North East Link submissions: anger over impact on amenities
Submissions on the impact of the North East Link submissions are open and people aren’t holding back. Many have slammed the destruction of a popular Yallambie reserve and the continued use of trucks on a main road.
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Concerns have been raised regarding the fate of Borlase Reserve and Rosanna Rd’s continued use as a truck route in submissions contesting the North East Link ’s Environmental Effects Statement.
The 10,000-page statement outlines the link’s long-term effects and includes submissions on minimising environmental damage.
Construction will destroy 15,800 trees and 52ha of native vegetation.
Banyule Council received comments on the statement, with 80 per cent saying they will make an independent submission, to be voiced at a public hearing.
Concerns were predominantly about Borlase Reserve, Yallambie, making up 40 per cent of the comments received.
Another 18 per cent of comments were about noise and air pollution. Nine per cent urged trucks to be kept off residential streets. Six per cent of responses wanted development of major roads to stop completely.
Resolve Rosanna Road lobby group stated the link would only provide a second route for trucks alongside the already congested Rosanna Rd.
Member Natasha Reifscheider said a freight route “maintained through Rosanna Rd is a ticking time bomb”.
The road has a partial truck ban between 10pm and 6am unless making local deliveries.
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The North East Link Authority has not proposed introducing a stronger truck ban on Rosanna Rd; it will still be used by trucks that cannot travel through the tunnel.
Banyule Mayor Wayne Phillips said the council would “continue to advocate for changes to protect our natural environment, preserve our local neighbourhoods and avoid dividing our community“.
The statement is open for submissions until 5pm on June 7, with a public hearing to be held July 25.
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