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Tree chop underestimated by 80 per cent on North East Link – The Age
Builders of the $16 billion North East Link underestimated tree canopy loss by as much as 80 per cent, a secret government-commissioned audit of the toll road reveals….
Barry Watson, who lives in Doncaster near a section of the Eastern Freeway that will be widened as part of the project, obtained the audit using freedom-of-information laws.
He said it showed the builders could be razing more trees than was approved by the Planning Minister. This made a mockery of the environmental effects statement (EES) process, while also posing serious ecological challenges, he said.
Barry Watson obtained the tree audit through freedom of information. Credit:Justin McManus
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