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Originally Posted by Erik H. Bakke
Extending 16L/34R further out into Port Botany may be extremely difficult to get past the politicians,
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Bugger the politicians. The environmental effects of the 3rd runway
in its present form extend far beyond the sea bed that is covered up. The rock groynes on Silver Beach at Kurnell and at Brighton Le Sands and Dolls Point were put there due to the changing sand drift patterns as a result of the 3rd runway.
If they extended that runway, they'd have to remap the sand drifts again and build a whole new set of groynes. Shipping channels, amongst other things, would most likely have to be changed too.
And no, I'm not a greenie.