Transmission Gully Project – Nzta, Pcc and Transpower Limited Applications
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TRANSMISSION GULLY PROJECT – NZTA, PCC AND TRANSPOWER LIMITED APPLICATIONS Summary of Submissions November 2011 Ref Submitter Position Application Summary of Submission To be Decision Requested of Interest heard? 0001 John Pfahlert Support All Unqualified support for the project to assist in providing improved arterial roading into and out of the Wellington No Not stated. Region. 0002 Ivan Rowe Support in All Support, with the following exception, to better link TG into Porirua: No Not stated. part - The Kenepuru interchange should also link the southbound existing SH1 motorway to the northbound TG; and the southbound TG to the northbound existing SH1. 0003 Dave Not stated Not stated If funded from National roading funds then no objection. Not Not stated. Johnston Depends on If funded from a combination of national roading funds, regional petrol taxes and rates increase and tolls then stated funding opposed. Suggests a more economical project around upgrading existing road (refer to submission for details). TG is as fault prone as Centennial Highway. 0004 Wayne Erb Oppose in All TG motor way doesn‟t represent prudent management of the country‟s resources. No Reject the applications. full. Motorway is unnecessary in medium term - Oil and petrol prices volatile and on an upward trend, this will flatten demand for motor vehicles / driving kilometres. Electric vehicle (substitute) will be slow and expensive. Unnecessary burden on state finances Oil prices threaten to dampen economic growth which would disrupt government revenue 0005 Grant Support in full All Wish to see TG proceed immediately. Yes Approve immediately. Corleison 0006 Ballinger Support in full All Economic and social benefits are large. No Speed up the process and construction timetable. Industries Limited 0007 Malcolm Support in All The main alignment as proposed is faulty in that the southern termination should be at Takapu Road and not Yes BOI direct that the main alignment terminate at Faulls part; oppose Linden. Takapu Road and that the Kenepuru and Waitangirua in part Link Roads be deleted. 0008 Philip Support in full All The construction of the TG motorway is already long overdue. No Ensure their conclusions do not delay the proposed Harland construction of the TG motorway. 0009 Paul and Oppose in full All TG proposal is economically and environmentally destructive. No Termination of TG. Deborah Waste of taxpayers‟ money, time and effort. Consider alternative proposal – develop the regional Rosin Proposal will destroy business/properties in surrounding towns due to less vehicles passing through these towns. public transport network, focus on redistributing road Money needs to be invested into railways not roads. freight onto the railway network, and tramway systems/light rail for Greater Wellington. 0010 Philip Support in full All Country‟s economic growth and ability to make progress along with the rest of the world is being obstructed by Yes Proceed with TG as rapidly as possible. Hayward inadequate road infrastructure and irrational, quasi-religious opposition to improvement to it. 0011 The Hutt Support in full All The Chamber has taken a key position in promoting transport and accessibility issues for business. Consistently Yes Approve the applications. Valley lobbied and presented submissions on the need for roading infrastructure improvements. Has established a special Impress on the applications: Chamber of Infrastructure Committee. - A need for the connector SH58 (between Commerce Is fully supportive of the RoNS initiative for the Wellington Region. TG/SH58 interchange and SH2) capacity and and Industry There is a need for ensuring that connector roads are also provided to ensure full benefit and efficiency is achieved safety to be concurrently addressed to ensure that Incorporated from the RoNS initiative and in this regard strongly supports TG and the TG/SH58 interchange component. SH58 the accessibility benefits that the TGP provides for between the TG/SH58 interchange and SH2 also needs to be upgraded. the Hutt Valley are not compromised. The diversion of heavy freight carrying vehicles via SH58 will has positive effects in reducing heavy traffic volumes - The need to ensure that other indirect but which would otherwise traverse the “Ngauranga Triangle Strategy Area”. consequential road transport infrastructure is Benefits & efficiency for freight movement to and from the Hutt Valley delivered such as the other SH2 interchanges at Better commuter and public transport connections between the Hutt Valley and Porirua/Kapiti districts. the Kennedy-Good and Melling Intersections and Addresses concerns with regard to the Regions significant vulnerability in the event of natural disaster or major the Cross Valley Link Road between SH2 and the accident affecting the existing primary highway access routes. Seaview/Gracefield Industrial Area. The Granada to Petone and Cross Valley Link between SH2 and the Seaview/Gracefield Heavy Industrial Area are relevant complementary highway connectors – which are indirectly affected and are beneficial roading Page 1 of 32 infrastructural improvements. Cross Valley Link‟s importance must be elevated to avoid the impact of heavy vehicles using Hutt City‟s residential roads. The inevitable additional traffic on SH2 south of SH58 will place greater pressure on the need for interchanges at the Kennedy-Good and Melling intersections. 0012 Richard Neutral on all NZTA Suggests that: Not The assurance that all effort will be made to increase Witheford- aspects - Provisions be made for the Ribbonwood terrace work site entrance in Ranui Heights to the Kenepuru Drive stated. native tree planting and a serious look into the Smith [NoR3 & 5] link road become an entrance into the Belmont Regional Park when the project is complete; possibility of the Ribbonwood work entry site - Native trees are planted in as many places as possible to complement the increased native birdlife that Ranui becoming a walking/mountain biking entry to the is experiencing at present; Belmont Regional park with routes under the - That pine trees are discouraged due to the amount of pollen produced; and motorway and into the hills. - As a part of being a good owner that the pine trees currently surrounding houses in Ranui be removed and replaced with natives. 0013 CentrePort Support in full All CentrePort‟s effectiveness as a key port for interisland ferry traffic and the international market is dependent on Yes Approve the applications. Limited quality road connectors. Impress on the applicants: The Wellington region needs an holistic and integrated roading plan. 1) The need for the connector SH58 (between Strong support for all facets of the Governments RoNS. TG/SH58 interchange and SH2). For the transport network to be fully functional all aspects of the RoNS programme need to be delivered supported 2) Capacity and safety to be concurrently addressed by addressing key highway connector routes and modal interfaces. to ensure that the accessibility benefits that the Primarily concerned with ensuring that the efficiencies that it has introduced within its port operation activity and TG project provides for the Hutt Valley and the expansion objectives are not hindered by inadequate or at risk road networks. consequential movement of port freight are not The economic wellbeing of the region is highly dependent on the efficiency of all transport modes. There is a compromised. significant level of dependency between modes particularly in the movement of freight. 3) Ensuring other indirect but consequential road TG can be built with minimal interruption to traffic flows along the existing highways transport infrastructure is delivered such as the TG provides a shorted more direct route for trucks carrying freight other SH2 interchanges at the Kennedy-Good Diversion of heavy freight carrying vehicles via SH58 positive effects on reducing heavy traffic volumes. and Melling Intersections and the Cross Valley The effects of freight trucks passing through populated centres are reduced (particularly those carrying hazardous Link Road between SH2 and the products) Seaview/Gracefield Industrial Area. TG provides significant improvement in security of access in the event of a natural disaster or significant accident/incident event. TG increases overall capacity and aligns with the projections for increased freight transport demand. TG provides via SH58 a more direct route to the Hutt Valley transport logistic centre at Seaview/Gracefield. The inclusion of the TG/SH58 interchange component is seen as beneficial to the movement of National/Regional freight to and from the Seaview/Gracefield heavy industrial area which has an “Inland Port” role in the movement of freight. Approximately 2.5m tonne of the 11M tonne of freight that passes through CentrePort Wellington annually passes through the Seaview/Gracefield area. Therefore important that SH58 between the TG/SH58 interchange and SH2 is also upgraded. The Granada to Petone and Cross Valley Link between SH2 and the Seaview/Gracefield Heavy Industrial Area are relevant complementary highway connectors – are indirectly affected and beneficial roading infrastructural improvements. Cross Valley Link‟s importance must be elevated to avoid the impact of heavy vehicles using Hutt City‟s residential roads. The inevitable additional traffic on SH2 south of SH58 will place greater pressure on the need for interchanges at the Kennedy-Good and Melling intersections. 0014 Christopher Support in PCC Owner of Lot 25 DP341339 (53A