Project Site Evaluation and Environmental Resources

Project Site Evaluation 1
PROJECT SITE EVALUATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
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Project Site Evaluation 2
Project site evaluation and environmental resources
Question 1
The five key environmental areas of concern of the proposed North East Link route/option
are:
1. Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
This is a key environmental area of concern because the project will produce significant
amount of greenhouse gas emissions at different stages, including construction and operation.
These gases will be emitted directly or indirectly. For example, exploitation, production and
transportation of different materials and components of the road infrastructure and its
equipment will involve consumption of fossil fuels that produce greenhouse gas emissions.
Construction activities, which are estimated to take seven years, will also produce significant
emissions. The road will also be used by hundreds of thousands of vehicles every day that
will produce large volumes of greenhouse gasses daily (Victorian Government, 2018). These
emissions will pollute the environment thus putting human health at risk by affecting air
quality.
2. Waste
A wide variety of wastes will be generated from this project throughout its lifecycle. This
being a mega project, the volume of waste is also expected to be large. Managing this waste
will be a big challenge and some of it is likely to be disposed inappropriately by incineration
or landfilling. Therefore the large volume of different wastes to be generated by the project
makes it a key environmental area of concern.
3. Water pollution and catchment values