These pictures demonstrate exactly why Ray Hadley is opposed to a massive new development in Sydney’s north-west.

The Hills Shire Council has approved a large-scale housing estate of more than 180 homes in the semi-rural suburb of Dural.

The multimillion-dollar project will change the face of the suburb and it’s feared there isn’t the roads or infrastructure to support it.

New Line Road is the main thoroughfare into the area and is already at a standstill, as shown by these pictures taken at Cherrybrook on Saturday morning.