Summary of Submissions Report - Environmental Protection Authority

Table 5.3: Total Number of Submissions by Sector
September 2012
MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway Proposal Summary of Submissions report
Sector Number Proportion
Individual 650 89.7%
Business 32 4.4%
Advocacy group 25 3.5%
District/Regional Councils & Government Agencies 12 1.6%
Other organisations 4 0.5%
Iwi groups 2 0.3%
Total 725 100%
5.6 Trade Competition
Of the 725 submissions received, no submitters indicated they were trade competitors. It is also noted
that a number of submitters did not answer this question.
6. High-level issues raised in submissions
The submissions raised a range of issues covering the following:
Location & alternative options available (e.g. Western Link Road)
Size and type of road (e.g. expressway vs local road)
Traffic congestion, travel times and road saftey
Local road connections and access to facilities
Separation of local traffic from through traffic
SH1 road resilience and natural hazard resilience
Emergency services access and freight movement
Need to consider an integrated transport system
Air pollution, noise, dust and vibration from construction and operation
General adverse environmental effects, including flora and fauna
Effects on waterways, wetlands, streams and ecological areas
Stormwater storage areas and treatment
Flooding
Peat replacement and CO2 emissions from peat
Community severance and social/community effects
Cultural, archaeology and heritage effects
Lifestyle and recreational disruption
Visual/landscape changes
Health, wellbeing and stress
Removal of houses
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