In addition to my previous submission, I have read and endorse the CAPS submission.

surely no-one could sanction the present plan of NorthConnex for the south-west tunnel to the on-ramp for the M2. This ramp is basically in the backyards of residents. The thousands of trucks coming out of the tunnel & slowing down to enter the M2 will be spewing enormous amounts of harmful carcinogenic emissions into the area in such close proximity.
The present plan cannot be condoned.

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

Firstly 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:
1. I am highly concerned about the placement of the northern ventilation stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area of Wahroonga, where 9,300 schoolchildren will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses and homes.
2. I am highly concerned about the effect of the proposal in relation to the proposed placement of the ventilation stack and the disbursement of the concentrated vehicle emissions on the health and wellbeing of the population both in the immediate and surrounding suburbs which will be affected depending on prevailing wind conditions.
3. 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, 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 that air pollutants have prothrombotic and inflammatory effects on humans which cause the above health problems.

To address my concerns I request that the following actions are undertaken:
1. Due to significant health concerns of the current project design, I request that the Department of Planning does not approve the project in it's 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.

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 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 Wahroongah, where 9,300 school children will be exposed, as well as multiple aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses and 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, 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 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 it's current form.

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

We strongly object to the project as described in the EIS for the following reasons:

1.The placement of the northern ventilation stack in the centre of a densely populated residential area will adversely affect the health of thousands of people because there are many schools, aged care facilities, hospitals, businesses and homes that will be exposed to the pollutants.

2.Multiple large scale research studies have confirmed that air pollutants bring increased risk of lung cancer, asthma, stroke, poor lung growth in children, low birth weight and many other serious health problems.

We request that the following actions be taken:

* The department of planning does not approve the project in its current form, because of the significant health concerns.

* Alternative transport options to ease congestion on Pennant Hills Rd be considered such as an orbital surface route.

Thank you,

Allan and Anne Gibson

Dear Director - Infrastructure Projects

NorthConnex Application Number: SSI 13_6136

This is my submission in response to the exhibition of the EIS for NorthConnex.

I would like to state that I object to the location of the northern ventilation stack and portal exit emission as described in the EIS.

I am a local resident of Wahroonga and I reside less than 50 metres away from your proposed location of the ventilation stack and portal exit emission. I am extremely concerned about property values near the northern ventilation stack and portal exit of the NorthConnex in Wahroonga and I believe that the property values in the surrounding area will be affected negatively due to the tunnel exit emission and ventilation stack.

Many current evidences prove that the negative impact to the property value has been happening in the Wahroonga since the location of the northern ventilation stack and portal emission was announced.

13 of total 39 properties between Junction Road and Alexandria Parade along the west side of M1 were thrown on the market after the location of the stack and portal exit announced.

The SMH of 09-08-2014 released a property growth chart for 2014 which indicated that Wahroonga has fallen into the one of the10 lowest growth suburbs with only 3.9% growth.

The information from Your Investment Property shows that house growth in Wahroonga was10.90% in the last 12 months and 0% in the last quarter (see the link: http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/top-suburbs/nsw-2076-wahroonga.aspx ). The timing of this data perfectly corresponds to release of the location of the stack and portal exit, further reinforcing the fact that the recently negative impact in Wahroonga property prices has been directly caused by the stack and portal exit's planned location.

How can you guarantee that the prices of the properties around the proposed stack and portal exit will not be affected negatively? How can you guarantee that these houses will continue to sell at the value that they would be worth if there had been no stack and portal exit?

Wahroonga's current 3.9% property value growth, in comparison to an overall average of more than 10% property value growth in the rest of Sydney, does not support any evidence for increasing property growth within the stack and portal exit area.

In future, any growth figure of the property value near the northern stack and portal exit in Wahroonga once below the rest of Sydney, does not support any evidence for increasing property growth within the stack and portal exit area either.

There is no way to guarantee that the prices of the properties around the proposed stack and portal exit will not be affected negatively. There is also no way to guarantee that these houses will continue to sell at the value that they would be worth if there had been no stack and portal exit?

The fair test probably is that for the same property of the fixed price, do people prefer the property with tunnel stack and portal exit emission nearby or without the tunnel stack and portal exit emission nearby?

Therefore, I believe that the proposed location of the stack and portal exit will negatively affect property values in adjacent areas. As a result of the negative impact, the residents of the affected areas will suffer financial, emotional and potential psychological problems that may eventually lead a series of diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke, cancer and even psychological disorders. For local residents, the health risks of the negative impact of the property value to human beings are the same as the aforementioned risks of air pollution that will be produced from the stack and portal exit.

To address these residential concerns, I request that the Department of Planning does not approve the project in its current form.

I also request that the Department of Planning consider the issues raised above and relocate the stack and portal exit to a non-residential area such as park area.

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It is imperative that further consideration be given to the construction of the south-west exit ramp & tunnel onto the M2. The earlier plan was to have the exit near Barclay Road which was known to residents. This present plan is a violation of the rights of people with regard to their health & well-being.

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