I am concerned about the effect of 6 years of building work similar to that that the poor people in Frenchs Forest have suffered with the road build for the new hospital.
I strongly do not feel any benefits would out weigh the 6 + years (lets be honest the hospital road build over ran by a year) of pollution, mess and inconvenience to people and traffic.
The solution I feel is not a new road/tunnel the solution is in my opinium public transport that combined with working from home. This is something that has proven over the last year to reduce the travel time to the city from the beaches in a healthy more natural way instantly.

My objections relate to a number of issues but I feel most strongly about the following:-

Air quality safety this relates to the general increase across the county in illnesses close to this sort of mass long term build.
My particular concerns are with the close proximity to schools - these kids are developing in their organs still this is why we discourage smoking and drinking at these young ages it is our responsibility as elder to do what ever we can to protect them they should be protected - This is a residential area there are countless kinder gardens and 3 schools in this basin. I can not image how anyone would think this is ok these kids are our future we shouldn't be focused on $ but sadly we are more and more lets not make this another case of "more at the cost of health and no foresight"

Driving time basically it takes me 35 mins to drive to the city in peak hour from Balgowlah how is this going to save me 30mins have you invented a teleportation device in which case why do we need these?
I can poke holes in your responses I implore you to keep the conversation open and your ears open Thankyou

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I support the project. There is an urgent need to reduce traffic congestion on Spit Bridge and Military Road, as well on Warringah Road and Roseville Bridge. Without the Beaches Link project, traffic will become impossible as population on the Northern Beaches continues to increase. This project is a way to resolve the situation. There are concerns about air pollution at the exhaust outlets and concerns about bush destruction on Flat Rock Drive, but these will be no doubt be fixed over time. It would have been better to have a rail-based tunnel but I accept that the topography makes this impossible.

The project as currently conceived contradicts the policies of the NSW Government and undermines the safety and amenity of bike riders, local people and the wider community. We have provided recommendations to improve the project and to ensure this once-in-a-generation investment delivers for the people of NSW

The project as currently conceived undermines the policies of the NSW Government, the safety and welfare of bike riders, local people and the wider community. We have provided advice to improve the project and ensure that this once-in-a-generation investment delivers for the people of NSW.

Improved public transport, with parking nodes at key joining points, is what is needed , not more multi-billion dollar predominantly private vehicle roads and tunnels, which will only in the short-medium term become filled and ultimately jammed with the more and more cars being registered. It's a no-win vicious circle. When will planners recognise cities have defined areas so the roads they build will just get filled up again with expanding populations of people and vehicles. In the long term, these mega projects will become white elephants as the population moves away from private vehicle ownership. We did it in 2000 with the Olympics, we can do it 20 years later--shift us to public transport. These billions of dollars are needed elsewhere: health care workers wages, affordable housing, early education.