The safety of the children has not been taken into consideration when making the proposed submission amendments.
- have the people making the decision to remove footpaths (eg on Hermitage Rd) walked the footpath that the students will need to use. I have walked this on many occasions and this road is DANGEROUS. Reasons include pedestrians need to dodge forklifts (Formula Chemicals) which breach the footpath - imagine a child being speared by one; All day, cars which are in a hurry to turn right off Hermitage onto Victoria Rd make the dangerous move of crossing over Victoria Rd (ie go straight ahead) then do a U-turn on the footpath to go back onto Hermitage Rd and to turn left onto Victoria Rd. These drivers are dangerous for cars, imagine a child being hit. The footpath on Hermitage Rd (Western side) needs to be constructed. Fullstop.
-The request to increase times of construction have been rejected by residents already in 2021. For the safety of residents bordering the construction zone, this cannot be revisited. The current work times are not being used as workers leave by 3pm every day. Who are the project directors that are not doing their job at managing the permitted construction times appropriately?
- As a resident of roads on the rat run which forms the streets around the school, I have already clearly documented how dangerous these roads are. People involved in the consultation process have clearly documented that they concur with the 'lived-in' experiences of being a resident. This related to submissions from numerous residents. These submissions will be provided to legal matters when accidents and injuries occur, ie that residents tried to save lives. To not put a crossing on See Street shows a lack of respect for human life.
Greater Sydney Commission received very clear submissions from locals to provide advice on how to mitigate the dangerous traffic. These submissions and previous reports need to be listed to and acted upon.
Whoever makes a decision to remove the important safety measures will have blood on their conscience when accidents occur. Please, listen to the people who make submissions, and do the job you are being paid to do.
In the 30mins it has taken to write this submission, there have been 4 blasts of car horns on the streets surrounding the school as rat-runners try to speed home (Victoria rd down to Ryde bridge). If there were cars blasting pedestrians, I do not believe children would survive.
The safety concerns of this Schools construction have been clearly documented to Dept PIE and other bodies, including Worksafe. Do not allow their lack of safety on the construction site be evident in the lack of safety for school children.

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Please find my submission attached.

My name is Kate Elwin and I am a parent of a current year 7 student attending Marsden High School in 2021.
My main concern with this build is cutting corners on safety aspects for all students at this new school site.
I strongly object to the omission of safety barriers on Victoria Rd where students will be disembarking public transport, pedestrian crossing that was due to be included and a 2.5mtr shared footpath along Hermitage Road.
I would like to raise serious concerns over a number of points, some which come under the Project Manager’s “Modification 4 – SSD-9343-Mod-4” proposal and some further examples that demonstrate that there is an implementation problem where small, in terms of the total cost, are omitted, but which make a difference, and which affect the physical and mental well-being of students.
Physical Barriers: I would also like to see physical barriers on Victoria Road installed to discourage students from cutting across Victoria Road between traffic lights. This would be so much safer for everyone. This is a standard measure put in place for many schools and areas that are dangerous and assist pedestrians who need protecting from the traffic. There has already been a death on that stretch of road and we feel that without appropriate safety measures it will only be a matter of time before one of our children is killed or injured.

I am very concerned that safety measures will not be put in place before the new school site opens and therefore putting all of our children at risk.

Hello, my name is George and I own and run a busy mechanical workshop on Hermitage Rd, West Ryde. My great concern is the deletion of the requirement to provide a 2.5m wide shared user path along the western side of Hermitage Road. I believe this will compromise the safety of all the students, teachers, parents, customers and employees on this road. There are many cars constantly driving in and out of the driveways of the not only mine but all the businesses along this road. This will impact us in many ways as stress levels,time, management of directing traffic in and out of our workshop etc. The safety of all the students and all pedestrian traffic along Hermitage Rd should be paramount as the vast number will grow upon opening of the school. Deleting the requirement of the path also deletes basic common sense.
Parking is also an issue as it is now, let alone when the school officially opens. I am concerned that this has not been well addressed and will again impact all businesses involved along this street. We struggle on a daily basis as it is now so what will be the situation when there are many many many more cars to the area.
Again I would like to stress my concern of safety for all the pedestrians and hope that basic common sense and concern will prevail in this situation.

I object to the Application No SSD-9343-Mod-4 going ahead.

The reason I object is because the roads surrounding this Meadowbank Education and Employment Schools precinct are busy and full and the pathways to the precinct need to be as safe as possible and to put pedestrians safety first.

The footpath along Hermitage road should be wider to accommodate families walking to school.

The streetlights need to be upgraded as there is not enough light along constitution Rd between See St and Bowden St when night falls. Rhodes St and Hermitage roads and MacPherson St, need more lights along both sides of the roads to ensure the safety of the students and teachers. Especially In the winter months.

Pedestrian crossings help maintain a safe and dedicated crossing area for the influx of students that the precinct is bringing.

The amount of traffic that is around due to the numerous car spray painters / mechanics / car tinting is huge. Having pedestrian crossings allows the students to cross the road safely and ensures vehicle traffic is aware of the high number of pedestrians that will now be the new normal once the precinct opens. This area has had little foot traffic for years and the factories need to adapt to this changing environment. So any safety precautions taken - need to be installed to help with the area changing.

These street crossings and light upgrades should be expedited and completed by the new expected date of the precinct being completed in April 2022. All of the External Works Compliance Certificate and Works as Executed Plans need to be expedited and completed by April 2022, instead of postponed, to ensure the safety of the 1790 students expected on this site.

If councils can get similar work actioned promptly as the result of flooding or bushfires, then NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment can expedite these works to fit in with the delayed opening of the new school.

I object to the Application No SSD-9343-Mod-4 going ahead.

The reason I object is because the roads surrounding this Meadowbank Education and Employment Schools precinct are busy and full and the journey to the precinct need to be as safe as possible and to put pedestrians safety first.

The footpath along Hermitage road should be wider to accommodate families walking to school.

The streetlights need to be upgraded as there is not enough light along constitution Rd between See St and Bowden St when night falls. Rhodes St and Hermitage roads and MacPherson St, need more lights along both sides of the roads to ensure the safety of the students and teachers. Especially In the winter months.

Pedestrian crossings help maintain a safe and dedicated crossing area for the influx of students that the precinct is bringing.

The amount of traffic that is around due to the numerous car spray painters / mechanics / car tinting is huge. Having pedestrian crossings allows the students to cross the road safely and ensures vehicle traffic is aware of the high number of pedestrians that will now be the new normal once the precinct opens. This area has had little foot traffic for years and the factories need to adapt to this changing environment. So any safety precautions taken - need to be installed to help with the area changing.

These street crossings and light upgrades should be expedited and completed by the new expected date of the precinct being completed in April 2022. All of the External Works Compliance Certificate and Works as Executed Plans need to be expedited and completed by April 2022, instead of postponed, to ensure the safety of the 1790 students expected on this site.

If councils can get similar work actioned promptly as the result of flooding or bushfires, then NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment can expedite these works to fit in with the delayed opening of the new school.