Overall the Pyrmont Station construction plan looks good. My only concern is where Edward St meets Pyrmont Bridge Rd. A zebra crossing ( Ideally with traffic calming mitigation) is required here. This intersection is already very dangerous with many pedestrians distracted/ blindly stepping off the curb without looking for traffic when travelling east along Pyrmont Bridge Rd. With two significant construction sites and many truck movements during construction this intersection will become even more dangerous for pedestrians who will be even more distracted.

On-site information days for locals (Must have a residential/ business address with a 2009 postcode) at the beginning and/ or during each of the different stages of construction would be ideal and help to keep the community informed/ up to date on the projects progress.

We’re Caveman Barbers located at Shop 7a, 109 Pitt St Hunter Connection. We have been trading for nearly 5years at this location with a very good foot traffic.
After the recent lockdown, our business is starting to be back to normal.
And now with the news that the arcade will be blocked and no walk through.
Only one way out through Pitt Street. This will definitely stop our business trading completely and will be a loss of income for us by 100% and we expect compensation.
This is our main income.
Looking forward for your quick response.

The Royal Botanic Garden and Domain Trust (the Trust) are responding to the Sydney Metro West Environmental Impact Statement – The Bays and Sydney CBD Stage 2, forming part of the Sydney Metro West Concept and Stage 1 in support of a Critical State Significant Infrastructure under Part 5 Division 5.2 (formally Part 5.1) of the EP&A Act

Congratulations on providing reasonably detailed maps of the scope of this project. This is notably different to the early stages of the West Connex project. My concern is that since this project was conceptualised, the transport needs and habits of the people of Sydney have changed considerably, primarily as a result of COVID. There is a high degree of risk of "white elephants". My concerns in this regard have heightened with recent experience on the existing Metro line. The literal cannon could be fired and not hit too many customers. Similarly, with recent trips on the light rail to Randwick. Locally, I'm very unsure about the need for a Metro Station in Pyrmont. These concerns have been heightened by the construction work that has started in Pyrmont, apparently with very little/no notice to residents, and taking place between 10pm and 4am! I've worked through the Virtual Portal (well done!) but can find no reference to work having commenced. Submissions are still open, so I'm at a loss to understand why this work has begun. There is reference to the challenge of working in densely-populated areas/CBD but only in terms of it taking place 13 storeys underground with work taking place at ground level being acoustically-protected. This apparent "early-work" does not align with goals of community engagement and strong lines of communication. I would be interested in your response. Peter Kelaher

Having Metro available for residents in the Bays area and Pyrmont will provide additional accessibility for people to get to the North and South side of the city. With more apartments complex being built in this are, the residential density has been increase. So the Metro project would alleviate the waiting time and restriction of routes of the current low frequency public transports (bus, ferry, lightrail).

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