects criminal negligence on the part of the planners. There must be intermediate access points for emergency vehicles and ventilation capacity at intervals along the tunnel length.
8. There needs to be a clear statment as to how during the construction period, dust, noise, traffic dispruption will be controlled.
9. The northern stack and portals need to be moved about 2 km further north into the industrial area around Asquith.
10. The plan to build only 2 lanes 'marked for 3' is vague and displays the lack of firesight that was well evident for example on the M2, M7 and Pacific Highway.

I object to the project as described in the EIS
I am concerned at the placement of the stack in a valley at Wahroonga where weather conditions frequently restrict airflow from the site.
I believe more study needs to be undertaken re effects of air pollution on tunnel users and residents living close to proposed stack and especially exit portals.The significant numbers of school children,infants, elderly living in the area should be of great concern to the goverment.
I request that the department of planning does not approve the
project in its current form and that it looks at alternative solutions
eg "equilibria solution", orbital surface route.
Susanne Hunt