Building for the future

Community update 4

Environmental Impact Statement Public Exhibition

The NSW and Federal Governments, Transurban and the Westlink M7 shareholders are planning to construct and

operate a tolled motorway linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant

Hills (NorthConnex).

NorthConnex is being assessed under and has been

declared State Significant Infrastructure and Critical State Significant Infrastructure.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E) has placed the NorthConnex Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on public exhibition, from 15 July 2014. Written submissions should be sent to the DP&E and will be

received during the public exhibition period.

Part 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Latest news

The NorthConnex CommunityInformation Centre located at354-356 Pennant Hills Road,Pennant Hills, will be open duringthe exhibition period, Mondayand Thursday, 9am to 4pm andSaturday, 10am to 2pm.Drop in to talk to our staffor to view the EIS.

July 2014

www.northconnex.com.au

NorthConnex will deliver significant benefits to local communities by easing congestion on

Pennant Hills Road, putting more than 5,000 trucks a day underground and returning local streets

to local communities.

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Key features

NorthConnex includes twin motorway tunnels around nine

kilometres in length with two lanes and an additional

breakdown lane in each direction. The tunnels would have

an increased height clearance of 5.3 metres and a speed

limit of 80 km/h.

Motorway would be built with capacity for a third lane

in each direction if required in the future

Northern interchange with Pennant Hills Road and

the M1 Pacific Motorway

Southern interchange with Pennant Hills Road and

the Hills M2 Motorway

Integration work with the Hills M2 Motorway including

the provision of a new westbound lane on the Hills

M2 Motorway from Pennant Hills Road to the

Windsor Road interchange

Project features:

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Tie-in works connecting tunnel on and off-ramps to

the existing M1 Pacific Motorway, extending to the

north of Edgeworth David Avenue

A motorway control centre, ventilation outlet and

associated facilities located near the southern

interchange

A northern ventilation outlet

and associated facilities

Switching station on Coral Tree Drive

Two mid-tunnel support facilities including an air

intake system, emergency smoke extraction and

substation

Modifications to local roads including widening of

Eaton Road near the southern interchange and

repositioning of the Hewitt Avenue

cul-de-sac near the northern interchange.

located within the M1

Pacific Motorway corridor

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Northern interchange site

Bareena Avenue site

Junction Road site

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LEGEND

Saturday 26 July 2014

1pm to 4pmPennant Hills Golf Club

Corner Copeland Road and Burns Road South, Beecroft

Thursday 31 July 2014

6pm to 9pmMuirfield Golf Club

Barclay Road, North Rocks

Wednesday 6 August 2014

6pm to 9pmHornsby RSL

4 High Street, Hornsby

Saturday 9 August 2014

2pm to 5pmPennant Hills Community Centre

Corner Yarrara Road and Ramsay Road, Pennant Hills

The Hills Shire Council3 Columbia Court, Baulkham Hills

Hornsby Shire Council296 Pacific Highway, Hornsby

Ku-ring-gai Council818 Pacific Highway, Gordon

Turramurra Library5 Ray Street, Turramurra

Department of Planning and Environment23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney

Nature Conservation Council of NSWLevel 2, 5 Wilson Street, Newtown

Roads and Maritime Head Office North SydneyLevel 9, 101 Miller Street, North Sydney

EIS display locations

Air quality public forum

The project team will be hosting a topic specific public forum on air quality

Hornsby RSL,

4 High Street, Hornsby

At this forum, project and independent air quality specialists will deliver a presentation on air quality and explain the air

quality assessment methodology and key findings, as described in the EIS. A group forum question and answer session will

follow the presentation. The forum will be professionally filmed and made available to view on the NorthConnex website

for members of the community who are unable to attend. By attending the forum you are consenting to being filmed.

Tuesday 29 July 2014

7pm to 9pm

Additional locations where the EIS document can beviewed are provided on the project website

www.northconnex.com.au

Focus on Hills M2Motorway integration

Wednesday 23 July 2014

6pm to 9pmPennant Hills Golf Club

Corner Copeland Road and Burns Road South, Beecroft

Project information

The NorthConnex EIS is available on the project

website at www.northconnex.com.au.

View the project information and speak with the

project team at one of the following community

drop-in sessions:

Community drop-in sessions

Hornsby Central Library28 - 44 George Street, Hornsby

Pennant Hills LibraryCorner Ramsey Road and Yarra Road, Pennant Hills

Epping LibraryChambers Court, Epping

Baulkham Hills LibraryRailway Street, Baulkham Hills

DP&E prefers to receive written submissions online

via their website:

If you would like further information, to register to receive project updates, would like to provide feedback or discuss

the project, you can contact the project team by email enquiries@northconnex.com, or call the project information line

(free call) 1800 997 057.

NorthConnexIndicative project dates

Sept 2013State Significant Infrastructure

Application

Oct 2013Director General provides environmental

assessment requirements

Nov 2013 Submission of three competitive tenders

Mar 2014 Government announcement ofpreferred scheme and public display

July 2014 Environment Impact Statementpublic exhibition period

Sep 2014 Submission analysis and reporting

Late 2014 Project approval target

Late 2014 Construction contract finalised

Early 2015 Construction starts

Late 2015 Hills M2 Motorway integrationwork starts

2019 Tunnel open to traffic

Mid 2015 Tunnelling work starts

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Have your say

NorthConnex welcomes your feedback on the EIS.

DP&E requests that your submission includes:

Your name and address.

Whether you support or object to the project

or if you are just providing comment

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All submissions will

be posted on DP&E’s website. If requested,

your name can be removed to protect your

privacy but you must state this in your

submission

� Disclosure if you or an associate have made a

political donation of $1000 or more during the

past two years.

www.planning.nsw.gov.au

If you cannot lodge your submission online it can be

sent via email to:

plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au

or via mail to Director – Infrastructure Projects

Department of Planning and Environment

Application number - SSI 13_6136

Major Projects Assessment

GPO Box 39 Sydney NSW 2001

Written submissions must be received

during the public exhibition period.