A PORT terminal proposed for Mayfield's former BHP steelworks site would put about 300 extra cars on the road and create noise heard at nearby residences, an environmental assessment has found.
But such factors could be mitigated to pave the way for a $200 million investment creating up to 460 jobs.
Newcastle Port Corporation wants to turn a 90 hectare site in to an industrial harbour precinct, with a container terminal and areas for handling and storing cargo, receiving, storing and blending fuels, and managing port operations.
An environmental assessment must be conducted as part of the planning process with the NSW Department of Planning releasing a report yesterday.
The report said the project would add 214 truck movements and 90 employee vehicle movements a day to the road network.
But it would be a small proportion of the traffic forecast for 2034, when the port terminal was operating.
Noise was expected to affect Mayfield and Stockton residents, but barriers and equipment silencers would mitigate disturbances.
Dangerous goods such as fuels and ammonium nitrate would be stored temporarily on site, but in a way that did not affect surrounding residential or industrial property.
The project's estimated capital investment value was $200 million.
Construction would create between 60 and 160 full-time jobs, while the terminal would employ about 300 personnel.
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