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Properly Made Submission (Object - No.14) - Steve and Linette Fuller MCU12/0216
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Marcus Brennan
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Sunshine Coast Reg onal eY’-O
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Re: Objection to MCU12j0216 -
CSR Clay Extraction
Mr Brennan,
We wish to lodge an objection against the proposal submitted by CSR (SCRCref
MCU12j0216) to extract up to 90,000 tonnes of clay material from two locations
along Lake Macdonald Drive over a condensed period of 2 years.
It is understood that the proposal would result in a total of 60,000 vehi le
movements over the two year life of the project. From our calculations that
means approximately 580 truck movements along Lake Macdonald Drive per
week, or 116 trips per day based on a five day working week, or 11 trucks per
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hour based on a 10 hour day. As evidenced by the current traffic being
generated from the extraction of clay in the area it would ap’pear that these
vehicles will be large tip trucks with trailers.
As residents of the area who use Lake Macdonald Drive for at least three return
trips a day we are concerned over the following aspects of the proposal:
1. Vehicle safety -
Lake Macdonald Drive is a minor rural road with one lane
each way that appears to be designed to cater for rural residential traffic.
The use of this road for the proposed volume of large vehicles poses a
significant risk to driver safety. These slow moving vehicles have the
potential to enter the road at locations where line of sight is not
substantial and cause accidents.
2. Dust -
the current truck movements on Lake Macdonald Drive (between
Swift Drive and Lake Ridge Crt) are resulting in significant streams of clay
being left on the road surface. In dry periods this results in dus.t
generated from trucks and other cars using the road and makes vision
difficult. It is our .concern that with the proposed increase in truck
movements and the fact that extraction is proposed further along Lake
Macdonald Road (towardsForest Acres) then the amount and length of
road where dust is generated will increase significantly impacting the
environment and driver safety.
3. .WetWeather Safety as noted above the proposed truck movements will
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result in the deposition of large amounts of clay on the surface of the road.
It is our concern that in wet weather this will result in very slippery
conditions compiled by the heavy traffic conditions endangering
motorists.
4, M~ronm~ rnJ Damage -
d~s:pjte th~ jn~taJJation of a grate O the Yrrent
access road being used for transport of clay materials along Lake
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Macdonald Road,there are large qualities of clay being deposited on the
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road surface. This material is either being turned into dust pollution by
,,_’ . vehicle movements or is being washed into our waterways as sediment.
This will be a significantly larger problem for the proposed movement of
116 trucks a day along this stretch of Lake Macdonald Drive and will
result in damage to the environment
5. Noise -
The area is rural residential and residential. The proposed
operation will resu~t in over 10 trucks per hour passing the residential
areas of east Cooroy including the new estates off Lake Macdonald Drive,
existing residential areas, a child care centre and the primary school.
6. Traffic Congestion and Safety at the Corner of Lake Macdonald Drive and
Elm Street the impact of the proposed truck movements will not only be
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limited to Lake Macdonald Drive but will also impact residents within
Cooroy. The trucks will need to negotiate the intersection opposite the
primary school; in a school zone,where there are significant existing
traffic congestion and safety issues. It appears that the truck and trailers
currently being used f9r a similar activity cannot negotiate this
intersection without passing onto the wrong side of the road. The
proposed increase in truck movements poses a significant risk to safety at
this intersection.
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7. Tra~c Congestion and Safety at the I ntersection of Elm and Myall Street -
the proposed truck movements would need to pass over the existing
railway bridge and turn at the intersection of Elm Street and Myall Street
in order to access the Bruce Highway. This area is substantially restricted
and currently causes significant congestion issues twice a day. The
significant increase in large vehicles using the route will be potentially
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dangerous.
We trust that you will consider our views and prevent the potentially dangerous
and damaging proposal progressing any further.
Regards,
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