WestConnex Weekly Update archive
2018 Updates
STAGE 1 - M4 East
Tower crane disassembly – Parramatta Road Ventilation Facility (PRVF), Haberfield
Beginning 15 December 2018, the Stage 1 contractor will be dismantling the remaining tower crane on the PRVF site. Hours of work are reported as 8am to 6pm on 15 & 16 December 2018, with the work expected to take no more than two shifts. For further details, see Notice 243a on Local Updates.
Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
The M4 East contractor will be re-opening traffic turns from Wattle Street into Ramsay Street in Haberfield, as well as reopening the turn from Waratah Street onto City West Link. Works to complete these re-openings will take place from 8am to 1pm on 15 December and from 8pm on the 15 December to 10am on 16 December 2018. More details are in Notice N385b on Local Updates.
Concrete Work – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
The Stage 1 contractor has announced out-of-hours works along Parramatta Road in the Ashfield area. These works will occur between 6pm and 5am each night from 10 to 21 December 2018. The works are to provide ‘soft-cutting’ into the new concrete as it sets and cures, to avoid uncontrolled cracking. For a map of the affected area and more information please see Notice N349a on Local Updates.
Environment Protection Licence Monitoring Data, November 2018
A spreadsheet of data for water discharges from WestConnex Stage 1 works has been released on Local Updates. These measures cover such features as the acidity, density of suspended solids and oil/grease content of the waters running off project sites.
Media article about damage to homes from WestConnex
A recent article entitled This crack was rejected in the Inner West Courier discusses property damage claims against WestConnex Stage 1 by Strathfield residents. The article is at:
http://newslocal.smedia.com.au/iw-courier-city/
STAGE 2 – New M5
Piling Work - St Peters Interchange construction site - St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be conducting pile-driving work on Saturday 15 December 2018 from 1pm to 6pm. The work involves driving steel and concrete pillars 40m into the ground. See Notification N575 on Local Updates for further information.
Day work & road closure, Crown St and night work & road closure, Campbell St – St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be undertaking day and night works on Crown Street and Campbell Street in St Peters to install utilities, signage and road-markings. Crown Street will be closed during these works from 7am to 6pm on 13-14 December 2018 and will stay closed overnight for safety. Works on Campbell Street will start at 7am on 13 December 2018 and will continue until 5am the following morning. Although Campbell Street won’t be closed, traffic will be slowed and controlled by project staff. See Notification N574 on Local Updates for more details.
Temporary parking removal, night work & traffic changes – Hutchinson St, Unwins Bridge Road, Bedwin Road, May Street & Campbell Street, St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be removing and installing electrical utilities on 13 & 19 December 2018 along Bedwin Road, Unwins Bridge Road, May Street and Campbell Street. These night works will occur between 7pm and 5am each respective night. Two car spaces will be removed from Hutchinson Street from 10 December 2018 to some point in late 2019 to preserve traffic flow. See Notification N570 on Local Updates for more details.
Quarterly Construction Compliance Reports No.s 6-8
The sixth, seventh, and eighth Quarterly Construction Compliance Reports (QCCR6, QCCR7, & QCCR8) for Stage 2 have been released. These reports cover the project’s compliance from 25 November 2017 to 24 August 2018. QCCR6, QCCR7, & QCCR8 are all available for download on Local Updates.
STAGE 3 - M4–M5 Link
Geotechnical survey works – Tillock Street, Haberfield & Barwon Park Road, St Peters
Further to prior notices Council’s WestConnex Weekly Update Reports on investigative drilling works, the Stage 3A contractor has issued a notice about a further site proposed for these works - an area along Miller Street, Haberfield - commencing 11 December 2018. Works are expected to be completed by 21 December 2018, weather permitting. Works will be conducted from 7am to 6pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. For further information, see Notification MT030 on Local Updates.
Media article about Stage 3 tunnels
An article entitled WestConnex Bottoms Out has been published by Alt Media discussing the history and possible effects of the proposed M4-M5 Link tunnel, with an emphasis on the effects of shallow tunnelling. The article can be found at http://www.altmedia.net.au/westconnex-bottoms-out/135418.
Media articles about crossing guards at Haberfield Primary School
Articles entitled NSW Labor would deliver crossing guard at Haberfield Public School and Children’s safety at crossroads have been published in The Daily Telegraph and Inner West Courier respectively. These articles discuss school travel safety issues created by WestConnex construction activities and the resultant need for a crossing guard for Haberfield Primary School through to the end of WestConnex construction. The articles can be found at http://newslocal.smedia.com.au/iw-courier-city/
Media articles about Victoria Road homes acquired for Stage 3B
Recent articles entitled WestConnex: residents gone before Rozelle Interchange starts and Death row homes remain vacant have been published in The Daily Telegraph and Inner West Courier respectively. The articles discusses the acquisition and subsequent vacancy of buildings along Victoria Road, Rozelle which are awaiting demolition for WestConnex Stage 3B. The articles can be found at http://newslocal.smedia.com.au/iw-courier-city/
GENERAL
Letters to the NSW Government on various WestConnex issues
As previously reported, Council considered a WestConnex Update Report at its 6 November 2018 meeting and resolved to write to the Premier (with copies to Ministers and local State Members) about a number of WestConnex issues. Letters have been sent and Council is awaiting a response to each of the issues raised. The report and Council resolution are available on Council’s website.
Mayoral Minute on Stage 3B contract
At its 11 December 2018 meeting, Council considered a Mayoral Minute entitled Rushed WestConnex Stage 3B Contract and resolved to write to the NSW Government requesting that it does not enter into any contract for the construction of WestConnex Stage 3B until after next year’s State election. The Minute and resolution are available on Council’s website.
STAGE 1 - M4 East
Variable Messaging Sign (VMS) night works – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Beginning 3 December 2018, the Stage 1 contractor will be installing a VMS along Parramatta Road near McDonald’s, across from Ashfield Park. Hours of work are reported as 9pm to 5am Sundays to Fridays, with the work expected to take no more than two shifts. The installation is scheduled to be completed by 14 December 2018. For a map and further details, see Notice 333b on Local Updates.
Ambient air quality & weather monitoring validated report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 to 31 October 2018. It reports on air quality monitoring data from the six ambient air quality monitoring stations along the Stage 1 route, i.e.: Allen Street (Homebush), Powells Creek (Concord), St Luke’s Park (Concord), Concord Oval, Ramsay Street (Haberfield) and Haberfield Public School. The data presented in this report describes air quality measurements used and compares monitoring results. This report, along with comparison graphs of PM2.5 and PM10 levels across the Sydney area, are available on Local Updates.
Release of additional Quarterly Construction Compliance Report
The Stage 1 contractor has released another Quarterly Construction Compliance Report on Local Updates. It covers Stage 1 construction activities and associated management plans and monitoring programs that keep these activities compliant with Conditions of Approval (CoA) during the period 23 January 2018 to 22 April 2018. The report also notes when the above plans and programs have been altered or updated. As is stated on Page 8 of the report, this document is separate from the project’s Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) and its Compliance Tracking Program, but is interrelated in that it addresses environmental management aspects of the project. Point 1.4 in this report further explains its role.
Interface meeting
Staff from Council, Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) and the Stage 1 contractor met recently at a monthly interface meeting. The following items were discussed: Wattle Street drainage/driveways update, including boring beneath Ramsay Street; noise wall construction in Dobroyd Parade and Wattle Street; progress on landscaping; forthcoming traffic changes; traffic changes at Chandos Street; installation of over-height detectors; access to part of Dobroyd Parade impeded by new works; parking and worker behaviour; operational traffic noise attenuation for units at Loftus Street, Ashfield; location of the bus stop outside the Muirs site on Parramatta Road; guard rails near 195 Parramatta Rd, Haberfield; noise from out-of-hours work at Bland Street; restoration of footpaths; traffic access at Walker Ave / Parramatta Road intersection; use of Reg Coady Reserve by Stages 1 and 3; Council works in Haberfield-Ashfield; issues raised at the last (1 November 2018) meeting of the WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF) and the last (27 November 2018) meeting of the WestConnex Community Reference Group (Western).
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
Council staff recently attended a meeting of the M4 East AQCCC where the following items were discussed: project update (SMC); air quality monitoring & readings (SMC); complaints (SMC); website update (SMC and website consultant); Ambient Air Quality Goal Protocol (SMC); CoA E20 report (SMC and consultant); Development Control Plan Air Quality Assessment process (SMC); and other business (all). At the meeting, Council staff a number of issues on behalf of members of the community before the meeting. A verbal response to each was provided at the meeting, and SMC stated a written response would be provided to each. This will be reported when received.
STAGE 2 – New M5
Night work – Princes Highway, Unwins Bridge Road, & May Street - St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be undertaking night works on 3 & 4 December to transfer power cables from old poles to new poles along May Street, Princes Highway and Unwins Bridge Road. The works will be carried out between 7pm and 5am on each of these nights. During these times, traffic along the named roads will be slowed by lane closures and control measures. See Notification No565 on Local Updates for further information.
Night & weekend work – Burrows Road, St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be undertaking night works and weekend works starting Thursday 6 December 2018 and proceeding as follows: from 7pm on 6 December to 5am on 7 December, from 7pm on 7 December to 6pm on 8 December, and from 7pm on 14 December to 5am on 17 December 2018. Works include searching for buried services, laying power utilities and laying a new water main. See Notification No566 on Local Updates for more details.
STAGE 3 - M4–M5 Link
Tunnelling alignment map
This map, available on the WestConnex website at www.westconnex.com.au/tunnelling, identifies properties eligible for property precondition reports in the WestConnex Stage 3A project area. For each property, depth and proximity to tunnels is shown. This map is indicative, but is the best and most current source of information for the community. As the design progresses, slight changes may be made. Questions or feedback can be directed to the Stage 3A project team on 1800 660 248 or email info@westconnex.com.au
Community information sessions
The Stage 3A contractor is in the process of convening three community information sessions: Annandale - 11am-2pm Saturday 1 December 2018 at 160 Parramatta Road, Annandale (former Drummond Golf store - enter via Mallet Street); Haberfield-Ashfield (Combined with M4 East) - 4-7pm Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield; and St Peters - 4-7pm Tuesday 11 December 2018 at Campbell Road, St Peters (opposite Barwon Park Road). Further information is available on the WestConnex website at: https://www.westconnex.com.au/M4-M5LinkTunnels
Release of Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and sub-plans
The Stage 3A contractor has released the latest version of the Stage 3A CEMP, along with its associated sub-plans. These plans include: B1 Traffic and Transport and Access Management Sub-Plan; B2 Noise and Vibration Management Sub-plan; B3 Flora and Fauna Management Sub-plan; B4 Air Quality Management Sub-plan; B5 Soil and Surface Water Management Sub-plan; B6 Groundwater Management Sub-plan; B7 Non-Aboriginal Heritage Management Sub-plan; B8 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Sub-plan; and Waste Management Sub-plan.
These plans have been prepared to address the requirements of the project’s CoA, the Stage 3 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the revised environmental management measures (REMM) listed in the Stage 3 Submissions and Preferred Infrastructure Report (SPIR) and all applicable guidance and legislation. Stage 3A concept designs have also been posted on the website. See Local Updates for all of these items.
Interface meeting
Staff from Council, Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) and the Stage 3A contractor met recently at a monthly interface meeting. The following items were discussed: geotechnical surveys proposed on roads and in parks; issues raised at the last (1 November 2018) meeting of the WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF); property precondition reports to be undertaken by the project contractors and by Council; and requirements for appointments to the peer-review panel for contested surveys of properties conducted by the project contractor. Note that these surveys are only performed on properties predicted to be at risk of shift from geotechnical survey data.
Geotechnical survey works – Tillock Street, Haberfield & Barwon Park Road, St Peters
Further to a prior notice in the Weekly Update Report on investigative drilling works, the Stage 3A contractor has issued a notice about the latest site proposed for these works - an area along Tillock Street, Haberfield, commencing 30 November 2018 and an area along Barwon Park Road, St Peters, commencing 3 December 2018. Works are expected to take up to four weeks to complete, depending on findings. Works will be conducted from 7am to 6pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. For further information, see Notifications MT019 & MT022 on Local Updates.
Night work – Pyrmont Bridge Road Site, Annandale
The Stage 3A contractor will be undertaking night works starting 5 December 2018 and lasting a maximum of two days, weather permitting. The works will be carried out between 6pm and 7am on each of these nights. The works will involve a CCTV investigation of the existing sewer works at the intersection of Parramatta Road and Mallet Street, as well as trenching across Pyrmont Bridge Road to search for buried services. See Notification MT029 on Local Updates for further details.
STAGE 1 - M4 EAST
Release of Quarterly Construction Compliance Reports
The Stage 1 contractor has released three of these reports on Local Updates. They span the period from 23 April 2017 to 22 January 2018 and cover Stage 1 construction activities and associated management plans and monitoring programs that keep these activities compliant with Conditions of Approval. These reports also note when the above plans and programs have been altered or updated. As is stated on Page 8 of each of these reports, these documents are separate from the project’s Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) and its Compliance Tracking Program, but are interrelated in that they address environmental management aspects of the project. Point 1.4 in each of these reports further explains their role.
Hoarding removal – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
Beginning 26 November 2018, the Stage 1 contractor will be removing some of the temporary hoardings along Parramatta Road near Orpington Street. The process is expected to be completed by 22 December 2018. Plans for landscaping and footpath/fencing restoration will be announced following removal of the hoardings. For a map and further details, see Notice 337a on Local Updates.
Resurfacing – Bland Street between Julia Street & Parramatta Road, Ashfield
The Stage 1 contractor has posted a notice about Bland Street (between Julia Street and Parramatta Road) being resurfaced on Wednesday, 21 November 2018. The resurfacing is expected to take a single shift to complete. If rescheduling is needed because of the weather, a further notice will be issued. During this time the street will only be accessible to residents’ motor vehicles, but pedestrian traffic will be maintained. For details, see Notice N227 on Local Updates.
STAGE 2 – New M5
Day & night works to open South side of Campbell Street, St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor plans to reopen the south side of Campbell Street by 24 November 2018. In order to meet this goal, three day shifts (22– 24 November) and one night shift (23-24 November 2018) are needed. Day works will be undertaken from 10am to 3pm on 22 November and 7am to 7pm on 23 November 2018. These will continue into night works from 7pm on 23 November to 12noon on 24 November 2018. Roads between May Street, Princes Highway and Campbell Street will carry one-way traffic during this time and parts of Campbell Street will either be shut or heavily controlled until the changeover is complete. See Notification No554 on Local Updates for further information.
Daytime piling work – St Peters Interchange (SPI) site, St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be performing additional piling work at the SPI site this Saturday 24 November 2018 from 8am to 5pm. As the work involves pile-driving concrete/steel beams 40 meters into the ground, there will be noticeable noise and vibration. For further details, see Notice 558 on Local Updates.
Day works on slip lane & night works for ITS installation – Princes Highway, St Peters
Stage 2 works on the Princes Highway in St Peters will continue, with the south-bound slip lane closed during daytime works from 26 November to 30 November 2018 between 7am and 3pm. Night-time works (7pm to 5am) across the Princes Highway in May Street will also commence on 27 November for Tuesdays and Thursdays each week until 13 December 2018. Both works are to install Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) conduits and infrastructure. For further details see Notice 559 on Local Updates.
Night work to install drainage pipes – Euston Road, St Peters
The Stage 2 contractor will be working on select nights from 6pm to 5am to install drainage pipes along Euston Road, beginning 26 November 2018. The work is expected to be completed by 19 December 2018. For maps and listings of works areas by night and by location, see Notice 561 on Local Updates.
Stage 2 interface meeting
Staff from Council, Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) and the Stage 2 contractor met recently at a monthly interface meeting. The following items were discussed:
- locations of permanent VMS and tunnel over-height detectors, including the sign at Kendrick Park, Tempe;
- removal of overhead power lines across Unwins Bridge Road near Campbell Street;
- removal of a tree stump on Unwins Bridge Road, to occur in February/March 2019;
- SMC fact sheet on Stage 2 vent facilities and air quality;
- Brown Street footpath repair work carried out to rectify a resident’s issue about footpath surface treatments;
- pedestrian safety and footpath issues at the Bedwin Road bridge and Edinburgh Road intersection – noting that issues at the latter location are the responsibility of the Metro rail project;
- forthcoming works and traffic changes along Campbell Street and adjoining streets, including the Campbell Street (west) traffic switch to the southern side, the May Street intersection upgrade and Campbell Street (east) ongoing works;
- Barwon Park Road ITS works and temporary parking removal ongoing;
- night work for ITS installation at May Street / Princes Highway intersection;
- approximately 20 sandstone kerb blocks to be delivered by the Stage 2 contractor to Council for storage;
- Stage 2 Traffic & Transport Liaison Group (TTLG) meetings;
- forthcoming consultation for the Stage 2 Operational Construction Parking & Access Strategy;
- general issues around residents’ complaints about night noise and offers of mitigation measures such as alternative accommodation;
- cumulative impacts on St Peters residents from apartment developments and WestConnex;
- issues raised at the last (1 November 2018) meeting of the WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF) and the last (13 November 2018) meeting of the WestConnex Community Reference Group (Southern).
STAGE 3 - M4–M5 LINK
Geotechnical survey works – Canal Road, Leichhardt
Further to the general notice in last week’s Update Report on investigative drilling works, the Stage 3A contractor has issued a notice about the first of these works, to be undertaken in an area along Canal Road, Leichhardt, commencing 27 November 2018. These works are expected to take up to four weeks to complete, depending on findings. Works will be conducted from 7am to 6pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. For further information, see Notification MT013 on Local Updates.
Community meetings for Western Harbour Tunnel & F6
A Stop the North Shore Tunnels community meeting will be held at North Sydney Council, Huntley Hall, 200 Miller Street, North Sydney at 3pm on Sunday 25 November 2018. A F6 toll-road community meeting will be held at Moorefield Bowling Club, French St, Kogarah at 2pm on Sunday 25 November 2018.
STAGE 1 - M4 EAST
Changed traffic flow – Parramatta Rd between Bland St & Dalhousie St, Haberfield
The Stage 1 contractor will be changing the traffic pattern along Parramatta Road. Chandos Street will be reopened and eastbound traffic approaching Bland Street and Dalhousie Street will be reduced to two lanes. The eastbound and westbound lanes in this area are being pushed out to their respective kerbs to allow for a workzone in-between. Also, the Chandos Street bus stop has been permanently closed. The pattern change will be implemented on Monday 19 November 2018 from 9pm to 5am. For details, see Notice 390 on Local Updates.
Variable Messaging Sign (VMS) – Waratah Street, Haberfield
The Stage 1 contractor will be erecting a VMS on Waratah Street, to be operated from 20 to 30 November 2018. The VMS will be in use Monday to Friday evenings from 4pm to 2am. For details, see Notice 353a on Local Updates.
Variable Messaging Sign (VMS) – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
The Stage 1 contractor will be erecting a VMS on Dalhousie Street in Haberfield for operation from 20 to 30 November 2018. The VMS will be in use Monday-to-Friday evenings from 9pm to 5am. For details, see Notice 384a on Local Updates.
Continuing work – Parramatta Road, Haberfield & Ashfield
The Stage 1 contractor has issued an update on construction works along Parramatta Road, which include erecting barriers, laying asphalt and modifying utilities. These works are planned to continue from 22 November to 22 December 2018. Daytime work hours will be 7am-6pm Monday to Friday and 8am-1pm Saturday and night-time hours will be 6pm-5am Monday to Sunday. For details, see Notice 390a on Local Updates.
STAGE 3 - M4–M5 LINK
Investigative drilling works
The Stage 3A contractor is planning temporary investigative drilling works in a number of locations within road reserves and parks along the general alignment of the Stage 3 mainline tunnels. This is within the suburbs of Haberfield, Ashfield, Leichhardt, Newtown and St Peters. These works will be similar to the investigative works that have been undertaken to date for WestConnex Stages 1 and 2.
The Stage 3A contractor recently requested road opening permits from Council to undertake these works, but this request was declined because of Council’s position of opposing to WestConnex. Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has recently written to Council to confirm it will use its NSW Roads Act powers to allow the contractor to undertake these works, which will be carried out from Monday 26 November 2018 to Friday 31 May 2019 (inclusive), excluding the Christmas / New Year break from 22 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 (inclusive). Council staff will continue to work with RMS and the contractor to ensure impacts are minimised.
Property pre-condition reports
The Stage 3A contractor has commenced the process of offering property pre-condition (dilapidation) reports to affected property owners. This offer applies to all properties 50m either side of the mainline tunnel alignment and 50m around surface construction sites. The offer commences in areas around construction sites at Haberfield-Ashfield, Camperdown-Annandale and St Peters, and will subsequently move in stages ahead of tunnelling activity. The contactor has advised that the currently proposed tunnel route map continues to be 1
available on the WestConnex website. This alignment is still subject to potential minor adjustments.
Response to submissions on Modification 1
The Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) has recently released a report which details its response to Stage 3 Modification 1 - available on the DP&E website. Section B6 of the report provides a response to each of the issues raised in Council’s September 2018 submission on this modification. Detailed responses are provided on the matters raised under the following sub-headings: Consultation Cumulative impacts and construction fatigue; Site Establishment Plans and Construction Environmental Management Plans; Noise and vibration impacts; Construction fatigue; Human health impacts; Pedestrian access and safety; Northcote Street civil and tunnel site; Spoil haulage routes; Parramatta Road West and Parramatta Road East civil sites; Removal of Darley Road from the project; and Operational water treatment plant at St Peters interchange. It is expected the DP&E will approve the modification before the end of 2018.
Demolition works at Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale
The Stage 3A contractor recently commenced construction work with demolition of buildings within the Pyrmont Bridge Road construction site. This started with an internal strip-out of the former Storage King building, and scaffolding is currently being erected around the perimeter of the site before removal of the outer buildings occurs. Demolition is expected to take four months to complete. Works will generally occur during daytime construction hours but wherever night-works are planned, surrounding residents will be notified.
Night works are planned to start in December 2018 and finish in February 2019. These works will be carried out on Parramatta Road, Mallett Street, Pyrmont Bridge Road and Bignell Lane at 6pm-7am Monday to Friday. In order to provide respite for nearby residents, work will occur for a maximum of two nights in a row at one location, no more than three nights per week and no more than ten nights per calendar month in total. These works include temporary utility disconnections, digging to re-lay utility conduits and traffic management. For detail, see Notice MT06 on Local Updates.
Temporary changes to traffic and pedestrian routes are likely to be required. A newsletter and notification outlining upcoming demolition activities was distributed to residents and businesses by the contractor within a 200m radius of the site. The newsletter and notice are available on the WestConnex website. Door-knocks were also conducted by the contractor to properties directly adjacent to the site.
Stage 3A contractor represented on WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG)
The Stage 3A contractor will now be represented at meetings of RMS’s WCRG. Stage 3A contractors were present at the WCRG Southern meeting last Tuesday 13 November 2018 and will attend remaining 2018 meetings. i.e. WCRG Western on 27 November and WCRG Central on 4 December 2018. They will also attend WCRG meetings in 2019.
Stage 3B contractor
An announcement from RMS on appointment of the Stage 3B (M4-M5 Link Rozelle Interchange) contractor is expected in December 2018.
Out-of-hours deliveries – Campbell Road tunnelling site, St Peters
The Stage 3A contractor has advised that out-of-hours deliveries will occur from November to April 2019. These out-of-hours deliveries are to allow for the movement of oversized items that aren’t permitted on most roads during the day. These deliveries will occur between 6pm and 7am Monday to Friday, while normal deliveries to the Campbell Road site are still listed to occur from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm on Saturdays. Routes and times are being coordinated with Police and may be subject to change. For details, see Notice MT07 on Local Updates.
New work sites – Parramatta Road between Alt & Bland Streets, Haberfield-Ashfield
The Stage 3A contractor has advised that two new sites on either side of Parramatta Road between Bland Street and Alt Street (the ‘Muirs sites’) will be established as operation bases for works. Construction on these sites will begin on 19 November 2018 and will occur 7am-6pm Monday-Friday and 8am-6pm on Saturdays. There will be a holiday shutdown period from 21 December 2018 to 7 January 2019. For details, see Notice MT05 on Local Updates.
Compulsory acquisition of Desane site – Lilyfield Road, Rozelle
A recent article in The Australian Financial Review explains that Desane has completed the sale of its Lilyfield Road site to RMS, ending the long-running dispute over its compulsory acquisition for the WestConnex Stage 3. The article is available on The Australian Financial Review’s website.
STAGE 1 - M4 EAST
Air quality audit released
The Stage 1 contractor commissioned environmental consultant Air Noise Environment P/L to undertake an independent audit to ensure the project is complying with Stage 1 Condition of Approval (CoA) E8, which states that “the proponent must monitor (by sampling and obtaining results by analysis) the pollutants and parameters specified in Table 8 …”. The audit shows the project to be in compliance on Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) measures, but some exceedances for PM2.5 and PM10 for a 24-hour timespan during the six-month period of monitoring. The report is available at Local Updates.
Data posted – Environment Protection Licence Monitoring Data, October 2018
A spreadsheet of data for water discharges from WestConnex Stage 1 works has been released on Local Updates. These measures cover such features as the acidity, density of suspended solids, and oil/grease content of the waters running off the project.
STAGE 2 - NEW M5
Weekend work for traffic changes – St Peters Street, St Peters
The project contractor will be working this weekend to shift traffic from the current temporary road back into the St Peters Street alignment this Saturday 10 November 2018 from 8am to 4pm. Works include creating a temporary stop/slow traffic-pattern on St Peters Street while moving the concrete barriers and fencing. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Contingency dates for works at St Peters Street, St Peters
Further to the above, project contractors has advised that any works delayed by this week’s wet weather will be completed via daytime works this Saturday 10 November 2018 from 8am to 4pm. In this event, works to shift traffic back onto the permanent St Peters Street alignment will occur on Monday 12 November 2018 from 7pm to 5am. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Road closure - Barwon Park Road & Princes Highway, St Peters
The project contractor has given notice of road closures to occur at Barwon Park Road and the southbound slip lane of Princes Highway, which merges onto Barwon Park Road. The closures will occur between 7am and 3pm beginning Monday, 12 November 2018. Most of the works will conclude by 16 November, but the Princes Highway southbound slip lane will be closed again on 19 November through to 23 November to finalise works. These closures are to facilitate the laying OF communications equipment and intelligent transport system (ITS) conduits. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Night works – intersection of Princes Highway & Campbell Street, also May Street & Unwins Bridge Road, St Peters
The project contractor has announced that there will be light pole installation and re-asphalting at the intersection of Princes Highway and Campbell Street on 12 & 13 November 2018 between 8pm and 5am each night. Similar works will occur on 14 November on May Street and Unwins Bridge Road. Significant traffic changes will be implemented during these times. Further information is available on Local Updates.
STAGE 3 - M4–M5 LINK
Pre-construction compliance report
The Stage 3A (mainline tunnels) contractor has released its Stage 3A Pre-Construction Compliance Report (PCCR). This report is a requirement of Stage 3 CoA A30 & A31. The PCCR covers matters such as the method by which issues that arise during the implementation of the project are to be resolved. The PCCR is available on Local Updates.
GENERAL
WestConnex update report to Council’s 30 October & 6 November 2018 meetings
As previously reported, Item 14 on the agenda for these meetings was a WestConnex Update Report. This report was considered at Council’s 30 October & 6 November 2018 meetings, and the resolution is available on Council’s website.
Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) reference design report to Council’s 30 October 6 November 2018 meetings
As previously reported, Item 15 on the agenda for these meetings was a WHT Reference Design report, with draft submission attached. This report was considered at Council’s 30 October & 6 November 2018 meetings, and the resolution is available on Council’s website. Further information on the WHT project and the related Northern Beaches Link is available on RMS’s website.
F6 Extension Stage 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on public exhibition
F6 Extension Stage 1 is a new multi-lane road link from the New M5 at Arncliffe to President Avenue, Kogarah. This project is outside the Inner West Council area, but would have an indirect impact as it would feed traffic into WestConnex Stage 2 (New M5). The EIS for this project is on public exhibition from Wednesday 7 November to Friday 14 December 2018. A print copy of the EIS is available to view at Inner West Council’s Customer Service Centre in Petersham. Further information, including links to download the EIS, is available from RMS’s website.
WestConnex Weekly Update Report 2 November 2018
M4 EAST
Traffic pattern switch – Wattle Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC)has advised that the traffic pattern on Wattle Street (between Parramatta Roadand Waratah Street) will be switched from 9 November 2018. The change is tosplit traffic flow onto Frederick Street and Parramatta Road. This is expectedto take two nights to implement. Further information (including a map of theworks) is available on Local Updates.
Print media reports on footpath obstructions
The Daily Telegraph & Inner West Courier have recently publishedarticles on M4 East ‘street furniture’ (i.e. poles, cabinets and sign footings)that have created visual impacts and access hazards on footpaths. The 29 October 2018 edition of TheDaily Telegraph has an article WestConnex works leaves footpaths 'littered' withelectrical cabinets, height detectors, available on the Daily Telegraph website (note that access may be restricted by a subscription/pay-wall). The 30October 2018 edition of the Inner West Courier has a headline Footpath Fail and an article Footpath to Destruction, available onthe Inner West Courier website.
NEW M5
Night work for utility installation, Princes Highway near CampbellStreet, St Peters
SMC has advised that night worksalong the Princes Highway near Campbell Street will be undertaken from 7pm onWednesday 31 October 20018 to 5am the following day. There will be laneclosures on the Princes Highway, but two-way traffic will be maintained andpedestrian traffic will continue with guidance from on-site trafficcontrollers. For more information, and a map of additional traffic restraints, refer to LocalUpdates.
Extension of day work,road closure on Barwon Park Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that works on Barwon Park Road have been extended throughto 10 November 2018. Theextension is due to the discovery of previously unknown utility infrastructurein the area. The works involve installing new power, communications andIntelligent Transport System (ITS) infrastructure. The daytime works will occurfrom 7am to 6pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm Saturdays. No power outages areexpected as part of this work but traffic will be restricted in this area. For more information, and a map ofadditional traffic restraints, refer to Local Updates.
Night works & road closures – Campbell Street, Brown Street &Unwins Bridge Road
SMC has advised that there will be night workon Unwins Bridge Road on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 November 2018 from 7pm to 5am.There will closures on this road, as well as closures on Campbell Street andBrown Street from 5 to 9 November 2018. The works involve installation ofdrainage pipes and other utilities. For more information, including a mapshowing the closures and traffic flows, refer to Local Updates.
M4–M5 LINK
M4-M5 Link Staging Report
SMC has released this report, which details the staging and rollout ofthe M4-M5 Link tunnel system. The report is available through Local Updates.
Notification about hazardousmaterials removal – Annandale, Haberfield & Ashfield
SMC hasreleased a factsheet about removal of hazardous substances as part of the constructionof M4-M5 link tunnels. Buildings and properties are being surveyed forhazardous substances before the clearing and removal of properties starts. Hazardoussubstance removal will be supervised by a qualified hygienist. For furtherinformation, refer to LocalUpdates.
GENERAL
WestConnex CommunityLiaison Forum (WCLF)
Council’s WCLF met on Thursday 1 November 2018 to discuss WestConnexissues raised by members on behalf of the community. As is usual, the meetingincluded community members, Council staff and staff from the Department ofPlanning & Environment (DP&E) and Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Issues discussed included: M4 Eastfootpath obstructions; night-time noise and associated health impacts onresidents; proceedings of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the project; and WCLFitems to be considered at the 6 November 2018 Council meeting. EPA and DP&Ereported on compliance issues, including instances of non-compliance. Minutesof monthly WCLF meetings are available on Council’s website, and enquiriesabout the activities of the WCLF are welcome by e-mailing Council at westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry
The fourth and final day of Inquiry hearings will be at 10am to 3pm on Wednesday 7 November 2018 in the Macquarie Room at NSW Parliament House, Sydney. Inquiry submissions transcripts, hearing schedules and hearing videos are available on the Inquiry website.
Letter in print media about WestConnex property acquisitions
The Sydney Morning Herald’s 30 October 2018 edition includes a letter to the editor from an Inner West councillor critical of the NSW Government’s property acquisition process. The letter is available on the Sydney Morning Herald website.
Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) information evening
WHT community advocacy groups will be convening a WHT information evening at 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 8 November 2018 at the Union Hotel, 271 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. Further information is available here.
WestConnex Weekly Update Report 26 October 2018 (PDF 38.4KB)
M4 EAST
Update on ITS & utility work – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Following on from a prior notification, Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from 30 October to 2 December 2018, work will continue to install Intelligent Transport Services (ITS) infrastructure along Parramatta Road. Works will occur from 9pm to 5am on Sundays to Fridays, and will include excavation of trenches and pits and pouring of concrete pavement, driveway lay-backs, kerbs and medians. The full notification (including a map of the area of works) is available on Local Updates.
Ambient air quality & weather monitoring validated report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 to 30 September 2018. It reports on air quality monitoring data from the six ambient air quality monitoring stations along the M4 East route, i.e.: Allen Street (Homebush), Powells Creek (Concord), St Luke’s Park (Concord), Concord Oval, Ramsay Street (Haberfield) and Haberfield Public School. The data presented in this report describes air quality measurements used and compares monitoring results. This report, along with comparison graphs of PM2.5 and PM10 levels across the Sydney area, are available on Local Updates.
NEW M5
Roundabout conversion – intersection Sydney Park Rd, Euston Rd & Huntley St, Alexandria
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that it will be converting the roundabout at this intersection into a signalised traffic intersection operated by traffic lights. This intersection is within the City of Sydney, but close to the City’s border with Inner West Council. Works will occur from 9amFriday 2 November through to 5am Monday 5 November. The work will include: removing the existing roundabout and medians; relocating and installing concrete barriers; removing the current line markings; placing new asphalt on the road surface; and carrying out new line markings to reflect the changed traffic conditions. The full notification (including a map of the area of works) is available on Local Updates.
Night work – St Peters Interchange (SPI) site near Canal Road
SMC has advised that night-works will be carried out at the SPI site from 30 October through to 1 November 2018. Due to exclusion zone requirements for the handling/positioning of concrete panels, works will occur from 6pm to 6am. The full notification (including a map of the area of works) is available on Local Updates.
Solar access & overshadowing report
Hassel urban design consultant has prepared a report on the behalf of the project on overshadowing of residential properties by the New M5 project. The report iidentifies properties that are potentially overshadowed and assesses compliance with relevant provisions in the project’s conditions of approval. It details how potential impacts will be discussed with affected property owners and mitigation measures negotiated. The report is available on Local Updates.
Updated schedule of works - Barwon Park Road, St Peters
SMC has amended the scheduling of works on Barwon Park Road for installation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) infrastructure. The expected end date for these works is now approximately 9November 2018. As previously reported, works will occur Mondays to Fridays between 7am and 6pm, and on Saturdays between 8am and 1pm. Further information is available on Local Updates.
M4–M5 LINK
Tunnelling site demolition work – Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale
As previously reported, work commenced on Thursday 25 October 2018 to remove buildings within the tunnelling site at Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. This work is expected to take four months to complete. An update on Local Updates mentions that Bignell Lane will be closed for the duration.
Compliance Tracking & Environmental Audit Program report
This report outlines the program for tracking and auditing compliance to address the requirements contained in WestConnex Stage 3 conditions of approval and Revised Environmental Management Measures (REMM) within the Submissions and Preferred Infrastructure Report (SPIR). For further information, refer to Local Updates.
Construction Noise & Vibration Impact Statement
This report, prepared by EMM Sydney for the Stage 3A contractor, is a supplement to the Stage 3A Site Establishment Management Plan (SEMP). The report has been prepared in accordance with the project’s conditions of approval, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), REMM within the Stage 3 SPIR and all applicable legislation and guidelines. For further information, refer to Local Updates.
Pollution Incident Response Management Plan
This plan has been prepared to identify and manage the risk of pollution incidents and facilitate a co-ordinated management response to such incidents from construction of Stage 3A. It includes communication procedures for contacting relevant regulatory authorities and the community when significant pollution occurs. For further information, refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
WestConnex update report to Council’s 30 October 2018 meeting
Item 14 on the agenda for this meeting is a WestConnex Update Report. The report addresses action items from the 4 October 2018 meeting of Council’s WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF), where WCLF community members requested that certain items be reported to a Council meeting. As a result the following items are discussed and a recommendation provided for each: Council dissemination of information on WestConnex; Haberfield-Ashfield footpath issues; plans for use of the Haberfield-Ashfield Muirs sites; plans for Ashfield residual lands; use of a portion of Reg Coady Reserve at Haberfield; keeping a Council register and map of properties known to be damaged by WestConnex; and reimbursement of WestConnex advocacy group expenses. The report is available on Council’s website.
Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) reference design report to Council’s 30 October 2018 meeting
Item 15 on the agenda for this meeting is a report on the WHT reference design. Attached to the report is a draft submission on the on the WHT reference design which raises the main issues for Council and the Inner West community. Also attached is the reference design document itself. It is recommended in this report that Council makes a submission to Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) on the reference design by the 9 November 2018 deadline based on the attached draft submission and including comments raised at the Council meeting. The report is available on Council’s website, whilst further information on the WHT project and the related Northern Beaches Link is available on RMS’s website.
M4 EAST
Variable message signage (VMS) installation – Dalhousie & Waratah Streets, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Thursday 18 October 2018 work will commence to install a VMS on the corner of Dalhousie Street and Parramatta Road, and on Waratah Street. Work is expected to take two shifts within a week to complete - from 9pm to 5am on Dalhousie Street and 4pm to 2am on Waratah Street. Work will include lifting the VMS structure into position and securing it to footings. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has made this report available for September 2018. It covers environmental factors such as water discharge, dust, odour and ground vibration. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Intelligent transport signage (ITS) work – Waratah Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Tuesday 16 October 2018, work will commence to remediate footpaths affected by construction activities on Waratah Street. Hours of operation will be from 7am to 6pm, and it is expected that work will be completed on Friday 2 November 2018. The work will involve permanent restoration of the footpath between Alt Street and Dobroyd Parade. Work to install the remaining overhead height detectors (OHDs) will occur at a later date, and at that time the community will be notified. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Infrastructure installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
From Monday 22 October 2018, work will continue to install ITS and fixed signage infrastructure along the Parramatta Road footpath between Liverpool Road and Orpington Street in Ashfield. The work is expected to take two months to complete, and will be conducted from 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. Further details are available on Local Updates.
NEW M5
Rescheduled night work & traffic changes – Princes Highway & Campbell Street, St Peters
Night work is scheduled to take place to lay new asphalt at the intersection of Princes Highway and Campbell Street. Five night shifts are required due to the need for lane closures on the Princes Highway. Works will be undertaken from Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 October 2018 from 8pm to 5am. This work has been rescheduled form Monday 8 October 2018 due to wet weather. Further information is available on Local Updates.
Girder installation – Canal Road, St Peters
Night work is required for mobilisation of a crane and delivery/installation of concrete girders within the St Peters Interchange (SPI) site near the Canal Road / Princes Highway intersection. This work will be undertaken at night due to the size of the girders and travel restrictions for over-sized loads. The crane will be mobilised on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 October 2018 from 6pm to 6am. The delivery and installation of girders (four per night) will occur from Monday 22 to Friday 26 October 2018 from 6pm to 6am, weather permitting. For further information, refer to Local Updates.
Day work & road closure – Barwon Park Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that a road closure is needed for approximately two weeks on Barwon Park Road at the intersection of Campbell Street/Road to facilitate utility service installation in this location. Day work will be undertaken to install new power, communications and ITS conduits underground across the full width of Barwon Park Road near the intersection of Campbell Street/Road. Work will be undertaken from Monday 22 to Saturday 3 November 2018, with hours of operation Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. More information is available on Local Updates.
Upcoming traffic changes in St Peters
Utility installation will continue in various locations in St Peters on Monday 22, Tuesday 23 and Thursday 25 October 2018. All works will involve the following major day and night traffic changes:
- Brown Street, Hutchinson Street and Campbell Street (west) on Monday 22 October from 7pm to 5am;
- Campbell Street (west), Hutchinson Street, Florence Street, Brown Street and St Peters Street on Tuesday 23 October from 7am to 6pm; and
- Unwins Bridge Road, Bedwin Road and May Street on Tuesday 23 October from 7pm to 5am and Thursday 25 October 2018 from 7pm to 5am.
More information is available on Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff met with staff from the New M5 project, Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and SMC at a monthly interface meeting on Friday 19 October 2018. The following matters were discussed:
- permanent VMS signage locations;
- Unwins Bridge Road post-construction plantings; and
- forthcoming construction work on Campbell Street/Road, May Street and Barwon Park Road.
M4–M5 Link
Tunnelling site demolition work – Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale
Work will commence on Thursday 25 October 2018 to remove existing buildings within the tunnelling site at Pyrmont Bridge Road, Annandale. This work is expected to take four months to complete and will take place from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm on Saturdays. Residents and businesses will be notified if work is required outside these hours. For further information, refer to Local Updates.
Geotechnical investigation – Parramatta Road, Haberfield-Ashfield
Preparations are underway to commence construction work for the M4-M5 Link in Haberfield-Ashfield. Geotechnical investigations will be carried out at the Parramatta Road construction sites from Monday 15 October 2018. The work is expected to take three weeks to complete, weather permitting. Works will be undertaken between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. All work will be conducted within project locations and access will occur using existing driveways on Parramatta Road, Alt Street and Bland Street (south). For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Property condition survey factsheet
SMC has posted a factsheet on property condition surveys on Local Updates. A property condition survey is an inspection of a building, property or other asset to assess and document its general condition. The survey is carried out before the start of the nearby construction, tunnelling or demolition works, and again after the completion of works. Prior to works commencing, surveys will be offered to property owners within the project corridor (i.e. the zone on the surface equal to 50 meters from the outer edge of the tunnels) and within 50 meters of surface works. A series of commonly asked questions and answers is provided in this notification.
Community update – October 2018
SMC has posted this update on Local Updates. It covers such topics as: what is happening on the Parramatta Road sites;
- working hours;
- demolition works;
- equipment being used;
- trucks and traffic during site establishment;
- parking arrangements whilst the construction parking and access strategy is being developed;
- pedestrian and bus access; and
- ways of minimising impacts on the locate community.
The Stage 3A project team will be holding an open information session soon – date to be advised.
GENERAL
WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry
The Mayor and senior Council staff attended the WestConnex inquiry at NSW Parliament House on Tuesday 9 October 2018 from 2:00pm–2:45pm to present an overview of Council’s submission and answer question from the inquiry committee. Submissions, transcripts and other information are available on the inquiry website.
WestConnex update report to Council meeting
At its Tuesday 30 October 2018 meeting, Council will consider a report that addresses the following action items from the 4 October 2018 meeting of Council’s WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF):
- dissemination of Council information on WestConnex;
- Haberfield-Ashfield footpath issues;
- plans for use of the Haberfield-Ashfield Muirs sites;
- plans for Ashfield residual lands;
- use of a portion of Reg Coady Reserve at Haberfield;
- keeping a Council register and map of properties known to be damaged by WestConnex; and
- reimbursement of WestConnex advocacy group expenses.
The report will be available on Council’s website four working days before the meeting.
Reference designs for Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) & Beaches Link
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has been undertaking community information sessions for reference designs for the WHT and Beaches Link (WHTBL). Sessions were held in Balmain Town Hall on Thursday 18 October and Saturday 20 October 2018, while other sessions are being held in suburbs north of the harbour. Only the WHT would have a direct impact on the Inner West Council area. RMS will be receiving feedback on these reference designs until Friday 9 November 2018. Feedback can be provided to RMS on freecall: 1800 931 189, email: whtbl@rms.nsw.gov.au or by post: Customer feedback, RMS, Locked Bag 928, North Sydney, NSW, 2059. Feedback can also be provided on an interactive map on RMS’s WHTBL web page. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for these projects is expected in the first half of 2018.
A draft Council submission on the WHT will be reported to a Council meeting on Tuesday 30 October 2018, where it is planned that further issues raised at the meeting be integrated into the submission. Council’s final submission will be lodged by the 9 November 2018 deadline. The report and draft submission will be available on Council’s website four working days before the meeting.
Residents from northern suburbs affected by the WHTBL will be holding a public meeting on the impacts of these projects at 6:30-8:30pm on Tuesday 23 October 20187 at the North Sydney Leagues Club Auditorium. RSVP to plateau.precinct@gmail.com.
WestConnex community grants
SMC has invited applications for the next round of grants under the WestConnex Community Grant Scheme. Eligible community groups can apply for up to $10,000 to deliver initiatives that provide long-term benefits to communities within close proximity to WestConnex. Applications will be open for three weeks, with this round closing on 3pm Friday 2 November 2018. All eligible organisations can apply and submit their application online through the WestConnex website.
Sydney Metro (rail) project - Marrickville tunnelling site
This item has been included as there may be cumulative impacts as a result of this project and WestConnex construction activities nearby. This site is located north of Sydenham Station and south of Bedwin Road, bordered by Edinburgh Road and Murray Street. The tunnel portal is to the west of the T3 Bankstown Line. It is the launch site for two tunnel boring machines (TBMs), and is the support site for the southern services facility. More information is available on the Sydney Metro website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 05 October 2018 (PDF 131.8KB)
M4 EAST
Community Communication Strategy (CCS)
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has posted the CCS on Local Updates. This strategy forms part of the project management system and is part of a suite of plans that outline how the project will be managed to ensure there is an integrated approach to meeting community obligations.
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road civil site
SMC has advised that from 10 October 2018 construction and utility works will continue around the Parramatta Road construction site for a further month. During this time, work on Chandos Street at Haberfield may be required – if so, a separate notification will be issued. The Parramatta Road works involve adjusting traffic barriers in front of businesses (whilst maintaining access); carrying out utility works; and reconfiguring and installing traffic signals at Bland Street at Ashfield. Hours of operation are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm Saturdays and 6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has made available this report for August 2018. It covers environmental factors such as water discharge, dust, odour and ground vibration. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Night work & traffic changes – Princes Highway, Campbell Street (east), Campbell Street (west) & Crown Street, St Peters
A notice has been posted confirming night work will occur to asphalt sections of road pavement at the Princes Highway / Campbell Street intersection. This will involve major traffic changes on the Princes Highway, Campbell Street (east), Campbell Street (west) and Crown Street. Work is underway to finalise the new road and footpath along the southern side of Campbell Street from Crown Street across the Princes Highway to Brown Street. This work was originally scheduled to be completed by mid-October 2018, but has been delayed due to utility service installation work in the area. The new road and footpath is currently scheduled to open to traffic in mid-November 2018. The site compounds will then move to the northern side of Campbell Street (west). Residents will be notified at least 5 days in advance of this switch taking place. Dates and times for the works are as follows: Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 October 2018 8pm to 5am and Monday 15 to Tuesday 16 October 2018 from 8pm to 5am. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry
The Mayor and senior Council staff will attend the WestConnex Inquiry at NSW Parliament House at 2:00pm–2:45pm on Tuesday 9 October 2018 to give an opening statement and answer questions from the inquiry committee. Information on the inquiry (including access to Council’s submission) is on the inquiry website.
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
This week Council convened the October WCLF, which was attended by representatives of Inner West WestConnex advocacy groups, concerned residents and Council, DP&E and EPA staff. Minutes are posted on council’s website.
Community Organiser WestConnex Unit
Maree Laing has recently joined Council’s WestConnex Unit as the part-time WestConnex Community Organiser. Maree’s appointment was in accordance with a 2017 Council resolution to:
“Dedicate an officer within the WestConnex Unit to:
- (a) Support and assist the work of the various action groups, acknowledging the proliferation and complexity of the issues associated with the WestConnex project and the need for dedicated local support within the IWC to focus on issues specific to the M4-M5 link and interchanges; and
- (b) The responsibilities of the position should include support and facilitation of community responses to planning and design documents, facilitation of log of complaints by residents, and support for the Council’s advocacy on behalf of the Inner West community to relevant state agencies and Ministers.”
Maree looks forward to assisting the community with its advocacy efforts on WestConnex issues. Maree can be contacted on 9392 5274, 0428 125 148, or at mran.maree.laing@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
M4 EAST
Quarterly construction compliance report
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has posted the quarterly constructioncompliance report for the period 23 July to 22 October 2017. The purposeof this report is to satisfy condition of approval (CoA) A14c (ii) andto provide the Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) with astatus report on the project’s compliance with conditions and licenserequirements. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Footpath restoration work – Parramatta Road Civil Site
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 3 October 2018, work will commenceto restore footpaths that have been affected by work around theParramatta Road civil site. This work is expected to take three months,and updates will be provided during this time to the community. As workswill occur in front and around the Bland Street pedestrian bridge onthe Ashfield side of Parramatta Road, the bridge’s lift will need to beintermittently closed from 9am to 4pm Wednesday 3 October 2018 to Friday5 October 2018 and Monday 8 October 2018 to Friday 12 October 2018 . Tominimise the impact, the works will be carried out during schoolholidays. Standard daytime construction hours will apply from 7am to 6pmMonday to Friday and 8am to 1pm Saturdays, as well as night works from6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Permanent noise wall construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 3 October 2018 work will continue toconstruct the Dobroyd Parade noise wall. Due to construction changes toaddress utility issues, this work is expected to take a month longer tocomplete than previously estimated. Remaining works will involve: augerpiling for the installation of the remaining support posts;installation and commencement of painting of remaining Hebel panels;remediation of footpaths, driveways and road surfaces; and completion oflandscaping. Standard daytime working hours will apply. For moredetails, refer to Local Updates.
Cul-de-sac construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Further to prior notification N364a, from Tuesday 2 October 2018, workwill continue on the construction of the approved cul-de-sac at DobroydParade, at its intersection with Waratah Street, Haberfield. Works willinclude installing drainage and footings for the new cul-de-sac,concrete work and landscaping. Hours of construction will be 7am to 6pmMonday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Waratah Street signage infrastructure
Council staff recently met with the M4 East Project Director, otherproject staff and the RMS WestConnex Project Director to discuss issuesassociated with recent installation of signs and associatedinfrastructure on footpaths in Haberfield and Ashfield. Council staffreiterated the view previously expressed that the location of signfootings and electrical cabinets on footpaths was not acceptable asthese are obstacles to pedestrian access and create a major visualimpact. The M4 East Project Director explained that this infrastructurecould not be relocated because of constraints created by undergroundservices and the need for access to the electrical cabinets. Councilwill continue to argue for relocation of these items.
Monthly interface meeting
This week council staff met with representatives of the M4 East projectteam, SMC and DP&E for a regular (monthly) interface meeting. Thefollowing matters were discussed: completion of Wattle Street noisewalls; update on Dobroyd Parade and Martin Street cul-de-sacconstruction; Parramatta Road (City bound) works including the ongoingclosure of Chandos Street; ongoing worker parking issues in Haberfield;update on the Haberfield Gardens design; and further discussions aroundCouncil’s request for relocation of sign footings and associatedelectrical cabinets in Haberfield and Ashfield. The focus of thediscussion of this latter issue is the cabinet blocking the footpath inWaratah Street, Haberfield.
Ambient air quality & weather monitoring validated report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 to 31 August 2018. Itreports on air quality monitoring data from the six ambient air qualitymonitoring stations along the M4 East route, i.e.: Allen Street(Homebush),Powells Creek (Concord), St Luke’s Park (Concord), ConcordOval, Ramsay Street (Haberfield) and Haberfield Public School. The datapresented in this report describes air quality measurements used andcompares monitoring results. This report, along with comparison graphsof PM2.5 and PM10 levels across the Sydney area, are available on Local Updates.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
The minutes of the 5 August 2018 M4 East AQCCC meeting are now available on the WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Visual messaging signage (VMS) meeting – Tempe
Recently Council staff met on-site with New M5 project staff to discussthe location of a planned VMS sign adjacent to Kendrick Park at Tempe.All agreed the sign should be located to minimise impacts on thewalk/cycle path along the Princes Highway and minimise impacts onKendrick Park. Council staff were advised that the construction willrequire the temporary closure of the abovementioned path, but a suitabledetour is available within the park during this period. Localresidents will be advised of this work and further information mincluding construction start/finish dates, will be posted on theWestConnex website when available.
Site-specific Ancillary Facilities Management Plan (SSAFMP) – Burrows Road South
SMC has posted this plan on the WestConnex website. The facility is forstoring equipment and materials to support local road upgrades in StPeters, Alexandra and Mascot, as well as crushing and stockpiling tunnelspoil for capping the St Peters Interchange (SPI) site. The location ofthe facility is to the south of the SPI site in the St Petersindustrial area. The SSAFMP has been prepared for the approval by theDP&E to satisfy condition of approval D63. For more information,refer to the WestConnex website.
M4-M5 LINK
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) Modification 1 on public exhibition
This has been reported in previous Weekly Update Reports. Council lodgedits submission on the due date of 26 September 2018, and it isavailable on Council’s website. The modification report is available from the DP&E’s major projects website.
M4 EAST
Infrastructure installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Sunday 16September 2018, work will continue to install intelligent transportservices (ITS) and signage infrastructure along the footpath onParramatta Road between Liverpool Road and Orpington Street. Work isexpected to take three months to complete, with updates providedmonthly. Works involve installing temporary barriers to delineate thework-zone from Ashfield Park; service investigations and installation ofnew ITS services; installing standing traffic signs, over-heightdetectors, roadside cabinets and tolling gantry structures; andremediation work, including construction of pavements, driveways, kerbsand medians. For more information refer to Local Updates.
ITS & utility works – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Further to SMC Notification N363a, from Monday 24 September 2018, workwill continue to install utilities and ITS infrastructure alongParramatta Road between Rogers Avenue and Dalhousie Street. From Monday24 September 2018 to Monday 29 October 2018, work will be undertakenfrom 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. More information is available on Local Updates.
Ongoing construction work – Haberfield
Following traffic changes referred to in SMC Notification N361a, workcontinues along Wattle Street and Dobroyd Parade. This work is expectedto take up to three months to complete, with updates provided monthly.Work will be undertaken from Sunday 23 September 2018 to Sunday 28October 2018. Standard construction hours of Monday to Friday 7am to 6pmand Saturday 8am to 1pm will apply, as well as night work from 9pm to5am Sunday to Friday. Further details are available on Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has made available this report for August 2018. It coversenvironmental factors such as water discharge, dust, odour and groundvibration. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) - Western
The WCRG for the Western region was held on Tuesday 18 September 2018 atCouncil’s Ashfield Service Centre. Western region covers the suburbs ofParramatta, Homebush, Strathfield, Concord, Ashfield and Haberfield,with a focus on Stage 1 (M4 East). Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)project directors explained the Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) modification andthe implications for the Haberfield and Ashfield communities.Representatives from the community and staff from Council and DP&Ewere in attendance. Terms of reference, meeting minutes and backgroundinformation on WCRGs are available on the WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Weekend work – St Peters Interchange (SPI) site
SMC has advised that weekend work is required forground treatment to be undertaken on the haul road within the SPI site.This is required to include placement and compaction of sandstone to aheight of three metres for the haul road. This work will be undertakenfrom 8am to 6pm on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September 2018. The workwill be undertaken outside regular standard construction hours for thesafely of workers. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Night work & traffic changes - Campbell Street (west) & surrounding streets, St Peters
Night work will be undertaken to install utility services in variouslocations on Campbell Street (west), Hutchinson Street, May Street andBedwin Road on Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 September 2018 from 7pm to 5am.This night work is necessary to install power and communicationconduits and haul power cables in various locations. Traffic changeswill be in place. For more details (including maps), refer to Local Updates.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) - Southern
The WCRG for the Southern region was held on Tuesday 11 September 2018at Council’s Ashfield Service Centre. Southern region covers the suburbsof St Peters, Sydenham, Tempe and Kingsgrove, with a focus on Stage 2(New M5). RMS project directors discussed issues with representativesfrom the community and staff from Council and DP&E. Terms ofreference, meeting minutes and background information on WCRGs areavailable on the WestConnex website.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
Council staff attended a meeting of the New M5 AQCCC on 10 September2018. At the meeting, SMC’s air monitoring consultants explained therationale for the proposed location of air quality monitoring stationsand how pollutants disperse from ventilation facilities. Furtherinformation about the New M5 AQCCC (including meeting notes) isavailable on the WestConnex website.
Night work on Burrows Road – St Peters
SMC has advised that night work is required on Burrows Road to installunderground communications cables. The road will be reinstated once thework is completed. Work hours will be 8pm to 5am from Wednesday 19 toFriday 21 September 2018. Traffic changes will be in place. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) Modification 1 on public exhibition
The Stage 3 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) wasexhibited in August 2017 and received planning approval in April 2018.As part of the Stage 3A (mainline tunnels) project, changes are proposedto the design and construction described and assessed in the EIS. Amodification report is on exhibition until 26 September 2018. For moreinformation on the proposed changes and details on how to make asubmission, go to the to the DP&E major projects website. A community guide to the modification is available on the WestConnex website. Council will be making a submission before the 26 September 2018 due date, which will be posted on Council’s website.Following is a summary of the proposed changes:
- using the existing Stage 1 construction site at Northcote Street, Haberfield as a tunnelling and civil construction site for Stage 3, including the use of two routes for trucks and other construction vehicles leaving the site;
- constructing a temporary access tunnel between the Northcote Street site and the Stage 3 mainline tunnels;
- using the Parramatta Road, Haberfield and Parramatta Road, Ashfield sites (formerly owned by Muirs and others) as civil construction sites (not tunnelling sites) which will include offices, worker parking, workshop and storage;
- constructing a temporary pedestrian walkway above Parramatta Road to connect the Parramatta Road, Haberfield and Parramatta Road, Ashfield civil construction sites, allowing workers to walk between the sites;
- removing all construction activities and operational facilities from 7 Darley Road, Leichhardt; and
- relocating an operational water treatment plant from 7 Darley Road, Leichhardt to the Campbell Road motorway operations complex at the SPI site.
Meeting about early utility works near King George Park, Rozelle
Council and RMS staff recently met on site to discuss areas that will besubject to early utilities works, i.e. streets in the area betweenVictoria Road and King George Park at Rozelle. RMS is currentlydrafting a utilities management strategy for these works, which will becarried out before works commence on the main Stage 3B (RozelleInterchange) works. All these works are classified as ‘non-contestable’and as such, are not regulated by Stage 3B conditions of approval andconstruction management plans. RMS will shortly begin the process ofnotifying the community about these works.
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RMS briefing – Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) & Beaches Link
RMS staff recently briefed Council staff on progress of planning theseprojects. This focused on WHT, as latter project is outside the InnerWest Council area. As has been previously reported, RMS has invitedcomment until 9 November 2018 on a reference design for these projects.The reference design is available on RMS’s website.
M4 EAST
Footpath restoration – Crane Avenue, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 3September 2018, work will commence to permanently restore the footpathand affected driveway on Crane Avenue. Works will be undertaken from 7amto 6pm Monday to Friday, and are expected to be completed by Friday 14September 2018. For more details refer to Local Updates.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
The minutes of the 5 June 2018 M4 East AQCCC meeting are now available on the WestConnex website.
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road Civil Site
SMC has advised that from Sunday 9 September 2018, works will continuearound the Parramatta Road construction site. These are expected to takeup to two months to complete with updates provided to the communitymonthly. During this time, weekend work on Chandos Street will berequired, and a separate notification will be issued for this. Hours ofoperation will be 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm on Saturdaysand 6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Day/night work & traffic changes – Campbell Street (east), Crown Street & Unwins Bridge Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that from Monday 10 September 2018 to Saturday 15September 2018, work will be carried out during standard daytimeconstruction hours to install utility services at the intersection ofCampbell and Crown Streets and along the eastern footpath on CrownStreet. On Friday 14 September 2018, night work will be undertaken onUnwins Bridge Road to continue to install new water, communications andpower conduits underground. This will be undertaken along the westernfootpath and parking lane on Unwins Bridge Road at its intersection withMay Street, Campbell Street and Bedwin Road, and in the slip lane fromUnwins Bridge Road to Bedwin Road. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff recently met with staff from the Department of Planning& Environment (DP&E), Roads & Maritime Services (RMS), SMCand the New M5 project team at a regular (monthly) interface meeting.The following matters were discussed:
- future consultation with Council over the locations of proposed Variable Message Signs (VMSs) and tunnel over-height detectors;
- no-stopping signs recently erected at the Unwins Bridge Road / Silver Street intersection to improve sight-lines for motorists entering and exiting Silver Street;
- worker parking issues raised by the community;
- Council’s involvement in drainage works being undertaken at the Campbell Street end of Barwon Park Road;
- issues raised by community members at the 6 September 2018 meeting of Council’s WestConnex Community Liaison Forum;
- update on proposed works and traffic changes along Campbell Street and surrounding streets; and
- Camdenville Basin design issues and options.
M4-M5 LINK
Proposed modification to conditions of approval
RMS staff recently met with Council staff to provide details of aproposed modification to the Stage 3A (mainline tunnel) conditions ofapproval. Key components of the modification are:
- the Northcote Street civil site (C3a) would become a civil and tunnel site, not just a civil site as was previously proposed;
- two spoil haulage routes to/from the Northcote Street site – one using the existing Dobroyd Parade G-loop, the other an ‘overflow’ route using Parramatta Road, Wattle Street, Ramsay Street, Fairlight Street, Great North Road and returning to Parramatta Road;
- the Parramatta Road West and East civil sites (C1b and C3b) would be used as civil sites, with no tunnelling to occur at these sites;
- a temporary pedestrian walkway connection above Parramatta Road to connect the Parramatta Road East and West sites for use by project staff during the construction phase;
- removal of the Darley Road civil and tunnel site (C4) from the project, with no construction or infrastructure at this location as was previously proposed; and
- relocation of the operational water treatment plant from the Darley Road site to the St Peters Interchange site.
The modification will be publicly notified from 12 to26 September 2018. Modification documents will be available at Council’sthree services centres and Haberfield, St Peters and Balmain libraries.
GENERAL
Air quality concerns – meeting of Councils
As previously reported, Council had resolved at its 22 May 2018 meeting“THAT Council convenes a meeting of Councils along the WestConnex routeto formulate a regional response to air quality issues, includingsupport for a joint study into air quality to be conducted before andafter WestConnex opens.”This meeting took place on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at Council’sAshfield Service Centre. At the meeting were staff from allWestConnex-affected Councils – City of Sydney, Bayside,Canterbury-Bankstown, Canada Bay, Burwood, Strathfield and Inner West.Inner West Council staff explained Council’s position on WestConnex, itsair quality concerns and background to the above resolution. This wasfollowed by a general discussion of all councils’ air quality issues,and ideas for a regional response by councils to air quality issuesraised by WestConnex. All agreed it was worthwhile for this group toinvestigate opportunities for funding of regional air quality monitoringinitiatives and to meet again to discuss these opportunities when theyarise.
New DP&E compliance monitoring tool
The DP&E compliance team works with communities, councils otherState agencies to ensure that State Significant projects across NSW meettheir conditions of approval, and to ensure that compliance activitiesare undertaken in a transparent way. DP&E has developed a tool whichallows the public to access to compliance monitoring information byphone or other device. The mapprovides historic and current information on compliance monitoringactivities across NSW, including the number and location of inspectionsand any enforcement actions taken. Further information is available fromDP&E on 1 300 305 695 or compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au.
M4 EAST
Cul-de-sac construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 27 August2018, work will continue on the Dobroyd Parade cul-de-sac at theWaratah Street intersection. Work is expected to take up to threemonths, with completion scheduled for Monday 1 October 2018. Updateswill be provided monthly. Work will involve installation of new drainageand footings for future signage, concrete work to build the cul-de-sacstructure and installation of landscaping. Works will undertaking duringthe day from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.For more details refer to Local Updates.
Driveway work – 98 Chandos Street, Ashfield
SMC has posted a notice confirming that works will commence on Monday 3September 2108 to finalise the newly-constructed driveway at 98 ChandosStreet, Ashfield. Work is expected to take up to two weeks to complete,and standard day-time hours will apply with no night-works required.Traffic control will be in place to ensure access to the property ismaintained. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Footpath restorations – Crane Avenue, Haberfield
Following recent work outlined in Notification N317b, from Monday 3September 2018, work will commence to permanently restore the footpathand affected driveway on Crane Avenue in Haberfield. This work isexpected to take up to two weeks to complete, with work hours beingMonday to Friday 7am to 6pm only. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Intelligent Transport Services (ITS) work – Waratah Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that work will continue on the installation of ITSinfrastructure on Waratah Street, Haberfield. This involves:installation a temporary pedestrian footpath around the work site; sawcutting and trenching in the footpath and road; installation ofcommunications cabling; and temporary remediation of the area. Finalremediation will occur at a later date. When these works are beingundertaken, parking will not be available on the western side of theroad between Alt Street and Dobroyd Parade. Works will be undertaken byday shifts only, and are expected to be completed by Friday 28 September2018. Additional information is available on Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff and Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E)compliance staff recently met with M4 East and SMC staff at a regular(monthly) interface meeting. The following matters were discussed:
- Dobroyd Parade cul-de-sac works;
- closure of the G:loop;
- the alignment of Wattle Street; and
- Council’s continued opposition to footway blockages on Dalhousie and Waratah Streets and Parramatta Road from sign footings, footings for over-height detectors and ITS cabinets.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
On Tuesday 28 August 2018, Council staff attended an M4 East AQCCCmeeting, which included representatives from the community, SMC, Roadsand Maritime Services (RMS) and M4 East contractors/consultants. Themeeting included presentations and discussions on:air quality data that has been collected to date from M4 East monitoringstations since monitoring began in December 2017;
- progress on the development of the M4 East Operational Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) and Operational Air Quality Management Sub-Plan;
- and appointment of an independent air quality specialist for the operational phase.
The next meeting is scheduled for 20 November 2018. Further information on the M4 East AQCCC is available on the WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Intelligent Transport System (ITS) installation & temporary parking removal – Barwon Park Road, St Peters
Work to install ITS infrastructure along the eastern(Sydney park) side of Barwon Park Road was originally scheduled to occurfrom Friday 10 August 2018 to Friday 7 September 2018, as perNotification 464. Following service investigation works in earlyAugust, this work has been postponed and is now scheduled to beundertaken from Monday 3 September 2018 to Friday 28 September 2018.This infrastructure will support new closed circuit television (CCTV)facilities to be installed at the Princes Highway / Campbell Streetintersection to monitor traffic and provide updated traffic informationto local Variable Message Signs (VMSs), to be installed. Temporaryparking restrictions will be in place on the eastern side of Barwon ParkRoad throughout this period. Standard daytime construction hours apply.For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has made available this report for July 2018. It coversenvironmental factors such as water discharge, dust, odour and groundvibration. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Air quality monitoring
SMC has posted on local updates a fact sheet on air quality monitoringat St Peters. Ambient air quality monitoring has been ongoing in StPeters since July 2015 and will continue until at least 2025. Thepurpose of the monitoring is to record ambient air quality before andafter the Stage 2 and 3 tunnels commence operation. An ambient airquality monitoring station within the grounds of the St Peters PrimarySchool has been recording data since July 2015. A further two ambientair quality monitoring stations will be installed in St Peters laterthis year at two locations. The first is the corner of Princes Highwayand Campbell Street, within land currently being used to construct theCampbell Street upgrade. The second is adjacent to Burrows Road, withinthe St Peters Interchange (SPI) site.Pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter(PM10, & PM2.5), ozone, hydrocarbons are monitored, as is wind speedand direction, temperature and solar radiation. Data from the existingmonitoring station at St Peters Primary School is validated andpublished on the WestConnex website.
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Modification briefing
This week the RMS staff held a briefing for Council staff on theforthcoming modification to the Stage 3 approval. Representatives fromSMC, City of Sydney and AECOM also attended. RMS and SMC have beenworking with the Stage 3A (mainline tunnel) contractor to refine Stage3A design and construction plans. It is anticipated the modificationwill be lodged with the DP&E mid-September 2018 and will be publiclyexhibited for two weeks.
Key features of the modification are:
- removing the previously proposed 7 Darley Road construction site from the approval;
- relocating the operational water treatment plant previously proposed for 7 Darley Road to the SPI site;
- continuation of use of the existing Stage 1 tunnelling site at Northcote Street at Haberfield for Stage 3;
- using the Parramatta Road West and East construction sites as civil sites only, not tunnelling as previously proposed for the West site; and
- construction of a temporary pedestrian bridge over Parramatta Road to connect the Parramatta Road East and West sites for use by project staff during the construction phase.
GENERAL
WestConnex Inquiry
As previously reported, NSW Parliament will be holding an inquiry intoWestConnex. Council’s lodged its submission on 31 August 2018 (the duedate for submissions), and this is available on Council’s website. As shown on the inquiry website, hearings have been set for 9, 11 and 15 October 2018 at Parliament House.
Community feedback sessions for Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link (WHTBL)
RMS’s project team is holding 14 community feedback sessions on the WHTBL reference design thatwas released last month. The first session was held at Crows Nest onThursday 30 August 2018, and more sessions will be announced soon forMosman, Waverton, North Sydney, Balgowlah, Manly and Balmain. Allupdates and sessions will be announced on the project website. The project team can be contacted on 1800 931 189, whtbl@rms.nsw.gov.au or Customer Feedback, Roads and Maritime Services, Locked Bag 928, North Sydney, NSW, 2059.
M4 EAST
Water main cutover - Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 27 August2018, work by the project will recommence to complete installation of awater main that was underway in 2016/2017. This work, undertaken inconjunction with Sydney Water, will involve temporary water outages, andSydney Water will notify affected residents about these. Day work -from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays – will beundertaken for up to three weeks, with one night shift to occur onWednesday 5 September 2018. For more details refer to Local Updates.
Ambient Air Quality & Weather Monitoring Validated Report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 July 2018 to 31 July 2018.It reports on air quality monitoring data from the six ambient airquality monitoring stations along the M4 East: Allen Street (Homebush),Powells Creek (Concord), St Luke’s Park (Concord), Concord Oval, RamsayStreet (Haberfield) and Haberfield Primary School. The data presented inthis report describes air quality measurements used and comparesmonitoring results. To view the report, refer to Local Updates.
Permanent noise wall construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
From Tuesday 28 August 2018, work will continue to construct the noisewall along Dobroyd Parade. SMC expects the work to take one month tocomplete (weather permitting) and residents will be kept informed ofprogress. The remaining work involves: auger piling for the installationof support posts; installation and painting of the remaining Hebelpanels; and finishing the landscaping. Additional information isavailable on Local Updates.
Operational Noise & Vibration Review (ONVR)
SMC has placed the final M4 East ONVR on the WestConnex website.It was approved by the Department of Planning & Environment(DP&E) on 20 August 2018. The objective of the ONVR is to manageoperational noise from the project and ensure appropriately-designedmitigation measures are installed to minimise impacts on the community.The ONVR deals with noise from road traffic and motorway serviceinfrastructure, such as vent facilities. The ONVR forms the basis of thestructural design packages for noise barriers and other operationalfacilities.
Operational Environmental Management Plans (OEMPs)
The M4 East project team has recently forwarded to Council draft M4 EastOEMPs for air quality, noise management, water management &environment. Council has commented on these plans, raising issues thathave been previously been raised in staff meetings and in variousCouncil submissions. These issues include: general traffic noiseimpacts, particular traffic noise impacts on dwellings along WattleStreet at Haberfield, potential noise impacts from the Parramatta Roadvent facility and the need to progress plans for the naturalisation ofIron Cove Creek. These plans require approval by the DP&E.
NEW M5
Night work to install gas monitoring wells – St Peters Interchange (SPI) site
Night work is required to install gas monitoring wells at the SPI site. SMC has confirmed by a notificationthat this work will be undertaken over a period of three weeks from 27August 2018 to 1 September 2018; 3 September 2018 to 8 September 2018;and 10 September 2018 to 15 September 2018. Working hours will be from6pm to 6am on and Saturday 7am to 6pm.
Day/night work & traffic changes - Bedwin Road, St Peters
SMC has advised work is underway to complete utility serviceinstallation in the left slip lane from Unwins Bridge Road to BedwinRoad. The work will span the width of Bedwin Road at the intersection ofUnwins Bridge Road. The installation of new water, power andcommunications services on Bedwin Road has taken longer than originallyscheduled due to the discovery of undocumented services under the roadand unfavourable hard ground conditions. It is anticipated that nineadditional nights of night work and some day work on Saturdays will berequired for completion. Utility service installation is currentlyscheduled to take place on Bedwin Road on the following days and nights:Monday 27 August 2018 from 7pm to 5am; Friday 31 August from 7pm to6pm; Tuesday 4 September 2018 from 7pm to 5am; and Friday 7 September2018 from 7pm to 6pm. For more information on these works and associatedtraffic changes refer to Local Updates.
Day/night work & traffic changes – Campbell Road, Princes Highway, Campbell Street (east) & Albert Street, St Peters
Day and night utility works will be undertaken on Campbell Street/Roadand the Princes Highway. This work will involve traffic changes onCampbell Road, Princes Highway, Campbell Street (east) and AlbertStreet. Day work will be carried out on Campbell Road on Monday 27August 2018 from 7am to 6pm to decommission and remove existingelectricity overhead power lines. Night work will be carried out to dig atrench in the eastern footpath on Princes Highway south of CampbellStreet to install power and communication conduits underground. Thiswork will take place on Tuesday 29 August through to Thursday 30 Augustfrom 7pm to 5am; Monday 3 September from 7pm to 5am; and Wednesday 5September 2018 from 7pm to 5am. In addition to these dates, it isanticipated that a further five to six nights of work will be requiredto complete utility installation on the Princes Highway south ofCampbell Street. Residents will be advised once dates are confirmed.More information is available on Local Updates.
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Geotechnical investigations – Haberfield-Ashfield
SMC has advised preparations are underway to commence construction workfor the M4-M5 Link. Geotechnical investigations will be carried out atthe Parramatta Road East and West sites from Monday 27 August 2018. Workis expected to take two weeks to complete and will occur between 7amand 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) sub-plans
As previously reported, Council staff have recently been commenting onStage 3A (mainline tunnel) CEMP sub-plans. It has been pointed out thatensuring these plans are developed and implemented to a high standard isconsistent with Council’s goal of minimising impacts on the community.Issues Council had raised in its submission on the Stage 3 EnvironmentalImpact Statement (EIS) have been reiterated. These plans are requiredby Stage 3 Conditions of Approval (CoA) and require DP&E approval.
Stage 3A CEMP sub-plans include:
- Construction Air Quality Management;
- Construction Traffic and Transport and Access Management;
- Construction Noise and Vibration Monitoring/Management; Construction Noise & Vibration Sub-Plan;
- Construction Groundwater Monitoring/Management;
- Construction Flora and Fauna Management;
- Construction Non-Aboriginal Heritage Management; and
- Construction Water/Soil Quality Monitoring/Management.
GENERAL
WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry
As previously reported, Council is currently preparing a submission for this inquiry, to be lodged online on the NSW Parliament website bythe 31 August 2018 close date. Council recently held three communityworkshops to assist the community to prepare submissions, and to allowCouncil staff to hear the community’s issues so that they can integratedinto Council’s submission.
Council’s key issues for the inquiry include:
- inadequate business case;
- poor planning and management processes;
- air quality impacts;
- construction impacts such as noise, vibration, dust, odour and contaminants;
- noise, safety and amenity impacts from truck movements;
- worker parking pressures; and
- the social and economic impacts of the compulsory acquisitions.
Council’s draft submission was considered at the 23August 2018 Council meeting, where additional issues were identified forinclusion in the submission. The draft submission, officer’s report andresolution are available on Council’s website.
M4 EAST
Intelligent Transport Services (ITS) – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that further to priornotification N363, work will continue to install utilities and ITSinfrastructure along Parramatta Road between Rogers Avenue and DalhousieStreet from Sunday 19 August 2018. Work is expected to take threemonths to complete, with updates provided monthly. This work willinvolve concrete saw cutting, excavation of trench and pit locations,service investigations and pouring of concrete pavement. Work hours willbe 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Day work & major traffic changes – St Peters Street & Florence Street, St Peters
Major traffic changes will be in place on St Peters Street from Saturday18 August 2018 and on Florence Street from Monday 20 August 2018 forapproximately seven weeks. This is to finalise construction of the newroad and footpath along the southern section of Campbell Street. Fordetails, refer to Local Updates. There will be two significant traffic changes in place in connection with this work:
- St Peters Street - temporary access road at the intersection of Campbell Street from 8am Saturday 18 August 2018 for seven weeks; and
- Florence Street - road closures at the intersection of Campbell Street from 7am on Monday 20 August 2018 for approximately seven weeks.
Day/night work & road closures - Campbell Street (West), Church Street & Bedwin Road, St Peters
SMC has issued a notificationadvising that utility installation work will be undertaken on CampbellStreet (west), Church Street and Bedwin Road in St Peters. This workwill involve major traffic changes, including a road closure on CampbellStreet (west). Day work will be undertaken on Campbell Street (west)and Church Street to install electrical and communication pits andconduits on Thursday 16 August 2018 from 10am to 6pm and Friday 17August 2018 7am to 6pm. Day and night work will continue on Bedwin Roadto install new power, communications and water services from 7pm Friday17 August 2018 to 6pm Saturday 18 August 2018.
Campbell Street & surrounding streets – site visit & briefing
Council staff attended a site visit and briefing organised by theDepartment of Planning and Environment (DP&E) compliance team. Thebriefing included staff from the DP&E, Environment ProtectionAuthority (EPA) and the New M5 project. Staff walked the full length ofCampbell Street and Campbell Road at St Peters discussing a number ofconstruction issues, including management of noise impacts on residents,road closures (and associated traffic management) and stormwatermanagement. As Campbell Street works are entering a period wherenight-works will be frequent, a key point of discussion was howmitigation measures and notification of residents in relation to theseworks can be improved.
Community & Social Management Plan (CSMP)
SMC has posted the New M5 CSMP on Local Updates.The purpose of this plan is to describe impacts and opportunitiesassociated with the construction and operational phases of the projectand to demonstrate how SMC proposes to respond to theseimpacts/opportunities in collaboration with relevant partners.Specifically the plan seeks to:
- identify opportunities to enhance the positive and mitigate the negative impacts of the project on communities;
- detail strategies to enhance the project and address/mitigate project impacts;
- identify appropriate stakeholder responsibilities; and
- identify appropriate monitoring, reporting and review mechanisms.
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Geotechnical investigations - Rozelle
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has informed Council thatgeotechnical and contamination assessment investigations will beundertaken at the corner of Byrnes Street and Victoria Road, Rozelle.This is in addition to a number of geotechnical investigation sites inLilyfield, Rozelle and North Annandale that have previously beennotified.
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Community workshops for WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry submissions
This week Council held three community workshops toassist the community to prepare submissions for the forthcomingWestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry, and to allow Council staff to hear thecommunity’s issues so that they can integrated into Council’ssubmission. Information is available on Council’s website at: www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnexThe first workshop was held on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at theHaberfield Library from 1:30pm to 3pm; the second on Thursday 16 August2018 at the Leichhardt Town Hall from 6:30pm-8pm; and the third onFriday 17 August 2018 at St Peters Town Hall from 10:30-12pm.
Council staff provided information on how to make a submission and key issues, which include:
- inadequate business case; poor planning and management processes;
- air quality impacts; construction impacts such as noise, vibration, dust, odour and contaminants;
- noise, safety and amenity impacts from truck movements;
- worker parking pressures; and
- the social and economic impacts of the compulsory acquisitions.
Councillors were in attendance at the Haberfield and Leichhardt workshops. Council’s draft submission (available on Council’s website)will be considered at a Council meeting on Tuesday 23 August 2018, andthe final will be lodged by the Friday 31 August 2018 close date.Submissions must be lodged online on the NSW Parliament website
M4 EAST
Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that due to schedulingissues, the Wattle Street traffic change outlined in Notification N361will now occur over two weekends. From 8pm to 10am on Saturday 11 August2018, work will commence to implement significant traffic changes alongWattle Street between Parramatta Road and Crane Avenue. Changes to bemade on the first night - 8pm to 10am Saturday 11 August 2018 – involvessplitting of traffic westbound on Wattle Street, with vehicles turningleft onto Parramatta Road needing to remain in the far left lane. On thesecond night - Saturday 18 August 2018 - a new right turn lane fromWattle Street eastbound into Ramsay Street southbound will be created,and the G-loop from Wattle Street onto Waratah Street will be closed.Further, a temporary no right turn from Waratah Street onto DobroydParade will be implemented, and an additional right turn lane fromWattle Street westbound into Ramsay Street northbound will be created.For more information refer to Local Updates.
Infrastructure installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
SMC has advised that from Monday 13 August 2018, work will commence toinstall Intelligent Transport Services (ITS) and signage infrastructurealong the footpath on Parramatta Road between Liverpool Road andOrpington Street, Ashfield. Work is expected to take up to four monthsto complete, with updates provided monthly. Night work will beundertaken between 9pm and 5am Sunday to Monday. Additional informationis available on Local Updates.
NEW M5
Night work & traffic changes – Euston Road, Campbell Road & Burrows Road, Alexandria
Optus night work to remove overhead cables is scheduled to take place onEuston Road, Campbell Road and Burrows Road at the intersection ofCampbell Road on Monday 13 August 2018 from 7pm to 5am. This is withinthe City of Sydney, but close to the City’s border with Inner WestCouncil. Changed traffic conditions will apply in connection with thiswork. For more information on the traffic changes, refer to Local Updates.
Day work & road closure – Church Street, St Peters
SMC has confirmed that a road closure is required for approximatelyeight weeks on Church Street at the Campbell Street intersection. Thisis to finalise the new road and footpath on the southern side ofCampbell Street from Crown Street, across the Princes Highway to BrownStreet. Work will take place during standard daytime construction hours.If work is required outside of these hours, the community will benotified. The road closure will remain in place day and night for theduration of the work from 7am Monday 13 August 2018. Details (includingmaps of the traffic changes) are available on Local Updates.
Camdenville Park restoration meeting
Council staff recently met with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)representatives to discuss Council’s issues with the restoration ofCamdenville Park. Issues include: the need for an integratedurban/landscape design approach that considers the whole of the parkrather than just elements in isolation; the need to identify waterquality bioremediation measures; challenges in achieving suitablealignments of walk/cycle paths due to the location and height of themotorway wall and its relationship to existing pumps; and options forthe return of the leased space back to Council.
GENERAL
WestConnex Parliamentary Inquiry submission workshops
As previously reported, on 21 June 2018 the NSW Legislative Council’sUpper House Public Accountability Committee announced it had commencedan inquiry into the impact of WestConnex. Further information isavailable on the NSW Parliament website.The inquiry will investigate the business case, benefit-cost analysis,governance structure of the organisations involved, compulsoryacquisitions and relationship to other motorway projects. Inner WestCouncil remains opposed to WestConnex and will be making a strongsubmission that raises a variety of issues, including: inadequatebusiness case; poor planning and management processes; air qualityimpacts; construction impacts such as noise, vibration, dust, odour andcontaminants; noise, safety and amenity impacts from truck movements;worker parking pressures; and the social and economic impacts of thecompulsory acquisitions.Council is encouraging residents to make a submission and is convening aset of workshops to assist with this process. Council is alsointerested to learn about the community’s issues so these can beintegrated into Council’s submission. Workshop details and instructionson how to make a submission are available on Council’s website, and a summary of workshops is as follows:
- Haberfield Library - Michael Maher Room – Ground floor, Wednesday 15 August, 1:30-3pm;
- Leichhardt Town Hall – Ground floor, Thursday 16 August, 6:30-8pm; and
- St Peters Town Hall – Ground floor, Friday 17 August, 10:30am-12noon.
Council will be considering a report that includes adraft inquiry submission at its 14 August 2018 meeting. The report tocan be accessed on Council’s website.Issues raised at the Council meeting will be integrated into the draftsubmission, along with issues raised at the community workshops. Afinal submission will be lodged by the due date of 31 August 2018.
FIX NSW TRANSPORT – City Lantern Walk
A coalition of anti-WestConnex advocacy groups plans to hold a lanternwalk at 5:30pm on Saturday August 11 2018 commencing at Sydney Town HallSquare. For more information, visit www.westconnex.info or email lantern@westconnex.info.
M4 EAST
Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that fromWednesday 8 August 2018, work will commence to implement significanttraffic changes along Wattle Street between Parramatta Road and CraneAvenue, weather and ground conditions permitting. These changes willoccur over two nights. On the first night on Friday 10 August 2018 from8pm to 8am, a new right turn lane from Wattle Street eastbound to RamsayStreet southbound will be opened, and the G-loop from Wattle Streetonto Waratah Street closed. Further, a temporary no right turn fromWaratah Street onto Dobroyd Parade (City West Link) will be implemented,and an additional right turn lane from Wattle Street westbound toRamsay Street northbound opened. On Sunday 12 August 2018 from 8pm to8am, work will be carried out to split westbound traffic on WattleStreet, where vehicles turning left onto Parramatta Road will need toremain in the far left lane. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Construction and utility work – Parramatta Road Civil Site
Work continues around the Parramatta Road construction site. SMC hasadvised that road works will be undertaken from Wednesday 8 August 2018for three weeks. These works include adjusting traffic barriers,asphalting, signage, crash cushions and line marking as well asinvestigating and installing utilities and other services. During thistime, weekend work on Chandos Street at Haberfield may be required, and aseparate notification issued if necessary. Works will be carried outduring standard construction hours and at night from 6pm to 5am Mondayto Sunday. More information is available on Local Updates.
Drainage work – Iron Cove Creek, Haberfield
SMC has confirmed from Monday 30 July 2018 work will continue tocomplete the installation of a new stormwater drainage connection toIron Cove Creek. Work is expected to take a month, finishing on Monday 3September 2018. Work hours will be Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 8am to1pm Saturday and 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. More information isavailable on Local Updates.
Signage preparation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
Commencing Wednesday 4 August 2018, work will be undertaken to preparefor installation of an Advance Warning Light (AWS) on Dalhousie StreetHaberfield. The AWS is a directional sign which will assist motoristsnavigate the new interchange. SMC advises parking will be limited in thevicinity of the work site. Works are expected to be completed by Friday7 September 2018. Standard construction hours apply, with no night workrequired. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Construction traffic & access management plan
SMC has posted an updated construction traffic and access management plan (TAMP - Revision 19) on Local Updates.It forms part of the Stage 1 construction environment management plan(CEMP). The purpose of the TAMP is to describe how project contractorsmanage vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian traffic and access duringconstruction to satisfy conditions of approval.
NEW M5
Intelligent transport system installation & temporary parking removal – Barwon Park Road, St Peters
Work will begin along the eastern (Sydney park) side of Barwon Park Roadfor the installation of Intelligent Transport Sydney (ITS)infrastructure. This will support new closed circuit television (CCTV)facilities to be installed at the Princes Highway / Campbell Streetintersection to monitor traffic and provide updated traffic informationto local Variable Message Signs (VMS), to be installed. Temporaryparking restrictions will be in place on the eastern (Sydney park) sideof Barwon Park Road throughout this period. Work will commence on Monday6 August 2018 and is expected to take up to five weeks to complete.Standard construction hours apply. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff met with New M5, Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and SMCrepresentatives at a monthly interface meeting on Friday 3 August 2018.The following matters were discussed: May Street intersection; BarwonPark Road works and temporary parking removal; altered waste collectionroutes; and landscaping and tree removal along Unwins Bridge Road, MayStreet and Brown Street.
GENERAL
FIX NSW TRANSPORT – City Lantern Walk
A coalition of anti-WestConnex advocacy groups plans to hold a lanternwalk at 5:30pm on Saturday August 11 2018 commencing at Sydney Town HallSquare. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Tobe involved in organising the event, or for more information, visit www.westconnex.info or email lantern@westconnex.info.
M4 EAST
Variable Message Sign (VMS) preparation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 30 July2018 work will commence to prepare for the installation of an electronicVMS on Dalhousie Street Haberfield. The sign will provide up-to-dateinformation on traffic conditions and incidents and events (planned andunplanned). This work is due to be completed on Thursday 30 August 2018.Construction hours are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9pm to 5amSunday to Monday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Ambient air quality & weather monitoring
SMC has released the ambient air quality and weather monitoring for theperiod 1 June 2018 to 30 June 2018 for the M4 East. It reports on airquality monitoring data from the six external ambient air qualitymonitoring stations along the M4 East: Allen Street (Homebush), PowellsCreak (Concord), St Lukes (Concord), Concord Oval, Ramsay Street(Haberfield) and Haberfield Primary School. The data presented in thisreport describes air quality measurements and compares monitoringresults. SMC has also released graphs of the monthly averages ofparticulate matter 10 (PM10) and particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5). Resultshave been quality-assured and compliance achieved with relevantaccreditation requirements where applicable. To view the report, referto Local Updates.
Walker Avenue Neighbourhood Group (WANG) meeting
Council staff recently met with WANG members to discuss a range ofissues, including: traffic safety issues associated with the noisebarrier in the middle of Walker Avenue (Parramatta Road end); HaberfieldGardens design details (including landscaping); deposits of soot onresidents’ roofs, and its likely sources; dilapidation concerns; andon-going worker parking issues. All agreed that these issues be taken upwith M4 East project staff at interface meetings, and that meetingsbetween WANG and Council staff be held on a regular basis (about everysix weeks).
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff recently met with M4 East and SMC representatives at amonthly interface meeting. The following matters were raised anddiscussed: Wattle Street drainage, including Ash Lane; Dobroyd Paradenoise wall construction; continuing road closure at Chandos Street;re-opening of Ormond Street; and WANG issues, including on-going safetyconcerns with Walker Avenue road barrier; worker parking; and HaberfieldGardens landscaping.
NEW M5
Day work & road closure – Hutchinson Street, St Peters
A notice has been posted confirming a full road closureon Hutchinson Street to carry out utility service installation. Theroad closure will remain in place from 7am Tuesday 31 July 2018 to 6pmSaturday 4 August 2018. While construction work will be undertakenbetween the hours of 7am and 6pm Tuesday to Friday and 8am to 6pm onSaturday, the road closure on Hutchinson Street will remain in place forthe duration of the work - from 7am Tuesday 31 July 2018 to 6pmSaturday 4 August 2018. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
WestConnex community reference groups (WCRG) special meeting
As previously reported, on 12 July 2018 an extraordinary WCRG meetingwas held to inform the group about further details of WestConnex Stage3(a). Minutes from this meeting have now been placed on the WestConnex website.
GENERAL
Report to Council on air quality & noise concerns
At its 24 July 2018 meeting, Council considered areport entitled WestConnex Air Quality & Noise Concerns and made anumber of resolutions. The report and full resolution are available on Council’s website. In summary, the resolutions are:
- a new “air quality, pollution, environmental and traffic impacts” fund is considered at the next quarterly review;
- Council to write to relevant organisations inviting their partnership and seeking advice on how Council can work with the Haberfield P&C and others to implement air and noise monitoring and analyse and share the results;
- Council to write to the NSW Minister for the Environment and Minister for Health over a number of requested actions in relation to air quality and noise monitoring;
- The above ministers and their staff to meet with Council to discuss an air/noise monitoring implementation program and the ongoing air/noise issues residents are experiencing as a result of WestConnex.
At this meeting Council also resolved to investigate boundary fenceissues at Wattle Street, Haberfield and to write to request that the NSWGovernment offer to pay Council rates to compensate affected residentsfor the impacts WestConnex, particularly as construction will be ongoinguntil 2023.
WestConnex inquiry
It was previously reported in the Weekly Update Report that on 21 June2018 the NSW Legislative Council’s Upper House Public AccountabilityCommittee announced it had commenced an inquiry into the impacts ofWestConnex. The inquiry will examine a range of issues including: thecost of the project; its governance structures; the compulsoryacquisition of properties as part of the development; and the project’srelationship with other road projects in Sydney. To view the mediarelease, click here. Submissions can be made onlineuntil 31 August 2018. At its 24 July 2018 meeting, Council considered a report entitledWestConnex Air Quality & Noise Concerns and made a number ofresolutions described above. A further resolution was made in relationto the inquiry. In summary, these are:
- Council provides information on the Council website to residents regarding the inquiry’s key issues, how to make a submission and key issues that could be included in a submission;
- Council to use e-news, social media and the Inner West Council page in the Inner West Courier to inform residents about the inquiry and how they can make a submission; and
- Council to convene a public workshop on how to make a submission providing information on some of the key issues that can be included in a submission.
The report and full resolution are available on Council’s website.This resolution is now being actioned. Relevant information will beposted on Council’s website and through other media outlets shortly, andthe community will soon be informed of details of the communityworkshop.
M4 EAST
Permanent noise wall construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Further to notification No. 308, SMC has advised that from Monday 23July 2018, work will continue on construction of the Dobroyd Paradenoise wall. This work is expected to take longer to complete thanpreviously advised, with a new completion date of Monday 27 August 2018.Residents will be updated on progress of the work. For further details,refer to Local Updates.
Driveway work – 83 Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Monday 23 July 2018, work will commence toinstall drainage across the driveway of 83 Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield.Access will be retained via a re-routed temporary alignment. This workis expected to take up to six weeks to complete and standard day timehours will apply. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Administrative modification of Conditions E9, E11, E21, E29 and E39
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) recently applied to the Departmentof Planning & Environment (DP&E) for a modification to thefollowing M4 East Conditions of Approval:
- E9, which specifies goals for ambient monitoring of air pollutants;
- E11, which requires reporting of exceedances of the goals in conditions E2, E3 and E4;
- E21, which requires reporting of real time ambient monitoring;
- E29, which requires the preparation of Operational Noise Management Plan; and
- E39, which requires the preparation of an Emergency Response Plan six months prior to operations and the provision for a simulated emergency response exercise one month prior to operation.
As this was considered by DP&E to be anadministrative modification, Council was not notified or asked to make asubmission, and it was approved by DP&E on Wednesday 4 July 2018.More information on this modification is available on the DP&E website.
NEW M5
Road closures – Campbell Street (east) between Princes Highway & Barwon Park Road, St Peters
A full road closure will be implemented on Campbell Street (east)between Princes Highway and Barwon Park Road to facilitate utilityservice installation and commissioning of a newly-installed water main.The Campbell Street closure will be in place from 7am Monday 23 July2018 to 7am Wednesday 25 July 2018 inclusive, and one night shift willbe undertaken from 7am Tuesday 24 July 2018 to 7am Wednesday 25 July2018. Outside of these works, Crown Street will remain open to one-waytraffic southbound only. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Night work, day-time closure & traffic changes – Albert Street, Campbell Street (west) & Church Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 25 July 2018, night-works will beundertaken in Albert Street from 7pm to 5am to install power andcommunications conduits. Traffic control will be in place. On Friday 27July 2018, there will be a road closure and associated traffic changesfrom 7am to 6pm on Campbell Street (west) and Church Street to allow forutility work. For more detailed information, refer to Local Updates.
Have your say – New M5 Draft Public Art Strategy
The New M5 Draft Public Art Strategy is now available on the WestConnex website.The draft strategy aims to encourage discussion of public artopportunities for the New M5 project. Inner West Council has beenconsulted on the draft strategy, and SMC now invites feedback tofinalise the strategy and help inform criteria for artists’ briefs andhow the community would like to be engaged. Two community session willbe held. The first will be on Monday 30 July 2018 from 4:30pm to 6:30pmat the New M5 Project site office at 30 Garema Circuit, Kingsgrove. Thesecond will be on Wednesday 1 August 2018 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at theNew M5 community information centre at 27 Burrows Road St Peters. Afeedback form is available online and further information is available from the New M5 community engagement team on 1 800 660 248.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Alfred Street & Cambridge Street, Rozelle & Grove Street, Lilyfield
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has advised thatgeotechnical investigations and site inspections are being undertaken togather information about ground conditions within the M4-M5 Linkproject area. The work includes drilling boreholes and extracting soilsamples. The work requires light vehicles and a trailer-mountedgenerator. Heavy vehicles will not be used. Work is scheduled to beundertaken as follows:
- Alfred Street, Rozelle: Monday 9 July 2018 to Saturday 21 July 2018;
- Cambridge Street, Rozelle: Wednesday 11 July 2018 to Saturday 28 July 2018: and
- Grove Street, Lilyfield: Monday 16 July 2018 to Saturday 28 July 2018.
All works will be undertaken during standard daytimeconstruction hours. Enquiries to RMS can be made on 1 800 660 248 duringbusiness hours or by email to rozelleinterchange@rms.gov.au.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 13 July 2018
M4 EAST
Cul-de-sac construction - Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Wednesday 18July 2018, work will commence to construct the approved cul-de-sac ofDobroyd Parade Haberfield at its intersection with Waratah Street.Following the environmental approval and an assessment by a suitablyqualified arborist, the removal of a tree will be required due to thecurrent condition of the root system. Work is expected to take up tofour months, with completion by Sunday 19 August 2018. Standard daytimework hours will apply. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Tower crane disassembly – Parramatta Road Ventilation Facility (PRVF)
SMC has advised that from Saturday 14 July 2018, work will commence todisassemble one of the two tower cranes. This work will take beundertaken over two weekends on 14 & 15 July and 21 & 22 July2018 between 8am and 6pm. Further information is available on Local Updates.
Signage preparation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised through Local Updates thatfrom Tuesday 17 July 2018 work will commence on the over-heightdetectors (OHD) on Dalhousie Street Haberfield, which includes standingthe structures and installing a roadside cabinet. Work is expected totake one month to complete. Standard daytime work hours apply.
ITS preparation work – Waratah Street, Haberfield
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, work to install two over-height detectors, anelectrical roadside cabinet and closed circuit television (CCTV) onWaratah Street Haberfield will begin. Parking will be limited in thevicinity of the work site. Installation is due to be completed on Friday3 August 2018. All works will be undertaken between 7am and 6pm Mondayto Friday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Intelligent Transport Services (ITS) – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Sunday 15 July 2018 work will start on theinstallation of utilities and ITS infrastructure along Parramatta Roadbetween Rogers Avenue and Dalhousie Street. This is expected to take upto three months to complete, with work hours being 9pm to 5am Sunday toMonday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Night works on Princes Highway & Albert Street, St Peters
Night works are planned to install underground power and communicationsconduits on Princes Highway and Albert Street. Traffic changes will bein place, and the works will be undertaken on 18, 19 & 20 July 2018from 7pm to 5am. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Asphalting work inside the St Peters Interchange (SPI) site, St Peters
SMC has advised that night work is required to asphalt the truck haulageroad located within the SPI site near Campbell Road. Asphalt is beinglaid as part of the New M5’s additional dust and noise mitigationmeasures. Work will commence on Monday 16 July 2018 and will conclude onFriday 20 July 2018, and will be undertaken between 6pm and midnight.More information is available on Local Updates.
Factsheet on intersection upgrade - May Street, Campbell Street, Unwins Bridge Road & Bedwin Road
SMC has released a factsheet on the construction work required torealign traffic flows and improve safety in relation to the aboveintersection. Work will be carried out in three stages, with differenttraffic changes in place during each stage of construction. This workwill start mid-July 2018 and is expected to take approximately 12 monthsto complete. There will be significant traffic impacts. The firststage, commencing in mid-July 2018 and expected to be completed inOctober 2018, involves road reconstruction on the western side of MayStreet and along Bedwin Road adjacent to Camdenville Basin. Stage 2, tobe undertaken from October 2018 until January 2019, will involve roadconstruction on the eastern side of May Street and Unwins Bridge Road.The third and final stage, to be undertaken from January 2019 tomid-2019, will involve road construction on the western side of UnwinsBridge Road and southern sides of Bedwin Road and Campbell Street at theUnwins Bridge Road intersection. More detailed communications will bereleased to the community prior to commencement of each stage. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Tempe Reserve netball court reinstatement inspection
The reinstatement of the netball courts and car park at Tempe RecreationReserve was completed last week. A final inspection was undertaken onWednesday 11 July 2018 by Council staff and representatives from the NewM5 project and Sydney Netball Association. The reinstatement worksincluded placing new asphalt on the six courts that had been occupied bythe project, one unoccupied court and a small section of car park whichhad been occupied. The netball courts and car park will now be fullyavailable to the public.
Inspection of possible art spaces SPI site
Staff from Council, Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and the New M5project recently inspected sites in and around the SPI site that couldbe used for arts projects. This included an inspection of the formerauto electrician building at 316 Princes Highway (corner of Canal Road)and an area beneath the proposed new Gardeners Road Bridge at BurrowsRoad. The inspection allowed for an understanding of how these spacescould be used in the future.
M4-M4 LINK
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) extraordinary meeting
On Thursday 12 July 2018, an extraordinary WCRG meeting was held toenable RMS project staff to inform the group about further details ofWestConnex Stage 3(a) now that the contractor for the main connectingtunnels has been appointed. RMS staff gave a presentation and issueswere discussed. Key issues included: no use of the 7 Darley Road site;the proposed change in use of the Northcote Street site from a civilsite to a tunnelling and civil site; altered spoil haulage arrangementsresulting from these changes; and the modification process required.The existing New M4 acoustic shed, site hoarding and access and exitpoints at the Northcote Street site are planned to remain the same. RMSstaff stated that there will be a display period where the community canmake submissions on the modifications. Further information on the WCRG(including meeting minutes) is available on the WestConnex website here.
Stage 3(a) Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
As required by Conditions of Approval, the Stage 3(a) (main tunnel)contractor has begun submitting draft CEMP sub-plans to councils andother relevant stakeholders for comment prior to submission to theDepartment of Planning & Environment (DP&E) for approval. Lastweek Council submitted comments on the draft Construction Flora andFauna Management Sub-Plan and draft Construction Air Quality ManagementSub-Plan. Although it appeared to Council that these plans adequatelycovered the issues, Council reiterated the issues it had raised in itssubmission on the Stage 3 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).Ensuring adequate monitoring and management of dust from constructionsites was raised as a particularly important issue.
Where required, Council will be commenting on other draft sub-plans in coming weeks, including:
Construction Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Sub-Plan;Construction Noise and Vibration Monitoring Program; ConstructionNon-Aboriginal Heritage Management Sub-Plan; Construction Traffic andTransport and Access Management Sub-Plan; Construction Water QualityMonitoring Program; Construction Groundwater Monitoring Program;Construction Noise and Vibration Management Sub-Plan; Construction Soiland Water Management Sub-Plan; and Construction Groundwater ManagementSub-Plan.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 06 July 2018
M4 EAST
CCTV work – Crane Avenue & Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Wednesday 4 July2018, installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) equipment onDobroyd Parade in Haberfield will commence. Work is scheduled to becompleted on Friday 3 August 2018. Standard daytime work hours willapply. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road civil site
SMC has advised that from Saturday 30 June 2018 work will continuearound the Parramatta Road construction site. This ongoing work isexpected to take up to six months to complete, with updates beingprovided to the community on a monthly basis. This work involves:adjusting traffic barriers; asphalting; installing signage; installingcrash cushions; and line marking. During this work, Chandos Street (atthe intersection of Parramatta Road) will continue to be closed.Motorists can access Chandos Street via Bland Street or Dalhousie Streetand Denman Avenue. Work hours are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to6pm Saturday and Sunday and 6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Ongoing construction work – Haberfield
Work is continuing along Wattle Street and Dobroyd Parade in Haberfield.SMC has advised that this work will include the temporary pedestriansdiversion at the Waratah Street / Dobroyd Parade intersection to allowthe completion of deep pavement works. To cross at the lights, cyclistsand pedestrians will need to follow the temporary footpath through thesite. Ash Lane (at the intersection of Wattle Street) is expected toreopen in early August 2018. Work hours are Monday to 7am to 6pm Friday,8am to 1pm Saturday and 9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Water main cutover work - Haberfield
Due to changes in Sydney Water scheduling, work to complete the watermain cutover has been delayed. SMC advised from Friday 6 July 2018 workto demobilise work areas will commence. Demobilisation is expected totake four days to complete, finishing on Tuesday 10 July 2018. AltStreet and Martin Streets will then reopen at Ramsay Street. Once SydneyWater has advised the project with a new cutover completion date, thecommunity will be updated. Work hours are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday,8am to 1pm Saturday and Sunday and 6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Legacy Plans community consultation
This week staff from SMC met with local residents and Council staff inHaberfield to present and discuss concept designs for ‘HaberfieldGardens’, an area of 5,000m2. This space encompasses the area betweenthe Parramatta Road Ventilation Facility (PRVF) and 18 Walker Avenuethrough to Wattle Street. The design includes water sensitive urbandesign, noise mitigation measures and designs to maximise safety andconnectivity for walkers and cyclists. Also considered in thisconsultation was the design for the intersection of Dobroyd Parade andWaratah Street and how this design can maximise pedestrian and cyclistsafety and accessibility. Once community feedback has been assessed, SMCwill seek feedback from Council.
NEW M5
Day work at the Unwins Bridge Road / Bedwin Road intersection, St Peters
Weekend work will be undertaken on Saturday 7 July 2018 at theintersection of Unwins Bridge Road and Bedwin Road as utilityinstallation work continues across Bedwin Road. The left-turn slip lanefrom Unwins Bridge Road to Bedwin Road will be closed for motorists.Left-turns from Unwins Bridge Road into Bedwin Road will be permitted atthe intersection under traffic control. Pedestrian access from UnwinsBridge Road to Bedwin Road will be maintained. Traffic control will bein place to detour pedestrians around work areas. For more detailinformation including maps, refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
This week staff from Council, the New M5 project and Roads and MaritimeServices (RMS) met at a regular monthly interface meeting. Itemsdiscussed included: construction updates for Campbell Street andadjoining streets; proposed variable message signage locations;activities at the Burrows Road South compound; final make-good works atTempe Reserve; cumulative impacts from the proposed TransGridelectricity cable upgrade; Barwon Park Road traffic and parking changes;and handover of part of the St Peters Interchange site to WestConnexStage 3.
Night work & lane closure – Canal Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that ongoing service maintenance work is needed torepair Telstra conduits on Canal Road between Burrows Road and thePrinces Highway. This will be undertaken at night, and a lane closurewill be required to facilitate the work. It will involve cutting andexcavating the footpath to expose blockages in the conduits to allowthem to be unblocked. This work will occur on Monday 9 July 2018 from8pm to 5am. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Operational Noise and Vibration Review (ONVR) July 2018
SMC has placed this report on Local Updates. The report outlinesoperational noise design criteria, noise modelling results, the locationand type of noise mitigation measures, and the proposed noisemonitoring program to be implemented following the completion andopening of the motorway.
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has made available this report for May 2018. It covers environmentalfactors such as water discharge, dust and odour. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
M4-M4 Link
Delivery improvements – M4-M5 Link mainline tunnels
A community update for June-July 2018 details delivery improvements toreduce the impact of tunnel construction and decrease the number ofconstruction sites required by the appointed contractor - LendleaseEngineering, Samsung C&T Corporations and Bouygues ConstructionJoint Venture (LSB JV). These improvements mean that sites nearHaberfield Public School are no longer required for tunnelling. TheParramatta Road sites at Ashfield and Haberfield (formerly Muirs) willinstead be used for lower impact activities such as site offices, workerparking and materials storage. The White Bay site will also be used forlower impact activities including parking, truck marshalling andstorage. The existing New M4 tunnelling construction site at NorthcoteStreet Haberfield will continue to be used as a tunnelling constructionsite, pending Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E)approval. The existing acoustic shed will remain in place. The 7 DarleyRoad site at Leichhardt is no longer required for construction ofWestConnex Stage 3.
The seven sites to be used for Stage 3 tunnel construction are:Northcote Street, Haberfield (existing Stage 1 site); Parramatta Road,Haberfield (formerly Muirs); Parramatta Road, Ashfield (formerly Muirs);Wattle Street, Haberfield (existing Stage 1 site); Pyrmont Bridge Road,Camperdown/Annandale; Campbell Road, St Peters (existing Stage 2 site);and White Bay, Rozelle. RMS will consult with the community inJuly-August about the changes. Further information is available in thecommunity update, available here.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
The WCLF met on Thursday 5 July 2018. An epidemiologist from the SydneyLocal Area Health Services gave an informative presentation on airpollution health impacts and discussed issues raised with forum members.The next WCLF meeting is scheduled for Thursday 2 August 2018 at avenue to be confirmed. Minutes of WCLF meetings are available on Council’s website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 29 June 2018
M4 EAST
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road Civil Site
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised from Saturday 30 June 2018work continues around the Parramatta Road construction site. This workis expected to take up to six months to complete with updates providedto the community monthly. During this work Chandos Street at theintersection of Parramatta Road will be closed. Motorists can accessChandos Street via Bland Street or Dalhousie Street and Denman Avenue toaccess Chandos Street. The bus stop at Chandos Street will bepermanently closed; commuters can use the Bland Street stop as analternative. The bus stop at Dalhousie Street will be temporarilyclosed, the Saint Davids Road bus stop can be used as an alternative.Traffic control and pedestrian management will be in place to ensure thesafety of residents, workers and motorists. For more information referto Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff met with M4 East and SMC representatives this week at themonthly interface meeting. The following matters were raised anddiscussed: landscaping of the Dobroyd Parade noise wall; Reg Coady figreplacement and reinstatement process and timelines; Wattle Streetdrainage and Ash Lane; Stage 3B switch in August; Parramatta RoadVentilation Facility tower crane demobilisation; road closures includingOrmond Street and Chandos Street in Haberfield; Dalhousie Streetsignage installation; and the draft legacy plans community consultation.
NEW M5
Continuing underground work – St Peters
SMC has advised that underground work is continuing in the St Petersarea specifically Canal Road, Mary Street and Alfred Street. Thisactivity may involve rock hammering and underground blasting duringregular construction hours of 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pmon Saturdays. No hammering or blasting work will occur on Sundays orPublic Holidays. This work is due for completion on Saturday 29September 2018. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Meeting on handover of roads & landscapes areas – St Peters
This week Council staff met with representatives from Roads &Maritime Services (RMS) and SMC to continue discussions on the handoverof road reserves and landscaped areas to Council at the completion ofthe New M5 contractors’ works. Discussions focused on Council requestingseveral inspections of these areas prior to them be handed over;Council requested access to the former auto electrician building at thecorner of the Princes Highway and Canal Road to enable a full assessmentto be carried out on this facility for future uses; the carpark to beconstructed in Campbell Street; and the fencing options along the southside of Campbell Street.
Tempe Reserve
SMC has advised that due to the rain events last week, the reinstatementworks within Tempe Recreational Reserve have been delayed. Thereinstatement works include placing new asphalt on the six courts(including one unoccupied court) and the small section of car park,which was occupied by WestConnex. It is expected that the reinstatementof the netball courts could be finished by next Friday 6 July 2018.Council will notify the community when the netball courts are availableagain.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 22 June 2018
M4 EAST
Water main cutover work - Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 25 June2018, work will commence to finalise installation of the water main thatwas initially installed by the project in 2016/2017. This work has beenscheduled in conjunction with Sydney Water. Temporary water outageswill be required, and Sydney Water will notify affected properties. Thiswork is expected to take up to three weeks to complete, with standarddaytime construction hours applying, as well as up to five night shiftsfrom 6pm to 5am Monday to Sunday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Legacy project workshop – Haberfield
SMC has issued an invitation to the community to attend the nextHaberfield Legacy Workshop. This provides an opportunity for comment onconcept plans for the proposed public spaces between Walker Avenue andWattle Street, and the pedestrian crossing at Wattle Street near WaratahStreet in Haberfield. This is a follow-up to the preliminary workshopheld in March of 2017 to discuss progress that has been made oncommunity feedback, and to collate further feedback on this next roundof concept designs. The meeting will be held on Thursday 5 July 2018,5:30pm-7:0ppm at the Michael Maher Room, Haberfield Library 78-80Dalhousie Street, Haberfield. To RSVP, contact Michael Johnson via michael.johnson@westconnex.com.au by Monday 2 July 2018.
Drainage work – Iron Cove Creek, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 22 June 2018, work will continue tocomplete the installation of a new stormwater drainage connection intoIron Cove Creek. This extension of works, required because of recentadverse weather conditions, is expected to finish on Monday 23 July2018. Standard construction hours will apply with some night-works alsorequired. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Preparation for signage installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 27 June 2018 work to prepare forinstallation of permanent traffic signage will continue along ParramattaRoad. The signs will provide road users with directional information.Due to recent adverse weather conditions, this work is expected to take afurther month to complete, and now has a scheduled completion date ofThursday 26 July 2018. Further information can be found on Local Updates.
Signage preparation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
Work will continue to erect over-height detectors (OHDs) on DalhousieStreet from Thursday 28 June 2018, enabling communications cabling to beinstalled to connect the detectors together. As a full road closure isrequired, some of the works will be undertaken at night. Night work isscheduled to take place on Thursday 28 June 2018, Tuesday 3 July 2018,Wednesday 4 July 2018 and Friday 6 July 2018. Parking will be limited inthe vicinity of the work site to reduce the amount out-of-hours workrequired. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Modification – Dobroyd Parade & Rogers Avenue, Haberfield
As previously reported on 20 April 2018, Roads & Maritime Services(RMS) applied to the Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E)for a modification to M4 East Conditions of Approval (CoA). The firstpart of the modification is construction of a permanent kerb extensionalong Parramatta Road at Rogers Avenue and closure of a service stationentry/exit onto Parramatta Road adjacent to Rogers Avenue. The secondpart is construction of a permanent cul-de-sac and associated footpathsat Dobroyd Parade. Council raised no objections this modification and itwas approved by DP&E on Wednesday 13 June 2018. More information onthe modification is available on the DP&E website.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) – Western Region
The third of six WCRG meetings scheduled for 2018 was held on Tuesday 19June 2018 at Council’s Ashfield Service Centre. This meeting was forthe Western Region, which includes the suburbs of Haberfield, Ashfield,Concord, Strathfield, Homebush and Parramatta. The focus of this meetingwas Stage 1 (M4 East). RMS project directors discussed progress andissues associated with WestConnex Stages 1 and 3 with communityrepresentatives and staff from Council and DP&E. Terms of reference,meeting minutes and background information on the WCRG are available onthe WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Construction update – Winter 2018
SMC has released a construction update for current and planned workswithin the St Peters Interchange (SPI) site and on surrounding localroads. Current works include: installation of eight girders over theAlexandra Canal to lay the foundations for the future Campbell RoadBridge; deliveries of drainage culverts on Campbell Street (west)opposite Simpson Park that will form part of a new stormwater drainagesystem to reduce flooding on Campbell Street; completion of girderinstallation at the corner of Princes Highway and Campbell Street with60 concrete units shaping the future tunnel portals; and utility work onlocal roads and intersections around the SPI site. The latter works areongoing as services are upgarded and relocated into the new roadalignment. Forthcoming works include: realignment of the May Street,Bedwin Road, Unwins Bridge Road and Campbell Street trafficintersection; completing construction of a new retaining wall atCamdenville Basin adjacent to Bedwin Road; start of road pavementconstrcution on the northern side of Campbell Road; and removal ofoverhead power poles on Campbell Road. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Night work & traffic changes – Barwon Park Road, Crown Street, Campbell Street & Campbell Road
SMC has advised that night work will be undertaken to prepare forpermanent and temporary traffic changes from 5am Friday 29 June 2018.Details of these traffic changes can be found in notification 436 on Local Updates.Night work will be carried out from 7pm to 5am on Tuesday 26 June 2018,Wednesday 27 June 2018 and Thursday 28 June 2018. Night-work will takeplace on Thursday 28 June 2018 from 9pm to 1am on Campbell Streetbetween the Princes Highway and Crown Street to enable Sydney Water toundertake works in the area. For more information on traffic changesrefer to Local Updates.
Permanent & temporary traffic changes - Barwon Park Road, Crown Street, Campbell Street & Campbell Road
SMC has advised that permanent and temporary traffic changes will beimplemented from Friday 29 June 2018 as part of a step toward completingupgrade works along Campbell Street and Campbell Road. Permanenttraffic changes will include the creation of a signalised intersectionat the Campbell Street/Road and Barwon Park Road intersection. Accessfrom Barwon Park Road into Campbell Street/Road will not be permitted.Temporary traffic changes will include a shift in the road alignment tothe southern side of Campbell Road between Barwon Park Road and HarberStreet and a temporary reversal of Crown Street. Access from CampbellRoad westbound into Barwon Park Road will remain in place untilcompletion of the Campbell Street and Princes Highway intersection. Thisis currently scheduled for completion in early 2010. Pedestrian accesswill be maintained through Campbell Street/Road during this work. Formore information including traffic changes refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
WestConnex inquiry
On 21 June 2018 the NSW Legislative Council’s Upper House PublicAccountability Committee announced it had commenced an inquiry into theimpact of WestConnex. The inquiry will examine a range of issuesincluding: the cost of the project; its governance structures; thecompulsory acquisition of properties as part of the development; and theproject’s relationship with other road projects in Sydney. To view themedia release, click here. Members of the community can make submission online until 31 August 2018.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 15 June 2018
M4 EAST
Changed traffic conditions – Parramatta Road Civil Site
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that to facilitate there-alignment of Parramatta Road eastbound between Bland Street andDalhousie Street, Chandos Street will be temporarily closed at theintersection of Parramatta Road. The closure will be in place from 9pmSaturday 16 June 2018 for up to six months. Standard daytimeconstruction hours will apply, with some night work from 6pm to 5amMonday to Sunday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Utility installation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Monday 18 June 2018 until Friday 6 July 2018work will be undertaken to install utility services on Dalhousie Street,Haberfield. These utilities will service the Intelligent TransportSystem (ITS) infrastructure on Dalhousie Street. To reduce the amount ofout-of-hours work, parking will be limited near the work site. Hours ofoperation will be from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8pm to 5amSunday to Friday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Permanent noise wall construction – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
The M4 East project team sought community feedback in June 2017 on thedesign of the proposed noise wall along Dobroyd Parade at Haberfield.Further to a prior notification (N308a), the design has been confirmedfor this location as a 5 metre high non-transparent aerated concrete(Hebel) wall in Dulux monument grey. Work on the noise wall willcommence on Monday 18 June 2018 and is expected to take up to threemonths to complete. Construction hours will be from 7am to 6pm Monday toFriday and 8pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Construction site safety walk – St Peters
This week Council staff convened a WestConnex construction site safetywalk of St Peters footpaths, crossings and detours. The walk includedstaff from the Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E)compliance team and the New M5 project. The route included May Street,Campbell Street, Brown Street, Florence Street, St Peters Street, ChurchStreet and the Campbell Street / Princes Highway intersection. Twoissues were identified as requiring attention. The first was the need toseal the edges of steel plates to reduce trip hazards on FlorenceStreet. The second was the need to improve pram and wheelchairaccessibily in St Peters Street. It was noted that complete sections offootpaths in the streets inspected would be resurfaced once utiltiy andproject works were completed.
Day work & westbound lane closures – Campbell Street (west), St Peters
Further to a prior notification (420SMC), SMC has advised that worksinvolving installation of new electrical cables on Campbell Street(west) were not able to be completed by Friday 8 June 2018 due toadverse weather conditions. As a result, two additonal day shifts areneeded to complete the installation in three locations along CampbellStreet (west) on Thursday 14 June 2018 and Friday 15 June 2018. Thiswork will involve a westbound lane closure on Campbell Street (west)between the Princes Highway and St Peters Street. Works will be carriedout between 7am and 6pm on both days. For more information, includingdetails on traffic changes refer to Local Updates.
Day work & road closures on Campbell Street (east) and night work & lane closures on Princes Highway, St Peters
SMC has advised that from 7am Monday 18 June 2018 to 6pm Wednesday 20June 2018 day work is required on Campbell Street (east) to allowasphalting of the the road surface in this area to be undertaken. OnThursday 21 June 2018 night work will be undertaken from 7pm to 6am onthe Princes Highway to decommission and remove two existing power polesnear the intersection of Campbell Street. For more information, refer toLocal Updates.
Closure of footpath – Tempe Reserve
SMC has advised that a one-week closure of the Tempe Reserve walk/cylepath near the river, wetlands and netball courts is required tofaciliate repair work on this path. The closure will occur from Monday18 June to Monday 25 June 2018. Signage will be in place to advise ofthe closure and give information about a detour. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Modification submission for New M5 SSI 7688 – condition B63
On 30 May 2018 Council was asked by the DP&E to comment on amodifidation request by Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) to alter NewM5 Condition of Approval B63 that requires replacement trees to have aminimum pot size of 75 litres. The modification request also commits RMSto increasing the number of trees to be replaced beyond the minimumrequirement of a ‘net increase’. Specialist Council staff reviewed thisrequest and Council made a submission on 13 June 2018.The submission states that Council is concerned about finding space toreplace trees that have been removed by the project. Whilst themodification seeks to overcome this space issue by planting smallertrees closer together in ‘left over’ spaces, Council would rather seegood practice design and planting applied. The aim of compensatory treeplanting should be to replace lost tree canopy - but if thismodification is approved, this objective will not be met. Canopy coveris best achieved by strategic tree planting design that maximisesspacing and soil volume. Council has requested the original condition beretained and the project work with Council to find suitable locationswithin the Council area to accommodate advanced-sized trees asoriginally intended. Details on the modification can be viewed on theDepartment of Planning and Environment’s website.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) – Southern Region
The second of six WCRG meetings scheduled for 2018 was held on Tuesday12 June 2018 at Council’s Petersham Service Centre. This meeting was forthe Southern Region, which includes the suburbs of Kingsgrove, BexleyNorth, Bardwell Park, Arncliffe, Tempe, Mascot, St Peters, Alexandriaand Newtown. The focus of this meeting was Stage 2 (New M5). RMS ProjectDirectors discussed the progress of WestConnex Stages 2 and 3 withcommunity representatives and staff from Council and DP&E. Currentlythere are only two community representatives attending the WCRG forthis area, whilst a maximum of five are allowed within the terms ofreference. RMS will accept applications for additional community members- for more details contact RMS on WCRG@rms.nsw.gov.au. Terms of reference, meeting minutes and background information on the WCRG are available on the WestConnex website.
M4 –M5 Link
Successful tenderer announced for mainline tunnel
In a joint media statement on Wednesday 13 June 2018 from the Ministersfor Infrastructure and WestConnex, the successful tenderer forconstruction of the Stage 3 mainline tunnels was announced. This is LSBJoint Venture, comprising Lendlease Engineering, Samsung C&TCorporations and Bouygues Construction. The mainline tunnel includes upto 7.5 kilometres of twin tunnels, associated ramps and supportingoperational facilities. To read the media statement, refer to RMS’s website.
GENERAL
Centre for Air Pollution, Energy & Health Research (CAR) – seminar
Council staff recently attended a seminar organised by CAR to discusslocal air quality issues. Council staff and some of the communityrepresentatives in attendance raised air quality issues related toWestConnex. CAR was established in 2016 as multi-disciplinary researchcentre involving universities and other stakeholders focusing on theimpacts of air pollution and new forms of energy on human health. CAR’svision is “a healthier community through cleaner air and cleaner energysources”. Council is considering how it can collaborate withorganisations such as this on environment/health issues related toWestConnex. Further information is available on CAR’s website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 8 June 2018
M4 EAST
Walker Avenue neighbourhood group meeting
Council staff recently met with representatives of the Walker AvenueNeighbourhood Group (WANG) to hear residents’ WestConnex issues,including: ongoing concerns about the noise wall located in the centreof Walker Avenue at the Parramatta Road end; Wattle Street noise walldesigns, including breaks in the wall and motorway lighting; UrbanDesign & Landscape Plan (UDLP) design issues, including the opengate off Walker Avenue proposed for the Parramatta Road ventilationfacility site; worker parking pressures; legacy project designs andtimeframes; and property damage due to tunnelling and other constructionactivities.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC) meeting
On Tuesday 5 June 2018 Council staff attended an M4 East AQCCC meeting.In attendance were representatives from Sydney Motorway Corporation(SMC), Roads & Maritime Services (RMS), the M4 East project,Ecotech, Air Noise Environment (SMC’s air quality consultant), relevantcouncils and community members. The focus of this meeting was onrequirements for categories of particulates to be monitored and whythese categories have been chosen. As has been previously reported, realtime air quality monitoring data is now available online for the six M4 East air quality monitoring stations for. The next AQCCC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 28th August 2018.
NEW M5
Night & weekend work at the May Street, Campbell Street, Unwins Bridge Road & Bedwin Road intersection – St Peters
SMC has advised that night and weekend work is ongoing to install newpower and communcations conduits and water pipes at the aboveintersection. Night work will occur on Wednesday 13 June 2018, Thursday14 June 2018 and Friday 15 June 2018 from 7pm to 6am. Work will continueon Saturday 16 June 2018 and Sunday 17 June 2018 from 8am to 6pm.Traffic changes will be in place including pedestrian detours. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
M4 –M5 Link
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) – Central area
The first of six WCRG meetings scheduled for 2018 was held on Tuesday 29May 2018. As this meeting was for the Central region, its focus wasStage 3. WCRG meetings in 2017 were convened by SMC, but in 2018 theyare to be convened by RMS with new terms of reference. RMS’s WestConnexproject directors discussed progress of Stage 3 with communityrepresentatives, Council staff and Department of Planning andEnvironment (DP&E) representatives. Terms of reference, meetingminutes and background information on the WCRG are available here.
RMS briefing to councillors
On 5 June 2018 RMS staff gave a presentation to councillors on Stage 3.RMS’s WestConnex project directors outlined conditions of approval thatare designed to improve management of the project and minimise impactson the community. These include appointment of a community complaintsmediator, acoustic advisor, utilities co-ordinator, environmentalrepresentative and project liaison officers, and improvements tomarshalling and identification of project trucks. RMS representativesadvised that a successful tenderer for the mainline tunnels is expectedto be announced within coming weeks, with this tenderer’s design toundergo further refinement before the final design is confirmed. On 17May 2018 RMS had announced that two consortiums for construction of theRozelle Interchange were being considered. The successful tenderer forthe Rozelle Interchange is expected to be announced in late 2018, alongwith further details of the design.
Traffic & parking management - Darley Road, Leichhardt
Council staff recently met with residents who live near the proposedDarley Road mid-tunnel construction dive-site to discuss possibleCouncil actions for managing construction traffic and parking demandsaround the site. Although the Stage 3 Construction EnvironmentalManagement Plan (CEMP) requires the project to work with Council tomanage traffic and parking around all construction sites, Council hasagreed to investigate measures that may be appropriate to implementahead of the CEMP.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF) – construction impacts bus tour
On 7 June 2018, WCLF members joined with a selection of councillors, andstaff from DP&E, Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Councilon a bus tour of current and future WestConnex construction sites. Thetour was convened instead of the June 2018 WCLF meeting to allow WCLFmembers to view and discuss the impacts of WestConnex across the InnerWest Council area. Sites visited included Walker Avenue, Bland Street,Yasmar Estate and an air quality monitoring facility atHaberfield-Ashfield, the proposed Darley Road constructon site, theRozelle Rail Yards site, the proposed Iron Cove construction site atRozelle; the White Bay truck marshalling area, Burawan Park and JohnstonStreet, the proposed Pyrmont Bridge Road construction site and CampbellStreet, Barwon Park Road, Canal Road, Barwon Park Road at St Peters.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 01 June 2018
M4 East
Ongoing construction work - Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Wednesday 6 June2018 works will continue along Wattle Street and Dobroyd ParadeHaberfield. This work includes the continued temporary closure of AshLane at the intersection of Wattle Street, which is now expected toreopen in June 2018. This involves road and pavement work including theinstallation of traffic barriers, signage, line marking, asphalt and theremediation of footpaths and driveways. Works are expected to becompleted by Friday 6 July 2018. Standard construction hours applyMonday to Saturday, along with night work from 9pm to 5am Sunday toFriday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Information technology installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
From 9pm Sunday 3 June 2018 through to 5am Sunday 8 July 2018 work willcommence to install information technology infrastructure alongParramatta Road Ashfield. SMC advises a contraflow system will be inplace as there will be lane closures on Parramatta Road. These workswill involve: pavement removal; service investigation and installation;pit and trench installation; installation of steel road plates; pouringof concrete pavement, kerbs and medians; and asphalt reinstatement. Formore details, refer to Local Updates.
Concrete work – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
SMC has advised that work continues along Parramatta Road to constructthe Parramatta Road Interchange in Ashfield. On Wednesday 6 June 2018,work to prepare the floor of the tunnel entrances will commence,involving pouring of concrete and a specialist concrete cuttingtechnique known as soft-cutting. These works are expected to take onemonth to complete, finishing on 6 July 2018. Work hours will be 8pm to5am Sunday to Friday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Service investigation work – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Tuesday 5 June 2018, service location workwill continue on Dalhousie Street Haberfield. This work will involveservice investigation using a vacuum truck, with equipment usedincluding trucks, lighting equipment and hand tools. Work hours will beMonday to Friday 7am to 6pm and Sunday to Friday 9pm to 5am. Moreinformation is available on Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff recently met with M4 East and SMC representatives at amonthly interface meeting. The following matters were discussed: thefinal Ramsay Street closure on a weekend in June; stormwater road workson Wattle Street at Ramsay Street, with eastbound alignment shiftedsouth; the construction of the Martin Street cul-de-sac, requiring truckaccess via Alt Street; the Parramatta Road eastbound traffic shift tothe south for kerb widening, commencing on 15 June 2018; and location ofRoads and Maritime Services (RMS) over-height detectors (OHD) atDalhousie Street and Waratah Street. Council raised safety concernsabout footpath conditions on Bland Street, near Parramatta Road, whichcarries high volumes of school students on route to Haberfield PublicSchool.
Ambient Air Quality & Weather Monitoring Validated Report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 April to 30 April 2018. Itreports on air quality monitoring data from the six external ambientair quality monitoring stations along the M4 East: Allen Street(Homebush), Powells Creek (Concord), St Luke’s Park (Concord), ConcordOval, Ramsay Street (Haberfield) and Haberfield Primary School. The datapresented in this report describes air quality measurements andcompares monitoring results. It has been quality assured and complieswith relevant accreditation requirements where applicable. To view thereport, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Day work & westbound lane closures – Campbell Street (west), St Peters
SMC has advised that work will be carried out from Monday 4 June 2018 toFriday 8 June 2018 to install new electrical cables in three locationsalong Campbell Street (west). This work will involve a westbound laneclosure on Campbell Street (west) between the Princes Highway and StPeters Street. Trenches will be dug in three locations along CampbellStreet (west) to lay the electrical cables underground. Hours ofoperation will be 7am to 6pm. Further details are available on Local Updates.
Night work & traffric changes - Murray Street, Marrickville
Utility service investigation work was undertaken on Wednesday 30 May2018 between the hours of 10pm to 6am along a section of footpath onMurray Street between Smidmore Street and Victoria Road in Marrickville.For more information refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
Council staff recently met with the New M5 Project team and RMS staff ata monthly interface meeting. Items discussed include: constructionupdate for Campbell Street and adjoining streets; landscaping of MayStreet Reserve; Camdenville Basin design update; Tempe Reserverestoration and reopening of footpaths; and concerns raised by St PetersPublic School over the absence of a 40kph school zone on CampbellStreet when the motorway opens.
Public meetings at Balmain & Annandale on WestConnex & other major infrastructure projects
These two meetings have been notified previously and the presentations are now on Council’s website.Both meetings were well attended. The staff presentation for theBalmain Town Hall meeting, held at 2pm on Saturday 26 May 2018, isavailable here.The staff presentation for the Annandale meeting, held on Wednesday 30May 2018 at the Annandale Community Centre, is available here.
GENERAL
FIX NSW TRANSPORT – City Lantern Walk
A coalition of anti-WestConnex advocacy groups plans to hold a lanternwalk at 5:30pm on Saturday August 11 2018 commencing at Sydney Town HallSquare. More information will be provided as it becomes available. Tobe involved in organising the event, or for more information, visit http://www.westconnex.info/ or email lantern@westconnex.info.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 25 May 2018
M4 East
Signage preparation works – Waratah Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 28 May2018 work will commence to prepare for installation of two over-heightdetectors and a closed circuit television (CCTV) unit on Waratah Streetin Haberfield. Over-height detectors are intended to prevent over-sizedvehicles from entering WestConnex tunnels. Parking will be limited inthe vicinity of the works site. Works are expected to be completed byMonday 11 June 2018 and standard construction hours will be in place.For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Temporary road closure – Waratah Street, Haberfield
A notice has been posted on SMC’s website confirming works are stillcontinuing on the construction of permanent pavement on Waratah StreetHaberfield. Waratah Street at the intersection of Dobroyd Parade willreopen to traffic from 5am Monday 28 May 2018. More details areavailable on Local Updates.
NEW M5
Road closures & weekend work - Campbell Street (east) & the intersection of Crown & Campbell Streets, St Peters
As previously advised by SMC, road closures will be in place on CampbellStreet (east) and Crown Street over four consecutive weekends from 7amFriday 11 May 2018 to 5am Monday 4 June 2018 to pour concrete on a newsection of road on Campbell Street (east). During the weekends of Friday25 May 2018 to Monday 28 May 2018 and Friday 1 June 2018 to Monday 4June 2018, work will also be undertaken to install new utilities onCampbell Street (east) between Princes Highway and Barwon Park Road.Further, utilities work will be carried out on Campbell Road near EustonRoad on Saturday 26 May 2018. While construction work will take placeduring day-time hours on Friday and Saturday only, traffic changes willremain in place day and night from 7am Friday to 5am Monday. This is tofacilitate the curing of newly-poured concrete. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence – monitoring data report
SMC has placed on Local Updates this report for October 2017. It covers environmental factors such as water discharge, dust and odour.
Ongoing traffic changes - Florence Street St Peters
SMC has advised that ongoing work and traffic changes will be takingplace on Florence Street, St Peters to faciliate deliveries of newdrainiage culverts and associated deliveries into the site compound onthe southern side of Campbell Street (west). These drainage culvertswill form part of the new stormwater drainage system below thenewly-widened Campbell Street road pavement. A 250-tonne crane will berequired for ongoing delivery and unloading of concrete drainageculverts and assocated materials into the compound. To facilitate thiswork, day-time traffic changes will be required on Florence Street atthe intersection of Campbell Street (west). These works commenced on 12March 2018 and are due to finish in August 2018. Further details areavailable on Local Updates.
Traffic changes – intersection of May Street, Bedwin Road, Unwins Bridge Road, Campbell Street, St Peters
Day/night work and weekend work will be undertaken over a two-weekperiod to install new power and communication conduits and water pipes.This work will involve night and day-time traffic changes. Weekday workalong the footpaths on May Street and at the corner of Unwins bridgeRoad and Campbell Street will occur on Monday 21 28 May 2018 to Friday 1June 2018 from 7am to 6pm. Traffic control wil be in place to detourpedestrians around the work areas. For safety reasons, pedestrians maybe directed to cross the road to the opposite footpath. Weekend work,night work and traffic changes on May Street and Unwins Bridge Road willoccur on Friday 1 June 2018 from 7pm to 6am, and on Saturday 2 June andSunday 3 June 2018 from 8am to 6pm daily. For more details, includingmaps refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Public meetings at Balmain & Annandale on WestConnex & other major infrastructure projects
These two meetings have been notified previously. The Balmain Town Hallmeeting, held at 2pm on Saturday 26 May 2018, was attended by around 400people. Speeches were given by the Mayor and members of Rozelle PublicSchool Parents and Citizens (P&C) and a presentation given byCouncil staff on the impacts of WestConnex Stage 3, the Western HarbourTunnel and other construction-related projects around White Bay. A mediarelease for this meeting is available on Council’s website here and the Council staff presentation is available here.Council is now working with the Annandale community to organise apublic meeting on the impacts of WestConnex and other majorinfrastructure projects on the Annandale area. This meeting will beheld on Wednesday 30 May 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the AnnandaleCommunity Centre, 79 Johnston Street Annandale - notified on Council’swebsite here.
GENERAL
Amy Large Volunteer of the Year Award
On Wednesday 23 May 2018, Inner West Council held the annual Amy LargeVolunteer of the Year Awards presentation. The media release for thisevent is available here.Sharon Laura (from Haberfield) was recognised for her enormouscontribution to the WestConnex campaign. Sharon is described by everyoneassociated with the WestConnex campaign as the ‘go-to person’. Sharonenthusiastically takes up issues of community concern and leaves nostone unturned in working for the best possible outcome for thecommunity. Sharon’s extraordinary contribution was highlighted by herreceiving five nominations for these awards. These came from theHaberfield Association, the Save Ashfield Park group, the WestConnexCommunity Liaison Forum, the Ashfield Park Precinct DevelopmentOpposition Group and the Haberfield Public School P&C. Thesenominations highlight the respect and admiration the Inner Westcommunity has for Sharon. Council would also like to congratulate Sharonon receiving this award.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 18 May 2018
M4 EAST
Signage preparation works – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that works to prepare forinstallation of permanent traffic signage will continue from Sunday 20May 2018. The signs will provide road users with directionalinformation. This work is expected to take one month to complete andwill be carried out at night from 9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Meeting on legacy plans for open spaces – Haberfield
This week Council staff met with staff from SMC and SMC’s consultants onWednesday 16 May 2018 to discuss: identification of the legacy projectarea; a review landscaping around the ventilation facility; thelandscaped open space area adjacent to Walker Avenue; and Waratah Streetpedestrian crossing improvements. SMC’s consultants will review currentdesigns in line with Council staff’s comments made at the meeting.
Variable message signage gantry installation – Crane Avenue & Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
SMC has advised that on Wednesday 23 May 2018 work will commence toinstall the permanent electronic variable message sign (VMS) gantry onDobroyd Parade, Haberfield. Once installed, the sign will provide roadusers with up-to-date information on traffic conditions andplanned/unplanned incidents and events. Works are scheduled to take onemonth to complete, finishing on Wednesday 23 June 2018. Standardconstruction hours apply, with night works (when necessary) undertakenbetween 9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Ongoing works & traffic changes – Unwins Bridge Road & Campbell Street intersection
SMC has advised that day, night and weekend work will be undertaken overa two-week period to install new power and communications conduits andwater pipes at the above location. This work will involve night andday-time traffic changes. Work will commence on Monday 21 May 2018 andfinish on Sunday 3 June 2018. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Night work & lane closures – Canal Road & Burrows Road, St Peters
SMC has advised service maintenance work is required to repair Telstraconduits between Canal Road and Burrows Road. This will be undertaken atnight to minimise impacts on peak hour traffic. Lane closures will berequired to facilitate the work. Works will be undertaken from Monday 21May 2018 to Tuesday 22 May 2018 from 8pm to 5am. For details on trafficchanges and how this affects residents, refer to Local Updates.
Meeting on handover of roads & landscaped areas – St Peters
This week Council staff met with staff from Roads & MaritimeServices (RMS) and SMC to commence discussions about the handover ofroad reserves and landscaped areas to Council at the completion of theNew M5 contractors’ works, and to establish a working group to managethe process through to the final handover. The main issues discussedincluded: local road pavements and landscaped areas along CampbellStreet west of the Princes Highway (a Regional road); landscaped areasbetween property boundaries and on Campbell Road east of Princes Highwayand Euston Road north of Campbell Road (both State roads); review ofthe scope of landscaping works as described in the Urban Design andLandscape Plan (UDLPs); a review of fencing options along the south sideof Campbell Street; and proposals for the public use of the former autoelectrician building at the corner of Princes Highway and Canal Road.
M4-M5 LINK
Public meetings at Balmain and Annandale on WestConnex & other major infrastructure projects
As previously reported, Council and the Rozelle Public School Parentsand Citizens (P&C) are organising a public meeting to address issuesrelated to these projects. The meeting will be held on Saturday 26 May2018 at the Balmain Town Hall, 370 Darling Street Balmain from 2pm. Amedia release for this meeting is available on Council’s website here.Council is also working with the Annandale community to organise apublic meeting on the impacts of WestConnex and other majorinfrastructure projects on the Annandale area. This meeting will beheld on Wednesday 30 May 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the AnnandaleCommunity Centre, 79 Johnston Street Annandale. This meeting is beingnotified on Council’s website here. For both meetings, local residents will receive letterbox notifications.
GENERAL
WestConnex Local Area Improvement Strategy
As was reported last week, Council has recently resolved to adopt theabove strategy and forward it to RMS with a request for funding ofstrategy works. In doing so, Council will argue that NSW Governmentfunding is justified as the need for these works has been directlycreated by WestConnex. The report to Council and associated resolutionare available on Council’s website here, the consultant’s strategy report is available here and Council’s media release is available here.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 11 May 2018
M4 EAST
Signage preparation works – Dalhousie Street & Parramatta Road, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that service relocationand investigation work will commence to help finalise approved signageon Dalhousie Street Haberfield including the electronic variable messagesign (VMS). Works will be undertaken from Tuesday 15 May through toTuesday 29 May 2018 from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9pm to 5amSunday to Friday. A second round of community consultation for theproposed signage closed on Thursday 12 April 2018 and comments have nowbeen provided to relevant Stage agencies for consideration in theapproval of the final design.SMC has also advised that works will start on Wednesday 16 May 2018 toprepare for the installation of an electronic variable message sign(VMS) on Parramatta Road Haberfield. The sign will provide road userswith up-to date information on traffic conditions and planned andunplanned incident and events. Expected works completion date isSaturday 16 June 2018. Standard construction hours apply, with nightwork from 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Drainage work, Iron Cove Creek Haberfield
SMC has confirmed work will commence on Monday 14 May 2018 to continuethe installation of a new stormwater drainage connection into the IronCreek in Haberfield. This will take up to two months and is expected tobe completed on Tuesday 12 June 2018. Works will be undertaken from 7amto 6pm Monday to Friday and 9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Driveway reinstatement – Chandos Street, Ashfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 16 May 2018 work will commence tore-instate the drive-way at 77-79 Chandos Street, Ashfield. Pedestrianand vehicular access will be maintained at all times. Works will becompleted on Tuesday 22 May 2018. Standard construction hours apply,i.e. 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, with nowork will carried out on Sundays or Public Holidays. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Operational air quality monitoring
SMC has advised that all Sydney road tunnels have management plans thatinvolve 24/7 hour-a-day monitoring of tunnel air quality to ensure theyare complying with independent pre-determined standards for in-tunnelair quality. Air quality monitoring actions required according to M4East conditions of approval include:
- local (ambient) air quality will monitored for at least 12 months before the tunnel opens to traffic and for at least two years after opening;
- air quality inside road tunnels will monitored to ensure standards are met;
- monitoring results publicly available and independently audited;
- monthly summary reports available for the M4 East project corridor online;
- and live air quality data from all M4 East monitoring stations available online.
In 2017 SMC established the Air Quality Community ConsultativeCommittee (AQCCC) for the M4 East (Stage 1) project, as required byconditions of approval. The AQCCC is made up of community members andrepresentatives from the project, tunnel operator, and councils. Forfurther information on the M4 East AQCCC including terms of referenceand minutes of meetings and monthly ambient air quality and weathermonitoring reports, refer to SMC's website.
NEW M5
Monthly interface meeting
On 4 May 2018 Council staff and the Department of Planning &Environment’s (DP&E’s) WestConnex compliance officer met with theNew M5 Project team at a monthly interface meeting. A number of itemswere discussed, including: reinstatement of areas around the WestConnexconstruction site in Tempe Reserve; construction activities alongCampbell Street and adjoining streets; designs for Camdenville Basin;dilapidation reporting processes; and at-property noise treatments.
M4-M5 LINK
Public meeting at Balmain on WestConnex & other major infrastructure projects
Council and the Rozelle Public School Parents and Citizens (P&C) areorganising a public meeting to address issues related to theseprojects. The meeting will be held on Saturday 26 May 2018 at theBalmain Town Hall, 370 Darling Street Balmain from 2pm. As previouslyreported, the NSW Government has approved WestConnex Stage 3 and is inan early planning stage for the Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT), whichwould connect to WestConnex at the Rozelle Interchange and pass beneathBalmain and Birchgrove. The NSW Government has proposed compulsorilyacquiring the former Balmain Leagues Club site as a dive-site (spoilextraction site) for the WHT. This site is in close proximity to theRozelle Primary School. Truck marshalling for WestConnex Stage 3 andother construction uses are also planned for White Bay.
Public meeting at Annandale on WestConnex & other major infrastructure projects
Council has been working with the Annandale community to organise apublic meeting on the impacts of WestConnex and other majorinfrastructure projects in the Annandale area. The meeting will be heldon Wednesday 30 May 2018 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Annandale CommunityCentre, 79 Johnston Street Annandale. Council officers will provideinformation on WestConnex construction and operational impacts in theAnnandale area, including likely traffic impacts on streets that serveas trucking routes to/from White Bay, including Johnston Street.Information will also be given on the WHT and non-WestConnexconstruction-related development proposals in the White Bay area.
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WestConnex Local Area Improvement Strategy
At its 8 May 2018 meeting, Council resolved to adopt the above strategyand forward it to RMS with a request for funding of strategy works. Indoing so, Council will argue that NSW Government funding is justified asthe need for these works has been directly created by WestConnex. Thereport to Council and associated resolution are available on Council’s website.Council has always been concerned about WestConnex creating additionaltraffic (rat-runs) on residential streets. Although WestConnex Stage 1& 2 approvals require the proponent to address rat-running after theproject opens, Council believes this should occur before the projectopens. In late 2016 Council resolved to commission traffic modelling toidentify streets that may be at risk from adverse traffic conditionchanges (i.e. increased traffic and speed) and to develop an indicativeworks program to protect these streets. In 2017 Council commissionedconsultants to undertake traffic modelling and prepare a WestConnexLocal Area Improvement Strategy (LAIS). The LAIS report is available on Council’s website.To assist the development of the LAIS, Council and its consultantsundertook community consultation in late 2017 to identify thecommunity's local traffic issues and concerns. The LAIS was thendeveloped to guide the design and ultimately implementation of a set ofprecinct improvement schemes to protect streets from increased traffic.Schemes were developed for five precincts: Ashfield, Haberfield,Leichhardt West, Johnston Street and St Peters. They include threecategories of treatments: integrated traffic calming (slow points,thresholds, raised platforms etc.); intersection modifications(roundabouts, T-treatments etc.); and traffic diversions (diagonal,partial and full road closures). The total cost of scheme treatments isestimated to be around $29M, which Council considers to be a modest sumcompared to the cost of WestConnex itself. Scheme treatments areindicative and will require funding, further investigation, finalapprovals, local community engagement and detailed design prior toimplementation.
Regional air quality reporting
Above operational air quality monitoring for the M4 East project hasbeen discussed. It should also be noted that regional quality monitoringis undertaken by the NSW Government’s Office of Environment &Heritage. Monitoring sites relevant to WestConnex are at Rozelle(currently undergoing an upgrade) and Earlwood. Monitoring data fromthese sites is available on the Office of Environment & Heritage website.
NSW health air quality fact sheets
NSW Health has a variety of fact sheets available on air quality and pollution on their website.Information on the potential health impacts from airborne particulatematter includes impacts from mining dust, which may have relevance toWestConnex construction dust. The website states that if members of thecommunity have concerns about the health impacts of dust after reviewingthe fact sheets, they can contact the Sydney Local Health DistrictPublic Health Unit on 1 300 066 055.
Geotechnical investigations - Thomas Street, Birchgrove
In 2017 and 2018 Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has beenundertaking a range of investigative works in the Rozelle, Birchgroveand Balmain areas for the proposed WHT. RMS has recently advised thatgroundwater monitoring investigations will commence on Thomas StreetBirchgrove on Monday 14 May 2018 and are expected to finish by Friday 14December 2018. Footpath and road access will be maintained and trafficmanagement measures will be in place. Wherever possible these works willbe undertaken during standard working hours, i.e. 7am to 6pm Monday toFriday and 8am to 1pm Saturday, with no work will carried out on Sundaysor Public Holidays. Any work undertaken outside standard working hourswill be in accordance with the Office of Environment and Heritage’sInterim Construction Noise Guidelines and RMS’s Construction Noise andVibration Guideline. For more information, refer to RMS’s website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 04 May 2018
M4 EAST
Road opening – Martin Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that the intersection ofMartin Street and Wattle Street (eastbound) has reopened to motorvehicles and pedestrian and cyclist traffic from 5am on Tuesday 1 May2018. Martin Street will become have a permanent left-in onlyarrangement the intersection of Wattle Street (eastbound). Access outonto Wattle Street will be via Ramsay Street. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road construction site
SMC has advised that from Monday 9 May 2018 work will continue aroundthe Parramatta Road construction site following the westbound trafficswitch. These works will take one month to complete. Standardconstruction hours will apply, and there will be some night-works from9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
This week Council staff met with M4 East and SMC staff for the April2018 monthly interface meeting. The following matters were discussed:upcoming road work requiring temporary closures in Waratah and RamsayStreet; Dobroyd Parade noise wall construction, design and associatedlandscaping; and Road closures in Ormond and O’Connor StreetsHaberfield.
NEW M5
Road closures & weekend work – Campbell Road, St Peters
SMC has advised there will be a one-day full road closure on CampbellRoad between Euston Road and Burrows Road to facilitate trenching andinstallation of underground communication services. This work willinvolve excavation of a trench across Campbell Road to install theunderground cables. Work is scheduled to take place on Saturday 5 May2018 from 8am to 6pm. Traffic changes will be in place, withcontrollers present to direct local traffic. Campbell Road residents arebeing asked to exit from Campbell Street or Barwon Park Road onto thePrinces Highway. For futher information refer to Local Updates.
Night, weekend work & traffic changes – Unwins Bridge Road & Bedwin Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that work is ongoing to install and upgrade utilities atthe intersection of Bedwin Road, Campbell Street, May Street and UnwinsBridge Road. Some of the work will be conducted at night and over theweekend when traffic volumes are lower. Work will be undertaken onUnwins Bridge Road on Friday 4 May 2018, Saturday 5 May 2018 and Sunday 6May 2018 between 7am and 6pm. Bedwin Road works start on Monday 7 May2018 and will continue on Tuesday 8 May 2018 and Wednesday 9 May 2018between 7pm and 6am. Traffic changes will be in place. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Ongoing traffic changes on Florence Street – St Peters
SMC has confirmed that day-works will continue on Florence Street StPeters to facilitate delivery of new drainage culverts and associatedmaterials into the site compound on the southern side of Campbell Street(west). These works commenced on Monday 12 March 2018 and will continueuntil August 2018 between 7am and 6pm. Traffic control will be in placearound the work areas and on surrounding streets to manage road usersthrough the changes. More details are available on Local Updates.
Road closures & weekend work – intersection of Crown Street & Campbell Street, St Peters
A notice has been placed on the WestConnex website advising roadclosures are required on Campbell Street (East) between Princes Highwayand Barwon Park Road and at the intersection of Crown Street andCampbell Street, St Peters at various time from 7am Thursday 10 May 2018to 5am Monday 4 June 2018. Day work will be carried out from Thursday10 May 2018 to Friday 18 May 2018 (inclusive) to install new gas,communications, power pipes and conduits at the intersection of CrownStreet and Campbell Street, St Peters. Construction will take placeduring day-time work hours however the road closure at the intersectionof Crown Street and Campbell Street including associated traffic changeswill remain in place day and night for the duration of the work. Formore details on the road closures, refer to Local Updates.
EPA commences prosecutions related to WestConnex-St Peters odours
The NSW Environment Projection Authority (EPA) has commenced prosecutionproceedings in the Land and Environment Court against CPB ContractorsPty Ltd for allegedly causing offensive odours from the WestConnex StPeters M5 Interchange site on four occasions in 2017. This is incontravention of section 129 of the Protection of the EnvironmentOperations Act, which could attract a penalty of up to $1 milliondollars for a corporation. For more details, refer to the EPA’s press release.
M4-M5 LINK
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) approval
On Friday 27 April 2018 the Minister for Planning announced approval ofWestConnex Stage 3. The Minister’s media release is available on theDepartment of Planning & Environment’s (DP&E’s) news webpage. The Instrument of Approval, Environmental Assessment (EA) Report and associated documents are available on DP&E’s major projects website. Following is a summary of Council staff’s initial assessment of the approval. A more detailed assessment is available on Council’s WestConnex Stage 3 web page.
As has been previously reported, Council had raised a multitude ofissues in its Stage 3 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submission,many based on Council’s and the community’s experiences with Stages1 and2. Whilst all of these issues were assessed in the Stage 3 Submissions& Preferred Infrastructure Report (SPIR), Council expresseddisappointment that the assessment had not resulted in major changes tothe project. The approval has not altered this situation – the projectas approved in essentially the same form as described in the EIS. It isacknowledged that the approval includes some tangible improvements forStage 3 compared to Stages 1 and 2, such as: establishing the White Baytruck marshalling area; GIS tracking of project trucks; a preference forconstruction site Option A at Haberfield-Ashfield; appointment of aPublic Liaison Officer, Community Complaints Mediator, UtilityCoordination Manager and Acoustic Advisor; and preparation andimplementation of a Road Network Performance Plan prior to operation.The EA report also describes a number of other processes considered byDP&E to be improvements, such as implementation of best-practicedust management, consultation when developing construction managementplans and the Premier’s recently announced reforms for regulation ofemissions from tunnel ventilation facilities. Despite these improvements, it remains that Council strongly opposes WestConnex and has manyoutstanding issues with Stage 3, including: project business case andfunding process issues still not addressed; health issues not adequatelyaddressed; relegation of many important construction, mitigation andmanagement measures to a range of construction management plans; nofiltration of ventilation stacks or in-tunnel filtration; acknowledgmentin the EA report of elevated air pollution levels on some surfaceroads; no night curfew on construction; concern about use of JohnstonStreet by project trucks; concern about possible use of Darley Road,Tebbutt Street and surrounding roads by trucks travelling from White Bayto the Parramatta Road construction site at Ashfield; traffic safetyand parking issues associated with the Darley Road dive-site; cumulativetraffic impacts on James Craig Road and surrounding roads; nooverarching ban on project trucks on local roads; no reduced speed limiton project trucks; removal of Buruwan Park for widening of TheCrescent; no consideration of rights-of-way for future light rail toWhite Bay & Balmain; and the proposed Rozelle Rail Yards (RRY) siterecreation area compromised by motorway facilities, tunnel portals and atemporary construction area for the Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT).
Legal challenge by Desane to compulsory acquisition of Rozelle property
On 1 May 2018 it was reported that the NSW Supreme Court had upheldDesane's legal challenge of the proposed compulsory acquisition by Roadsand Maritime Services (RMS) of its Rozelle commercial property.Private timber merchant Swadlings and crane hire firm Gillespies, whichhave properties neighbouring Desane's in Rozelle, are also seeking tonegotiate higher compensation payments than what the RMS has offered toacquire their land for WestConnex. These properties are located within acommercial/industrial area on the northern side of the Rozelle RailYards site.
GENERAL
Truck awareness campaign
Transport for NSW will conduct a media campaign during May and June 2018with the main message being: Increased construction in Sydney meansmore trucks on our roads, so be Truck Aware. The primary targetaudiences are pedestrians and drivers. The main objectives of thecampaign are: to generate awareness of increased truck movements; tointerrupt habits and promote desired behaviours for vulnerable roadusers; to facilitate a heightened sense of safety and responsibilitywithin concentrated precincts; and to highlight to localised communitiesthat road conditions have changed. The key messages include: look outbefore you step out; take extra care; avoid lane filtering near trucks;and trucks have four main blind spots. More information is available onthe Transport for NSW website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’sLocal Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 20 April 2018
M4 EAST
Temporary road closure – Ormond Street, Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from 9pm on Sunday 22April 2018, Ormond Street will be temporary closed at the intersectionof Parramatta Road for 14 weeks, reopening on Wednesday 1 August 2018.The closure is to complete the installation of utility services requiredfor the new Parramatta Road Interchange. During this closure, motoristswill not be able to turn onto Parramatta Road from Ormond Street orinto Ormond Street from Parramatta Road. Ormond Street can be accessedvia Parramatta Road, Orpington Street and Pembroke Street. Standardconstruction hours apply in addition to night work from Sunday to Friday9pm to 5am. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Tunnelling update – Haberfield & Ashfield
SMC has advised that major tunnel excavation for the M4 East has beencompleted. Associated tunnelling works are now underway in bothdirections from the Northcote Street construction site. These works willoccur 24/7 in accordance with the project’s Environmental ProtectionLicence. These underground activities are not expected to createsignificant surface impacts. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Ambient Air Quality & Weather Monitoring Validated Report
SMC has released this report for the period 1 March 2018 to 31 March2018. The report is produced by Ecotech Pty Ltd, who has beencommissioned by the M4 East Joint Venture (JV) for air qualitymonitoring, data collection and reporting at six external ambient airquality monitoring stations: Allen Street (Homebush), Powells Creek(Concord), St Lukes Park (Concord), Concord Oval, Ramsay Street(Haberfield) and Haberfield Primary School. The data presented in thisreport describes air quality measurements and compares monitoringresults. It has been quality assured and complies with relevantaccreditation requirements where applicable. To view the report, referto Local Updates.
Proposed modification – Dobroyd Parade & Rogers Avenue, Haberfield
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has recently applied to theDepartment of Planning & Environment (DP&E) to modify M4 EastConditions of Approval (CoA) to allow for two changes. The first isconstruction of a permanent cul-de-sac at Dobroyd Parade and associatedfootpaths. The second is construction of a permanent kerb extensionalong Parramatta Road at Rogers Avenue, and closure of a service stationentry and exit onto Parramatta Road adjacent to Rogers Avenue. Themodification request (M4 East Modification No.4) can be viewed on the DP&E website.Council has commented in writing, confirming it has no objection toboth changes. Council is of the view that the changes make theseintersections safer and notes the changes would appear to have communitysupport. The cul-de-sac treatment at Dobroyd Parade is consistent withformer Ashfield Council’s Traffic Management Strategy, although Councildoes not support full closure of Waratah Street for construction of thecul-de-sac at Dobroyd Parade. For the change proposed for the RogersAvenue / Parramatta Road intersection, Council raised an issue about thepotential for fuel tankers to use Roger Avenue, which is classified byCouncil as a ‘light-traffic thoroughfare’. Council also raised an issueabout the potential for light vehicles to use the petrol station as athrough-route.
M4 East Legacy Project
At its 10 April 2018 meeting, Council considered a report on SMC’s offerto Council of $2.5M for facilities that would benefit theHaberfield-Ashfield community. This funding is part of the M4 EastLegacy Project. Council staff had recommended the funding be used toupgrade to the Haberfield Community Centre. Council resolved to acceptthe funding, but to investigate other options for consideration at alater Council meeting. These options are now being investigated. Thereport and resolution is available on Council’s website.
NEW M5
Road closures & weekend work – Church Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that Church Street, at the intersection of CampbellStreet Street, will be closed for two weeks to allow utilityinstallation works. The closure will be in place from 10am Monday 23April 2018 to 6pm Friday 4 May 2018. Construction hours will be 7am to6pm daily. A further Church Street closure will be required in May/June2018 for approximately four weeks to allow pavement constuction in thenewly-widened section of Campbell Street between Princes Highway and StPeters Street. A further notication will be issued once the dates arefinalised for these works. For futher information refer to Local Updates.
Proposed modification - access behind the properties along the Princes Highway
RMS recently applied to the DP&E to modify New M5 CoA B67 to allowpublic access to an strip of open space within the St Peters Interchange(SPI) site behind properties along the Princes Highway. CoA B67explicitly prevents public access, but the opportunity to provide apublic walk/cycle pathway in this area was identified as construction ofthe New M5 progressed in 2016/17. Council had initially supported thepathway proposal in February 2017 on the proviso that RMS undertakes asafety-by-design assessment and considers separation of the walk/cyclepath. The assessment has been undertaken and a separated path isproposed. The modification request (New M5 Modification No.5) can beviewed on the DP&E website.Council has recently re-confirmed its support for the path, stating thatwhilst Council continues to oppose WestConnex, it also strives tominimise impacts and seize opportunities for local benefits from theproject. It follows that Council continues to support the proposedwalk/cycle path and open space at the rear of the Princes Highwayproperties.Council is aware of the particular challenges involved with designingthe path and open space at this site, but can see that RMS has strivento address security issues and achieve an appropriate design. There maybe opportunities as planning progresses to further improve access and/orsurveillance from other adjacent Princes Highway properties. There mayalso be opportunities to consider other activities (beyondwalking/cycling) that could help activate the space and provide furthersurveillance, e.g. exercise equipment.Council stated that surveillance would also be improved by maximisinguse of the path, promoted by the fact that this path links to the widerwalk/cycle network, provides both a recreational and commuter functionand provides a transport link between densely-developed residentialareas at St Peters, Sydenham, Marrickville (and beyond) to Sydney Parkand a future St Peters Interchange Recreation Area. Council raised noobjection to the proposed modification that would allow for publicaccess and implementation of the walk/cycle path and opens space behindthe Princes Highway properties.
WestConnex works in Tempe Reserve
This item was previously reported in the 29 March 2018 Weekly UpdateReport. It was explained in a report to the 12 December 2017 Councilmeeting that New M5 contractors had occupied part of the Tempe Reservenetball courts area and part of the adjacent vegetated area for a workscompound. This compound is needed to support tunnelling beneath theCooks River and Tempe Reserve. At its 12 December 2017 meeting, Councilresolved not to support the proponent’s proposal to expand the workscompound from an area occupying three of the netball courts to fivecourts. The proponent has since used its powers under the NSW Roads Actto expand the compound. In February 2018 the proponent requested afurther expansion of the compound to occupy an area of around 460 sqm inthe northern corner of the reserve car park for approximately tenweeks. A total of 15 parking spaces will be occupied for this work –nine spaces for the worksite and a further six paces to allow vehiclesto turn. The exit at the northern end of the carpark will be closed anddetour signage will be in place to guide motorists. This is detailedin the notice posted on Local Updates on29 March 2018.Consistent with Council’s 12 December 2017 resolution, Council’s March2018 response was that it did not support the further expansion of theworks area. RMS is using its powers under the NSW Roads Act to occupythis additional area. Council staff have been recently informed by theproponent that some work activity outside the works compounds will benecessary to ‘make good’ parts of the reserve that have been affected byWestConnex works, e.g. restoration of the walk/cycle path adjacent tothe Cooks River foreshore near the works compound. Staff have notopposed these works as they are necessary for restoring areas affectedby the project so the park can be left in good condition for use by thecommunity. They are also short-duration works that are not expected tosignificantly affect park users.
M4-M5 LINK
Annandale public meeting
Previously it was reported that Council had resolved to hold a publicmeeting about the impacts of WestConnex and other major infrastructureprojects in the Annandale, Rozelle, Lilyfield and Balmain areas. Thismeeting will be held on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at the Annandale CommunityCentre from 7pm to 8:30pm. Further notifications will be issued byvarious means as the meeting date approaches.
GENERAL
Next WestConnex Weekly Update Report
Owing to Anzac Day and school holidays, there will be no update reportnext week, i.e. Friday 27 April 2018. The next update report will beposted on Friday 4 May 2018.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’sLocal Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 13 April 2018
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M4 EAST
Temporary road closure – Waratah Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Friday 13 April2018, Waratah Street will be closed to facilitate the construction ofpermanent pavement works for the new Wattle Street interchange. Theclosure will be in place for six weeks. Standard construction hoursapply, with additional night works from 9pm to 5am Sunday to Saturday.During this closure, motorists will be unable to turn into WaratahStreet from Dobroyd Parade or out of Waratah Street onto Dobroyd Parade.Detours will be in place. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Drainage works – Iron Cove Creek, Haberfield
SMC has confirmed from Thursday 12 April 2018, work will continue tocomplete the installation of a new stormwater drainage connection intothe Iron Cove Creek, Haberfield. This is expected to take up to threemonths to complete, with residents being provided with updates monthly.Night work will be undertaken between 9pm and 5am Sunday to Monday inaddition to standard construction hours. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Concrete pour – Parramatta Road Ventilation Facility
As work continues on the construction of the Parramatta Road VentilationFacility (PRVF), SMC has posted a notice advising on Friday 20 April2018 a concrete pour is required outside standard construction hours. Ifworks are not completed on this date, a contingency date of Thursday 26April 2018 maybe used. The two tower cranes will continue to only beused during standard construction hours. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Line marking – Ramsay Street & Martin Street, Haberfield
Following community feedback, RMS has given approval to the project topaint a “Do Not Queue Across the Intersection” sign on the road at theintersection of Martin Street and Ramsay Road, Haberfield. This workwill take two shifts to complete commencing on Tuesday 17 May 2018 toWednesday 18 May 2018. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Draft Haberfield temporary resident parking scheme on exhibition
There has been extensive community feedback from residents abutproject-related parking in streets near M4 East Haberfield-Ashfieldconstruction sites. In response, Council conducted a parking occupancystudy in the area in August 2017, which found generally high occupancyrates. Council is now considering introducing a new temporary residentparking scheme in areas covering Allum Street, Alt Street, Ash Lane,Bland Street, Cove Street, Denman Avenue, Northcote Street, WalkerAvenue, Wolseley Street and Yasmar Avenue. The draft scheme is currentlyon exhibition on the Your Say Inner West website. The exhibition closes on Monday 14 May 2018. Visit the Your Say website for further details.
Overhead electrical work – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
SMC has advised that from Sunday 15 April 2018, work will commence torelocate existing overhead electrical cables to an underground locationalong Parramatta Road, Ashfield. Works will take one month to complete.These works are in preparation for the installation of a new VariableMessage Sign (VMS), which is scheduled to occur in mid-2018. The VMS isintended to provide road users with up-to-date information on trafficconditions, incidents and events. For additional information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Odour monitoring reports
SMC has posted on its website the St Peters Interchange Odour and GasMonitoring Report for 3 January 2018 to 9 January 2018. The report showsthe results of odour and gas monitoring at five sites around the StPeters Interchange site. For futher informaiton, refer to Local Updates.
Road closures on Campbell Street/Road for girder delivery & installation
SMC has advised that work will be carried out around Campbell Street(east) and Campbell Road at St Peters for the delivery, unloading andinstallation on concrete girders (large concrete beams) into the StPeters Interchange (SPI) site. Relocation of the crane throughout thegirder installation will occur in four different areas within the SPIsite. Work will commence on Monday 16 April 2018 and will be completedby Thursday 3 May 2018. Traffic changes will be in place, with dayconstruction hours being 10am to 3pm and night works from 10pm to 6am.For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Day-time road closures & traffic changes – Campbell Street & surrounding streets
SMC has updated prior Notification No. 384 to advise that work will nowcommence on Monday 16 April 2018 and conclude on Friday 20 April 2018.The work involves delivery of large stormwater drainage culverts intothe Campbell Street construction area (on the southern side of CampbellStreet between Unwins Bridge Road and Florence Street) over fiveday-shifts. Campbell Street (between Unwins Bridge Road and FloresnceStreet) will be closed in both directions to facilitate thesedeliveries. The five day-shifts will be from 7am to 6pm. Further detailsare available on Local Updates.
Night-work, road closures & traffic changes – Bedwin Road, Campbell Street & Princes Highway, St Peters
SMC has advised work is ongoing to install and upgrade utilities alongCampbell Street and surrounding streets. Some of this work will beconducted at night when traffic volumes are lower. Work will undertakenon Monday 16 April 2018 from 7pm to 5am, Tuesday 17 April 2018 from 7pmto 5am; Thursday 19 April 2018 from 7pm to 5am and Friday 20 April 2018from 7pm to 6am. Traffic changes will be in place. Details (includingmaps) are available on Local Updates.
Night-work for barrier relocation – Campbell Road, St Peters
Night-work will be carried out to relocate the exitiisting concretebarriers on Campbell Road between Barwon Park Road and Harber Street.Work will be undertaken on Sunday 15 April 2018 from 7pm to 6am andMonday 16 April from 7pm to 5am. For more information (inlcuding mapsand details of traffic changes), refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 Link
Council’s comments on the Submissions & Preferred Infrastructure Report (SPIR)
The SPIR outlines Roads and Maritime Service's (RMS’s) response to thesubmissions received on the M4-M5 Link Environmental Impacts Statement(EIS) during the public exhibition period in 2017. It also outlineschanges proposed to be made to the project since exhibition of the EIS.Key changes include establishing a truck marshalling and employeeparking area at White Bay and use of Johnston Street (southbound) andTebbutt Street (and surrounding streets) by project trucks. The SPIRalso ruled out an alternative (potentially lower impact) spoil loadingoption for the Darley Road site. Council staff met with DP&E staffin March 2018 to discuss SPIR issues and sent written comments on theSPIR to the DP&E in April 2018 – available on Council’s website.Council’s comments raised concerns about the fact that the high numberof submissons made did not result in a correspondingly high number ofproject changes. Council is also concerned about the impact of theabovementioned trucking routes and is disappointed that the lower impactloading uption at Darley Road was ruled out. Council also soughtsupport (via any conditions of approval) for its WestConnex Local AreaImprovement Strategy, i.e. works to protect residential streets fromWestConnex-related operational traffic impacts. Attached to the commentsare notes from the five meetings Council convened in November 2017 andFebruary 2018 in relation to M4-M5 Link construciton and traffic issues.
WestConnex protest rally – King George Park, Rozelle
As previously reported, a coalition of WestConnex advocacy groups (ledby Rozelle Against WestConnex (RAW)) has organised a Rage AgainstWestConnex public rally for Saturday 14 April 2018. The rally willcommence at 1pm at King George Oval, Rozelle. There will be speeches,entertainment, a BBQ and information stalls. For more information go tothe Rozelle Against WestConnex website.
GENERAL
Annandale public meeting
As previously reported, a public meeting will be held in Annandale toinform the community about the impacts of WestConnex and other majorinfrastructure projects in the Annandale, Rozelle, Lilyfield and Balmainareas. Council’s engagement team are currently working to determine asuitable date and venue for the meeting.
WestConnex Community Reference Group - terms of reference
As previously reported, SMC has placed terms of reference for a newround of WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG) meetings on Local Updates. For more information (including nomination details) refer to WCRG terms of reference. Nominations should be emailed to WCRG@rms.nsw.gov.au by Thursday 17 April 2018.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 06 April 2018
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M4 EAST
Construction & utility work – Parramatta Road construction site
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 9 April2018 work will continue around the Parramatta Road construction sitefollowing the westbound switch. Works will take up to three months tocomplete, and this will include adjusting traffic barriers, asphalt,signage and line marking. Further notices will be issued as required.For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Haberfield Primary School protest – Parramatta Road pedestrian bridge, Haberfield
Haberfield Primary School parents and other local residents haveorganised a rally to protest against WestConnex construction impacts.This includes impacts from Stage 3 construction and tunnelling siteswhich will be located less than 200m from the school. The rally will beon Tuesday 10 April 2018 at 7:45am-8am at the pedestrian bridge next tothe Muirs site on the corner of Parramatta Road and Bland Street inHaberfield. For more information, email westconnex.hps@gmail.com.
Monthly interface meeting
On 29 March 2018 Council staff and the Department of Planning &Environment (DP&E) WestConnex Senior Compliance officer met with theM4 East Project team and SMC representatives at a regular monthlyinterface meeting. The following matters were discussed: revised designfor Variable Message Signage (VMS) and static signs for Dalhousie &Waratah Streets; the westbound traffic switch on Parramatta Road;temporary closure of Ramsay Street over the Easter long weekend; andcommunity consultation on the potential removal of hoarding/fencingalong Walker Avenue.
NEW M5
Construction Heritage Sub-Plan
SMC has made available a New M5 Construciton Heritage Sub-Plan (CHSP) onLocal Updates. The objective of this plan is to ensure that impacts onAboriginal and non-Aborginal hertiage are minimised and are within thescope permitted by the Conditions of Approval (CoA). Further informationon this plan is available on the SMC website.
New grouting area – Tempe Reserve
It was reported previoulsy that the New M5 works area in Tempe Reservewould be further expanded to occupy an area of around 460 sqm in thenorthern corner of the reserve car park for approximately ten weeks.This expansion was not supported by Council, but is being undertakenaccording to the NSW Roads Act. This week SMC posted a notice explaningthat the expansion has been necessary to allow for additional grouting,i.e. sealing the area tunnel from the water table prior to the arrivalof the roadheaders. This work will occur from April to June 2018, withstandard daytime work hours applying. The area will be restored to itsoriginal condition once the work is completed. A Site-Specific AncillaryFacilities Mangement Plan for Tempe Reserve has also been placed on theSMC website. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Night work & lane closures – Canal Road and Burrows Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that service maintenance work is required to repairTelstra conduits between Canal Road and Burrows Road. This will beundertaken at night from 8pm to 5am to minmise the impact of works onpeak-hour traffic. Lane closures are required to facilite this work,which will occur on Thusday 12 April, Friday 13 April, Monday 16 April,Tuesday 17 April and Wednesday 18 April 2018. For more information onthe work (including traffic changes) refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 Link
WestConnex protest rally – King George Park, Rozelle
As previously reported, a coalition of WestConnex advocacy groups andtransport groups (led by Rozelle Against WestConnex (RAW)) has organiseda Rage Against WestConnex public rally for Saturday 14 April 2018. Therally will commence at 1pm at King George Oval in Rozelle. There will bespeeches, entertainment, a BBQ and information stalls. For moreinformation go to the Rozelle Against WestConnex website.
GENERAL
Annandale public meeting
A public meeting will be held in Annandale to inform the community aboutthe impacts of a number of major infrastructure projects in theAnnandale, Rozelle, Lilyfield and Balmain areas. Projects includeWestConnex, the Western Harbour Tunnel, the proposed multi-user facilityand concrete batching plant on Glebe Island and plan to use White Bayas a construction site for the Western Harbour Tunnel. At its 27 March2018 meeting, Council resolved: “THAT Council holds a local publicmeeting in Annandale to inform the community about the current plans andproposals for major infrastructure projects, and their expected impactson the health, safety and amenity of people living and working in thelocal area.” The date has yet to be determined, but it will becommunicated as soon as it is known.
WestConnex Community Reference Group - terms of reference
SMC has placed terms of reference for a new round of WestConnexCommunity Reference Group (WCRG) meetings on Local Updates. WCRGmeetings were previously convened by SMC, but from 2018 onwards theywill be convened by Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). The purpose ofthe WCRG is to provide a forum for discussion and feedback between RMS’sWestConnex team and representatives of the community, stakeholdergroups and local councils on matters relating to WestConnex. The RMSteam will include representatives from SMC and its contractors. WCRGmeetings will be based on project stages – a format that was suggestedat WCRG meetings in 2017. For more information (including nominationdetails) refer to WCRG terms of reference. Nominations should be emailedto WCRG@rms.nsw.gov.au by Thursday 17 April 2018.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed tocompliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information onCouncil activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 29 March 2018
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M4 EAST
Changes to permanent signage design – Dalhousie Street & Waratah Street, Haberfield
Following community consultation undertaken in July 2017, SydneyMotorway Corporation (SMC) has issued a notice confirming reviseddesigns for this signage. For Dalhousie Street, the variable messagesign (VMS) panel size has been made smaller and moved closer toParramatta Road and the two static signs have been incorporated intoone. For Waratah Street, the VMS panel has been made smaller and movedcloser to Dobroyd Parade and the two static signs have been incorporatedinto one. The original VMS was 1.67m tall and 6.83m wide, whilst therevised version is 1.3-1.5m tall and 3.5-4.1m wide. The original staticsign was 1.68m tall and 3.05m wide, whilst the revised version is 2.45mtall and 2.13m wide. The M4 East project team is seeking feedback fromthe community by Thursday 12 April 2018 by phoning 1 800 660 248 or by emailing info@m4east.com.au.
Temporary road closures – Ramsay Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that further to a notice issued on 22 March 2018,approval has been received for the closure of Ramsay Street fromThursday 29 March to Tuesday 2 April 2018 - the Easter long weekend.This closure is to complete the installation of stormwater drainage forthe future Wattle Street Interchange. There will be no through accessfrom Ramsay Street across the intersection during this time. For moredetails refer to Local Updates.
Changed traffic conditions – civil site, Parramatta Road
A notice has been posted by SMC advising that from Thursday 5 April 2018work to realign Parramatta Road westbound between Dalhousie Street andBland Street will commence. This work, which will take one week tocomplete, is part of the traffic switch that will move the currentwestbound traffic onto the top of the newly-constructed cut-and-coverarea. The newly-aligned Parramatta Road westbound is scheduled to opento traffic from 10am on Sunday 8 April 2018. For more information referto Local Updates.
Ongoing construction work – Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 4 April 2018, work will continue forone month along Wattle Street and Dobroyd Parade in Haberfield. Thiswork includes the continued temporary closure of Ash Lane at theintersection of Wattle Street, which is expected to reopen in May 2018.Work hours will be 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm Saturday and9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. For more information refer to Local Updates
NEW M5
Night-time traffic changes – Campbell Street (west) and surrounding streets, St Peters
SMC has advised that work is ongoing to install and upgrade utilitiesalong Campbell Street and surrounding streets. Night work will takeplace on Campbell Street near the intersection of St Peters Street,Church Street and the Princes Highway. This work will be conducted atnight when traffic volumes are lower. Work will commence on Wednesday 4April and finish on Thursday 5 April 2018 during the hours of 7pm to5am. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Construction spoil management plan
SMC has released a Construction Spoil Management Plan for the New M5,required in accordance with Conditions of Approval (CoA) B56 and D51.The objectives of the plan are to: minimise spoil removal and associatedimpacts on the commuity and the environment; maximise the beneficalreuse of spoil; manage spoil in an orderly and logical manner; and tomeet the project’s sustainability objectives, targets and requirements.For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Heavy vehicle movement report – use of Barwon Park Road
SMC has recently posted this report as part of the project seekingapproval from the Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E) forthe use of Barwon Park Road to enable installation of IntelligentTransport Sydney (ITS) infrastructure. This is permitted as part of theproject’s approval. ITS infrastructure includes communicaitons cablingand a VMS. In order to carry out these works, regulation of access toBarwon Park Road (using lights) will be needed for the duration of thework, and heavy vehicles will use this road. As Barwon Park Road is notidentified in the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for useby construction vehicles this arrangement requires DP&E approvalaccording to CoA D46. To view the report, refer to Local Updates.
Construction activities within Tempe Reserve
It was explained in a report to the 12 December 2017 Council meetingthat New M5 contractors had occupied part of the Tempe Reserve netballcourts area and part of the adjacent vegetated area for a workscompound. This compound is needed to support tunnelling beneath theCooks River and Tempe Reserve. At its 12 December 2017 meeting, Councilresolved not to support the proponent’s proposal to expand the workscompound from an area occuping three of the netball courts to fivecourts. The proponent has since used its powers under the NSW Roads Actto expand the the compound. In February 2018 the proponent requested afurther expansion of the compound to occupy an area of around 460 sqm inthe northern corner of the reserve car park for approximately tenweeks. A total of 15 parking spaces will be occupied for this work –nine spaces for the workside and a further six spaces to allow vehiclesto turn. The exit at the northern end of the car park will be closedand detour signage will be in place to guide motorists. Consistent withCouncil’s 12 December 2017 resolution, Council’s March 2018 response wasthat it did not support the further expansion of the works area. RMSis using its powers under the NSW Roads Act to occupy this additionalarea. Council staff have been recently informed by the proponent thatsome work activity outside the works compounds will be necessary to‘make good’ parts of the reserve that have been affected by WestConnexworks, e.g. restoration of the walk/cycle path adjacent to the CooksRiver foreshore near the works compound.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information onCouncil activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 23 March 2018
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M4 EAST
Temporary hoarding removal – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has issued a notice about installationof new permanent fences along property boundaries adjacent to theexisting Parramatta Road West construction site. Works to remove thetemporary hoarding will commence on Monday 26 March 2018 and all fencingworks will be completed on 13 April 2018. Works will be undertakenbetween 7am and 6pm weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. This signalscompletion of major construction activities in this area – remainingworks include completion of support structures, landscaping and footpathconstruction. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Temporary road closures – Ramsay Street, Haberfield
In addition to the closure of Ramsay Street from Thursday 23 to Monday26 March 2018 (previously notified), SMC has advised the sameintersection will again be closed from Thursday 29 March to Tuesday 2April 2018 (over the Easter long weekend). This second closure (pendingapproval) is needed to complete the installation of stormwater drainagefor the future Wattle Street Interchange. There will be nothrough-access from Ramsay Street across the intersection during thistime. Work hours (subject to approval) will be from 10pm Thursday 29March to 5am Tuesday 2 April 2018. For more information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Night work & traffic changes - Unwins Bridge Road & Bedwin Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that night works will be undertaken on Unwins BridgeRoad and Bedwin Road near the intersection of Campbell Street and MayStreet. This involves digging trenches in the road to install new power,Optus cables and water services. Traffic changes will be implemented atnight when traffic volumes are lower. Work hours will be 7pm to 5pm onthe following days: Monday 26 March, Wednesday 28 March, Wednesday 4April, Friday 6 April, Monday 9 April, Wednesday 11 April and Friday 13April 2018. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Day road closures & traffic changes – Campbell Street (east) & Campbell Road, St Peters
Day works will be carried out on Campbell Street (east) and CampbellRoad between the Princes Highway and Euston Road. This is continuationof work to backfill a section of the excavation on Campbell Street(east), between Crown Street and Barwon Park Road. These works will becarried out in preparation for road pavement construction. To facilitatethis work, traffic changes and road closures will be in place onTuesday 27 March and Wednesday 28 March 2018 from 10am to 3pm. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Compaction & piling work – St Peters Interchange
A notice has been posted by SMC confirming work is continuing at the StPeters Interchange (SPI) site to remediate the former landfill and toconstruct the interchange. Part of this work involves compaction toimprove the ground conditions, and driven piling to provide stabilityfor the road pavement. Compaction work involves the use of a 7.5 tonnehammer dropped from a controlled height (up to 1 metre) approximately 40times a minute. Piling involves driving large concrete or steel beamsinto the ground to approximately 40m below the surface. Piling isexpected to last for six months. Compaction work will now be movingacross to the construction area next to Campbell Street (east) on atrial basis for two weeks from Monday 19 March 2018. On each day therewill be a one hour respite after three hours of work. If successful, thecompaction work will continue for a period of two months. Work hourswill be Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm and Saturday 8 am to 1pm. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Construction update - Autumn 2018
SMC has released a construction update for works within the SPI site andon surrounding local roads over the next three months. This workincludes: installation of almost 2,500 piles (as described above);completion of tunnel portals, involving approximately 30 girders beingdelivered and positioned by crane; excavation of the mainline tunnels ata rate of 25-30 metres per week; completion of compaction of the moundat Canal Road, which will soon be capped and landscaped; installationand upgrading of utilities as part of local roads upgrades; andrealignment of a section of Burrows Road to facilitate construction ofthe new Campbell Road Bridge across Alexandra Canal. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Proposed Modification 5 of Condition of Approval B67 – restrictions on open space
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has recently asked Council tocomment on a RMS proposal to modify New M5 Condition of Approval (CoA)B67 to allow the corridor to the rear of 178-310 Princes Highway to bepublicly accessible. This is to facilitate public access along theproposed pedestrian/bicycle path at the rear of the Princes Highwayproperties. In general terms, Council supports any appropriatelydesigned addition to the local walk/cycle network, so will likelysupport this modification. The modification can be viewed on theDepartment of Planning & Environment (DP&E) website.
Traffic changes – Sydney Park roundabout
SMC has advised there will be changed traffic conditions in place at theSydney Park Road roundabout over two weekends: from 9pm Friday 23 Marchto 6am Monday 26 March 2018; and 9pm Friday 6 April to 6am 9 April2018. This roundabout is within the City of Sydney but near the InnerWest Council border. Traffic will be directed though the roundabout onedirection at a time and drivers should expect queuing and delays.Huntley Street will be closed westbound between Burrows Road and theroundabout, and Euston Road northbound will remain closed betweenCampbell Road and Sydney Park Road. A reduced 40 km/h speed limit willbe in place around the roundabout and in approaching streets. Driversshould avoid Sydney Park Road and instead use Canal Road, RickettyStreet, Burrows Road, and Bourke Road. For more information refer to westconnex.com.au/traffic
M4-M5 LINK
WestConnex protest rally – King George Park, Rozelle
A coalition of WestConnex advocacy groups and transport groups (led byRozelle Against WestConnex (RAW)) has organised a Rage AgainstWestConnex public rally for Saturday 14 April 2018. The rally willcommence at 1pm at King George Oval in Rozelle and will end at theformer Balmain Leagues Club on Victoria Road. There will be speeches,entertainment, a BBQ and information stalls. For more information go tothe Rozelle Against WestConnex website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information onCouncil activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 16 March 2018
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M4 EAST
Temporary road closure – Ramsay Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised to facilitate theinstallation of storm water drainage for the future Wattle StreetInterchange, Ramsay Street will be closed at the Wattle Streetintersection from 10pm Friday 23 March 2018 to 5am Monday 26 March 2018.There will be no through access from Ramsay Street across theintersection during this time. Drivers travelling north on Ramsay Streetwill be detoured via Dalhousie Street, Parramatta Road and Great NorthRoad. Drivers travelling south on Ramsay Street will be detoured viaWattle Street, Waratah Street and Alt Street. Drivers can still turnleft from Ramsay Street into Wattle Street and left from Wattle Streetonto Ramsay Street. Bus detours will be in place for routes 438, 439,L38 and L39. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Preparation for signage installation – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
A notice has been posted by SMC advising from Monday 19 March 2018 worksto prepare for the future installation of permanent traffic signagewill commence on Parramatta Road. The signs will provide road users withdirectional information. This work is expected to take one month tocomplete. For safety purposes, it will be carried out at night whentraffic volumes are lower. For more details refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Weekend work, road closures and traffic changes – Campbell Street (west), St Peters
SMC has advised ongoing work to install and upgrade utilities alongCampbell Street and surrounding intersections is continuing. Weekendwork will take place on Campbell Street, near the intersection of BrownStreet and Hutchinson Street, from 7am Friday 16 March 2018 to 5amMonday 19 March 2018. If the work is completed on Sunday 18 March, theroad will be reopened to traffic and traffic changes removed. Note therewill be access for eastbound traffic only on Campbell Street (west)between Church Street and Princes Highway. As a result of this, therewill be no access into Campbell Street (west) from Campbell Street(east). To view all traffic changes that will be in place and associatedmaps, refer to Local Updates.
Public Arts Strategy
SMC has engaged Cultural Capital to develop a Public Art Strategy forthe New M5; this will involve consultation with Inner West and City ofSydney Councils around the opportunity for sites for public art spacesat the St Peters Interchange. Further details will be reported once theybecome available.
Monthly interface meeting
On 8 March 2018 Council staff and the Department of Planning &Environmental (DP&E) WestConnex Senior Compliance Officer met withthe New M5 Project team and Roads and Maritime Services at a regularmonthly interface meeting where the following matters were discussed:
- Campbell Street construction update;
- St Peters community street meeting and resident feedback;
- Tempe Reserve works update;
- Noise impacts of works in the St Peters Interchange; and
- Urban Design and Landscape Plan update.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Rozelle Interchange Site
RMS is carrying out geotechnical investigation work to gatherinformation about the ground conditions within the M4-M5 Link projectarea. This will occur along the boundary of the Gordon Street Rozellecompound and is expected to start from Monday 19 March 2018 and becompleted by Thursday 15 April 2018. Where possible work will take placebetween 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Some investigations will need totake place outside business hours to minimise disruption to businessesoperating with the Lilyfield Road industrial precinct and in this casework will occur between 8am and 6pm Saturday and Sundays. No work willtake place on public holidays. Works are expected to take six weeks tocomplete. Further queries should be directed to the RMS Project team on02 8588 5027 during office hours or email annie.bedrossi@rms.nsw.gov.au.
GENERAL
Site management work – Rozelle Rail Yards
RMS has advised hoarding will be installed around a section of the siteon the city bound side of Victoria Road, near the pedestrian overpass.This work has been scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21 March 2018between the hours of 11pm to 5am. The hoarding is being installed toprepare for future infrastructure removal on site. Pedestrian andcyclist access will be maintained at all time by traffic controllerswith access to the pedestrian and cyclist overpass not impacted. Formore information, contact the Project Information Line on 1800 870 248or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information onCouncil activities in relation to WestConnex is available on Council's website.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 09 March 2018
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M4 EAST
Changed traffic conditions – Parramatta Road Civil Site
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 12 March2018 work to realign Parramatta Road westbound, between Dalhousie Streetand Bland Street at Haberfield/Ashfield, will commence. This is part ofthe traffic switch that will move existing westbound traffic onto thetop of the newly-constructed cut-and-cover area. Lane closures onParramatta Road (westbound) will be required during the night-works, andthe speed on Parramatta Road will be reduced from 60km to 40km perhour. Standard work hours of 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pmon Saturdays apply, and there will also be night-work from 9pm to 5am.The newly-aligned Parramatta Road is scheduled to open to traffic frommid-late March 2018. For further information refer to Local Updates.
Drainage work – Iron Cove, Haberfield
SMC has confirmed from Monday 12 March 2018 work will commence tocomplete a stormwater drainage connection to the Iron Cover Creek inHaberfield. This work will take four months to complete, with standardwork hours of 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm Saturdayapplying. Any night-works will be notified separately and will occurbetween 9pm to 5am Sunday to Monday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Yasmar site inspection – 185 Parramatta Road Haberfield
This week Council convened a site visit to the Yasmar Training Facilitywhich included an Inner West councillor, Council staff, complianceofficers from the Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E), SMCstaff and community representatives from the Haberfield Association,Friends of Yasmar and the WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF). Themain aim of the site visit was to view the footpath in front of Yasmarand discuss what measures would be required to ensure tree roots underthe Parramatta Road footpath were protected when utility works areundertaken. The SMC representative confirmed the project wasinvestigating the possibility of not having to undertake any utilityworks in front of the property.
M4 East Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
Council staff attended the third meeting of the M4 East AQCCC, held on 6March 2018. This committee has been established according to M4 EastCondition of Approval B9 to monitor the project’s impact on air quality.At the meeting, SMC’s air monitoring consultants gave a presentationon technical aspects the pre-operational monitoring now underway.Within the Inner West Council area there are two monitoring stations –one at Haberfield Primary School, the other near the intersection ofRamsay and Martin Streets at Haberfield. It is proposed that M4 Eastmonitoring results be publicly available online in the same way that theNSW Office of Environment & Heritage publishes regional air qualitymonitoring results online. Background information on the M4 East AQCCC is available on the WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Utility work – Princes Highway, Tempe
SMC has posted a notice advising that the western footpath and twonorthbound lanes of the Princes Highway will be closed at night near theCooks River to facilitate utility works. The footpath and lanes willremain open during the day. Work is scheduled from Tuesday 13 March 2018to Friday 16 March 2018 between 9pm and 5am. A detour route will be inplace for pedestrians, and traffic control measures will be in place toguide pedestrians for the duration of works. For more information, referto Local Updates.
Ongoing traffic changes – Florence Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that on-going day-work and traffic changes will beoccurring on Florence Street, St Peters to facilitate deliveries of newdrainage culverts and associated materials into the site compound on thesouthern side of Campbell Street (west). This will form part of the newstormwater system below the newly-widened Campbell Street roadpavement. A 250-tonne crane will be required for the on-going day-timedelivery and unloading of concrete culverts and other materials. Workswill commence on Monday 12 March 2018 and will continue until August2018, hours of operation will be Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm. Trafficchanges will be in place. For detailed information (including maps)refer to Local Updates.
Quarterly Construction Compliance Report
SMC has released the New M5 Quarterly Construction Compliance Report.The purpose of this report is to show the DP&E how the project isachieving compliance with its conditions of approval. To view thisreport, refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
Rozelle Rail Yards – night work
Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that vegetation clearingis required along a section of Victoria Road and the City West Link,within the boundary of the Rozelle Rail Yards Site. This work wasoriginally scheduled to take place in mid-December 2017. Due to theheight of some of the vegetation being removed and its close proximityto main roads, a lane closure is required. The work will take two nightsto complete on Monday 12 March 2018 and Tuesday 13 March 2018, between11pm and 5am. Further information is available from the ProjectInformation Line on 1800 870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
Western Harbour Tunnel – possible acquisition of former Balmain Leagues Club site
RMS has recently announced that it may compulsorily acquire the abovesite (on Victoria Road at Rozelle) for use a mid-tunnel constructiondive-site for the Western Harbour Tunnel. The Inner West Council Mayor’sresponse to this announcement is available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 02 March 2018
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M4 EAST
Preparation work for variable message (VMS) sign – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that on Monday 5 March2018 work will commence to prepare for the installation of a permanentVMS on Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield. This sign will provide road userswith up-to-date information on traffic conditions. This is expected totake up to six shifts over three weeks to complete. Where possible, workis scheduled to take place between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Workrequiring road or lane closures will occur between 9pm and 5am Sunday toFriday. For further information refer to Local Updates.
Sewer manhole investigations – Haberfield
SMC has issued a notice confirming that from Tuesday 6 March 2018inspections of sewer manholes on Waratah Street, Dobroyd Parade and AltStreet will commence. This work will take up to two shifts to completeand will occur between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Vegetation clearing – corner of Waratah & Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
A notice on Local Updates fromSMC advises work to remove vegetation and trees on the corner ofWaratah Street and Dobroyd Parade will start on Wednesday 7 March 2018.This work is required for the widening of Dobroyd Parade and futureconstruction of the footpath. This work is expected to take one week tocomplete.
NEW M5
Girder installation – Canal Road, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice about night work required for delivery andunloading of concrete girders within the New M5 construction site nearthe intersection of Canal Road and the Princes Highway. Work willcommence on Monday 5 March 2018 and is expected to take up to threenights, weather permitting. Work hours are between 6pm and 6am Monday toThursday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Night work & traffic changes – Princes Highway, Campbell Street (east) & Campbell Road & Burrows Road (south)
SMC has advised that night work will be carried out on the PrincesHighway, St Peters and Burrows Road, Alexandria. Asphalting work on theeastern verge of the Princes Highway will be undertaken to create a roadsurface connection between the Princes Highway and the new CampbellStreet road surface. Works will take place on Tuesday 6 March 2018 from7pm to 5am. Work to finalise and open the diversion of a section ofroadway on Burrows Road (south) from the intersection of Campbell Roadfor around 200m south will occur on Wednesday 7 March 2018 from 7pm to5am. This will include installing concrete barriers, milling and placingasphalt, line marking and installing signage. Traffic changes,including lane and road closures, will be in place for both nights. Formore information refer to Local Updates.
Designs for proposed land bridge across Campbell Road, St Peters
Council staff recently attended a meeting to discuss detailed designsfor the proposed land bridge across Campbell Road, St Peters. The bridgeis part of the New M5 Urban Design & Landscape Plan (UDLP), and iswithin the City of Sydney council area close to the border with InnerWest Council. The meeting included staff from Roads & MaritimeServices (RMS), City of Sydney and Inner West Council, as well as RMS’sdesign consultants. At the meeting staff made a number of commentsabout the design of the path on the bridge, landscaping, seating andlinkages to proposed paths within the St Peters Interchange RecreationArea and existing paths within Sydney Park. Further comments will besought at another staff meeting before designs are finalised.
Weekend work, road closures & traffic changes - Campbell Street, Hutchinson Street, Brown Street and Crown Street, St Peters
SMC has advised work is ongoing to relocate and upgrade utilities alongCampbell and surrounding streets in St Peters. Work will take place onHutchinson and Campbell Streets to install new gas services, trafficchanges and road closures will be necessary to facilitate this work.Works will commence Friday 9 March 2018 from 7am to 6pm, Saturday 10March 2018 8am to 10pm and Sunday 11 March 2018 from 8am to 6pm. Trafficchanges and roads closures will remain in place from 7am Friday 9 March2018 to 6pm Sunday 11 March 2018. For more detailed information, referto Local Updates.
Environmental licence monitoring data report
SMC has placed on Local Updates the report for January 2018.
M4–M5 LINK
Submissions & Preferred Infrastructure Report
As was reported previously, Council staff are preparing a writtenresponse to the above report, which has been placed on the DP&Ewebsite for information. This week Council and DP&E staff met todiscuss Council’s key outstanding issues from the M4-M5 LinkEnvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Submissions & PreferredInfrastructure Report. The discussion included lessons from Stages 1 and2 that can guide improved conditions of approval and complianceprocedures for better mitigation of impacts. It also includedopportunities for positive outcomes from the project, such as localstreet improvements guided by Council’s Local Area Improvement Strategy.Further discussion of these points will be included in Council’swritten response.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
The WCLF met on Thursday 1 March 2018, and the next meeting is scheduledfor Friday 6 April 2018, venue to be confirmed. Minutes of WCLFmeetings are available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 23 February 2018
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M4 EAST
Road Opening – Orpington Street Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised Orpington Street, at theintersection of Parramatta Road, will be reopened to traffic, buses,pedestrians and cyclists from 7am Wednesday 28 February 2018. Work tocarry out these changes is expected to take two night shifts to completeand will take place between 9pm and 5am Sunday 25 February to Tuesday27 February 2018. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Monthly Interface meeting
Council staff this week met with M4 East and SMC staff for the February2018 monthly interface meeting. The following matters were discussed:
- Wattle Street/Ash Lane drainage works; Orpington Street reopening;
- Drainage work designs adjacent to Yasmar Estate;
- Variable Messaging Sign (VMS) designs for Waratah and Dalhousie Streets – yet to be finalised by Roads and Maritime Service (RMS); and
- Consultation process for possible removal of the Walker Avenue hoarding/fencing.
Traffic & Transport Group meeting
The WestConnex Unit’s Engineer attended the M4 East Traffic andTransport Liaison Group (TTLG) meeting this week, the first for 2018. Anupdate on progress of construction and forthcoming works was given,summarised as follows:
- Ramsay Street will be closed between the 2 carriageways on four consecutive weekends commencing late March 2018. Traffic will be detoured to Waratah Street and Parramatta Road. Pedestrian access will be maintained;
- Waratah Street will be closed at Wattle Street for utility works in April 2018. This will not coincide with the closure of Ramsay Street (details will be notified);
- Orpington Street will be reopened on 28 February 2018 and bus services will be reinstated along that street;
- and It has been announced that private operator Transit Systems has secured the Inner West Region 6 Bus Contract – a representative of Transit Systems will be attend TTLG meetings.
NEW M5
Night work & road closures – Campbell Road & Euston Road, Alexandria
SMC has advised that night work will be carried out around theintersection of Campbell Road and Euston Road to install Optus andTelstra communications conduits and pits. Tree stump removal will alsotake place at this time. Work will occur on Monday 26 February, Tuesday27 February, Wednesday 28 February and Friday 2 March 2018 between 7pmand 5am. Traffic changes will be in place. For more details refer to Local Updates.
M4–M5 LINK
Public meeting on EIS construction & traffic impacts
On Wednesday 21 February 2018, Council held the fifth and final publicmeeting concerned with Stage 3 construction and traffic impacts. Thismeeting, held at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, focused on St Petersimpacts related to the proposed Campbell Road Civil and Tunnel Site.This site is at the northern end of the St Peters Interchange and iscurrently being used for construction of Stage 2. The presentation givenby Council officers at the meeting is available on Council’s website.
GENERAL
Night Work - Rozelle Rail Yards
Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that Ausgrid works todisconnect a power cable from a building within Rozelle Rail Yards sitenear the Victoria Road overhead footbridge have been rescheduled.Originally planned to take place in mid-December 2017, the works willnow take place on Wednesday 21 February and Thursday 22 February 2018between 11pm and 5am. This power cable runs beneath the Victoria Roadfootpath. To safely disconnect the power, Ausgrid requires a temporarylane closure, as well as pedestrian and bike path restrictions on theeastern side of Victoria Road. The footpath will be reinstated.Electricity supplies to neighbouring properties will not be affected bythis work, unless notified directly by Ausgrid. For more information,contact the Project Information Line on 1800 870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 16 February 2018
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M4 EAST
Environmental Protection Licence monitoring data report – water discharge
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has placed on Local Updates this report for January 2018.
Electrical work – Parramatta Road, Haberfield
SMC has advised from Tuesday 20 February 2018 work will commence torelocate existing overhead electrical cables underground. This is inpreparation for the installation of a new Variable Messaging Sign (VMS)which is scheduled to occur mid-2018. The future sign will provide userswith up-to-date information on traffic conditions, planned/unplannedincidents and events. This work will take approximately nine shifts tocomplete and due to roads and lane closure requirements, work will occurat night between 9pm and 5am Sunday to Friday. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Night work, Saturday work and road closures – Campbell Street (east) & Campbell Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that night work will be carried out on Campbell Street(east) and Campbell Road St Peters for the delivery and unloading ofconcrete girders into the site compound opposite Barwon Park Road on thesouthern side of Campbell Street. Day and night-time road closures willbe in place for this activity. Traffic and timing changes will be asfollows:
- Monday 19 February 2018 from 10am to 7am (day and night work);
- Tuesday 20 February 2018 from 10pm to 7am (night work);
- Wednesday 21 February 2018 from 10pm to 7am (night work); and
- Friday 23 February 2018 from 10am to 3pm on Saturday 24 February 2018 (day work).
During these works, the following vehicular access arrangements will apply:
- Crown Street residents will enter through Barwon Park Road and exit via Campbell Street and Princes Highway;
- Barwon Park Road residents will enter and exit via Princes Highway; and
- Campbell Road residents will enter via Euston Road and exit via Burrows Road.
Further details (including road diversion maps) are available on Local Updates.
M4–M5 LINK
Public meeting on EIS construction & traffic impacts
On Wednesday 14 February 2018 Council held the fourth of five publicmeetings concerned with Stage 3 construction and traffic impacts. Thismeeting, held at the Petersham Town Hall, focused onAnnandale-Camperdown impacts related to the mid-tunnel dive-siteproposed to be located on a site at the intersection of Pyrmont BridgeRoad and Parramatta Road at Annandale. The presentation given by Councilofficers at the meeting is available on Council’s website.The fifth and final meeting in this series is to be held on Wednesday21 February 2018 at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford Street,Newtown from 6:30pm to 8pm. This meeting will focus on Stage 3construction sites at St Peters.
GENERAL
Fix NSW Transport public rally
As has been reported previously, a coalition of WestConnex advocacygroups and transport groups has organised a Fix NSW Transport rally forSaturday 17 February 2018. The rally will commence at 2pm the ArchibaldFountain, Hyde Park North and will end at the Martin Place amphitheatre,where there will be speeches and performances. For more details go tothe No WestConnex Public Transport website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information onCouncil activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 9 February 2018
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M4 EAST
Tunnelling progress update – Northcote Street construction site
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has confirmed tunnelling is stillunderway in both directions from the Northcote Street construction site.In accordance with conditions set out by the project’s EnvironmentalProtection Licence, tunnelling activities (including excavation) willoccur 24/7. This will continue throughout February and March 2018, andwill involve the use of roadheaders and benching for excavation andremoval of spoil. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
M4 East community information sessions
The M4 East project team is holding a community information session,providing an opportunity for residents to obtain further informationabout construction activities, tunnelling, traffic and the M4 EastLegacy Project. Urban designers will be in attendance to answerquestions on the latest version of the Urban Design and Landscape Plan(UDLP), which can be found on Local Updates.The meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 February 2018 from 4pm to 7pm atClub Ashfield, 1-11 Charlotte Street Ashfield. Any enquires should bedirected to M4 East on info@m4east.com.au.
NEW M5
Utility investigations & temporary parking restrictions – Unwins Bridge Road St Peters
SMC has advised that utility service investigation works will commenceon Monday 5 February 2018 along the Unwins Bridge Road eastern footpathbetween Campbell and Silver Streets. Parking restrictions will betemporarily in place in sections along Unwins Bridge Road while the workis being carried out. Works will take place from Monday 5 February toFriday 2 March 2018 between 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pmon Saturday. On-street parking restrictions will be temporarily in placefrom 6pm each evening around worksites. Traffic control, signage andreduced speed limits will be in place. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Burrows Road diversion work
SMC has posted a notice further to Notice No. 343 issued on 15 January2018 confirming the construction of the Burrows Road diversion willcontinue until mid-February 2018. Night closures will occur on Tuesday13 February, Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February 2018 from9pm to 5am. Changed traffic conditions will be in place. Refer to Local Updates for more detail, including maps.
Night work on May Street St Peters
A notification has been placed on Local Updates bySMC advising that night works will be undertaken to remove concretebarriers currently located on the southbound lane of May Street, nearCampbell Street. The concrete barriers will be later reinstated, and thecurrent footpath will be removed for drainage, utility and upgradeworks. A new footpath will be built after the drainage and utilitieshave been installed in mid-2018. Night works will occur on Monday 12February 2018 from 7pm to 5am.
Monthly interface meeting
On 9 February 2018 Council staff and the Department of Planning &Environment’s (DP&E’s) WestConnex compliance officers met with theNew M5 project team at a regular monthly interface meeting. A number ofmatters were discussed, including: confirmation of Campbell Street carpark as per the UDLP; update on Tempe Reserve construction; and upcomingcommunity street meetings to be convened by New M5.
M4–M5 LINK
M4-M5 Link Submissions & Preferred Infrastructure Report (SPIR) now available
The DP&E has made this report available on the DP&E website.Community members are invited to view the SPIR, which responds to allsubmissions made during the exhibition period of the Stage 3 (M4-M5Link) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). SMC, on behalf of proponentRoads and Maritime Services (RMS), has reviewed all 13,000 submissionsand has prepared responses to the issues raised. The SPIR outlines keychanges to the EIS, which are:
- a truck marshalling and employee parking area at Rozelle near White Bay on land owned by the Port Authority of NSW – the White Bay Civil Site (C11);
- confirmation of heavy vehicle routes as a result of establishing the White Bay site – of particular concern to Council is use of Johnston Street, Annandale (southbound) and streets around Tebbutt Street, Leichhardt by project trucks as these streets include residential and school uses;
- and relocation of the bio-retention facility from within the informal car park next to King George Park to a new location 150m away near Victoria Road within King George Park – not expected to result in significant impacts overall.
The SPIR has ruled out an alternative (potentially lower impact) spoilloading option for the Darley Road mid-tunnel construction dive-site.This option would have involved use of a hopper to convey spoil over thelight rail line to a truck loading areas adjacent to City West LinkRoad. Although this option was not formally part of the EIS, it wasdiscussed as part of the EIS exhibition period. Council remainsconcerned about use of the City West Link Road / James Street / DarleyRoad intersection by project trucks.The DP&E will now assess the EIS with reference to the SPIR andsubmissions received, then prepare an assessment report withrecommendations to the Mister for Planning. The Minister will then makea determination. Although the SPIR is not being publicly exhibited,Council staff will to send a written submission to the DP&E on theSPIR to that raises Council’s key outstanding issues. Council encouragesany interested community member or community group to also make awritten submission.
Public meeting on EIS construction & traffic impacts
On Wednesday 7 February 2018 Council held the third of five publicmeetings concerned with Stage 3 construction and traffic impacts. Thismeeting, held at the Ashfield Civic Centre, focused onHaberfield-Ashfield impacts. The presentation given by Council officersat the meeting is available on Council’s website.The fourth meeting, to be held at the Petersham Town Hall at 105Crystal Street Petersham on Wednesday 14 February 2018 from 6:30pm to8pm, will focus on construction impacts from the mid-tunnel constructiondive-site proposed for Annandale-Camperdown (Bridge Road site). Thefinal meeting of the series will be held at the Newtown NeighbourhoodCentre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown from 6:30pm-8pm, focusing on the StPeters construction sites.
GENERAL
Fix NSW Transport – Stop WestConnex public march
A coalition of WestConnex advocacy groups and transport groups hasorganised a march for Saturday 17 February 2018, commencing at 2pm theArchibald Fountain, Hyde Park North and ending at the Martin Placeamphitheatre, where there will be speeches and performances. For moredetails go to the No WestConnex Public Transport website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 2 February 2018
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M4 EAST
Preparatory work for traffic changes – Haberfield & Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 29January 2018 work will continue around the Parramatta Road Civil Site inpreparation for the upcoming traffic changes, which are scheduled totake place around March 2018. This work will take approximately sixweeks to complete, weather permitting. Where possible, work has beenscheduled to take place between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to1pm on Saturday. Work requiring lane closures will occur between 9pm and5am Sunday to Friday. Further community notification will be providedcloser to the implementation of these traffic changes. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Temporary road closure extension – Orpington Street, Ashfield
SMC has posted a notice confirming Orpington Street in Ashfield willremain closed at the intersection of Parramatta Road (westbound) due tounexpected utility services and adverse ground conditions. This closurewill remain in place until the end of February 2018. The extension ofthe project schedule is required to identify, relocate and constructutility services and the pavement for the new Parramatta Road(westbound) carriageway. The road closure minimises the amount ofout-of-hours works required. Standard construction hours will continueto be in place, and residents notified separately of any works outsidethese hours. For more information, refer to Local updates.
Monthly Interface meeting
This week Council staff attended the first (monthly) interface meetingwith M4 East and SMC for 2018, where the following matters werediscussed:
- Extension of the Orpington Road closure;
- Council’s concerns over the extent of tree removal along Dobroyd Parade;
- Ongoing community concerns over worker behaviour and worker parking in Haberfield’s residential streets;
- Ash Lane closure for utility works; and
- Consultation with residents over the Walker Avenue road hoardings, with the possibility that they may be removed.
M4 East Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP)
SMC has made available (for information) the M4 East UDLP (Revision 2) on Local Updates.Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 are included, as are details of local governmentand stakeholder consultations. Also included are a series ofillustrative plan drawings that have been prepared for presentations andpublic displays.
NEW M5
Sydney Park Road roundabout - Alexandria
SMC has advised there will be weekend traffic changes at thisroundabout, which is within the City of Sydney, but near the City’sborder with Inner West Council. From 8am to 6pm there will be changedtraffic conditions in place at the roundabout for the next threeweekends: 3 and 4 February; 10 and 11 February; and 17 and 18 February2018. Changes include traffic being directed though the roundabout onedirection at a time; Huntley Street will being closed westbound betweenBurrows Road and the roundabout; Euston Road northbound remaining closedbetween Campbell Road and Sydney Park Road; and a reduced 40 km/h speedlimit being in place around the roundabout and approaching streets.Delays are expected, so drivers should avoid Sydney Park Road andinstead use Canal Road, Ricketty Street, Burrows Road, and Bourke Road.For further information, refer to the WestConnex website.
M4 – M5 LINK
Public meeting on EIS construction & traffic impacts
Council will hold the third of its five public meetings on WestConnexStage 3 construction and traffic issues on Wednesday 7 February 2018 atAshfield. The meeting will focus on Stage 3 Haberfield-Ashfieldconstruction sites, with Council giving an overview of likely impacts -including air quality, traffic and construction noise, dust andvibration. All in attendance will have an opportunity to ask questionsand make comments during an open-mic session. The meeting will be heldat the Ashfield Civic Centre, Ground Floor, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfieldfrom 6:30pm to 8pm. The fourth public meeting will be held at thePetersham Town Hall, 105 Crystal Street Petersham on Wednesday 14February 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm and will focus on construction impactsfrom the mid-tunnel construction dive-site at Annandale-Camperdown. Thefinal meeting of the series will be held at the Newtown NeighbourhoodCentre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown from 6:30pm-8pm, focusing on the StPeters construction sites.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
The WCLF met on Thursday 1 February 2018, and the next meeting isscheduled for Thursday 1 March 2018 at the Ashfield Service Centre.Minutes of the WCLF meeting are available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 25 January 2018
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M4 EAST
Preparatory work for traffic changes – Haberfield & Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised from Wednesday 3 January2018 work will continue around the Parramatta Road Civil Site inpreparation for the upcoming traffic changes, which are scheduled totake place around March 2018. This work will take approximately twomonths to complete. Where possible, work has been scheduled to takeplace between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturday.Work requiring lane closures will occur between 9pm and 5am Sunday toFriday. Further community notification will be provided closed to theimplementation of these traffic changes. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Ongoing construction work – Haberfield
SMC has posted a notice advising from Wednesday 3 January 2018 work willcontinue along Wattle Street and Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield. This workwill involve the temporary closure of Ash Lane between Northcote andWattle Streets. It is expected this work will take approximately threemonths to complete. Where possible, work has been scheduled to takeplace between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturday.Work requiring lane closures will occur between 9pm and 5am Sunday toFriday. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Parramatta Road Vent Facility – Haberfield
A notification has been issued by SMC confirming from Wednesday 3January 2018 work will continue to build the structure of the ParramattaRoad Vent Facility (PRVF). Due to anticipated hot weather in January,concrete pours have been scheduled to take place between 5am and 6pmMonday to Friday and will take up to four weeks to complete. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Tree clearing – Dobroyd Parade – Haberfield
SMC advises the road geometry between Waratah Street and Crane Avenue inHaberfield has been redesigned in order to preserve as much of theexisting vegetation as possible, however removal of trees and vegetationis still required. This will allow construction of a noise wall andfootpath. Works commenced on Monday 22 January 2018 and will takeapproximately two weeks to complete. Standard construction hours applyexcept where lane closures are required and this work will occur between9pm and 5am Sunday to Friday. Further to this notification and localresident feedback, Council staff met with community representatives andthe Site Environmental Officer for M4 East on-site to raise concernsover the need to remove the majority of the existing landscaping despitethe notification saying only ‘some’ trees and vegetation would beremoved. Approval for the clearing of these trees is as outlined andidentified in the Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP) for the M4 Eastproject. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) & EnvironmentalProtection Licence Monitoring Data – Water Discharge Monitoring Report
SMC has placed on Local Updates these reports for December 2017. They cover environmental factors such as water discharge, dust and odour.
NEW M5
Night work & traffic changes on Princes Highway - St Peters
SMC have advised work will be carried out to install and relocateconcrete barriers on the Princes Highway near the intersection ofCampbell Street. Road closures and traffic detours are necessary. OnWednesday 31 January 2018 between 9pm and 5am works will be carried outon the western verge of the Princes Highway between Campbell Street andVictoria Street to install additional concrete barriers. Two way trafficwill be maintained by traffic control on the Princes Highway, delaysare anticipated. This is expected to take one shift only. For moredetailed information on Church, Brown, Victoria, St Peters and FlorenceStreets access changes refer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 27 December 2017 to 02 January 2018 has been posted on Local Updates.
Environmental licence monitoring data report
SMC has placed on Local Updates this report for November 2017.
Alexandra Canal Sub-Plan
The Alexandra Canal Sub-Plan has been made available by SMC. It has beenprepared to satisfy the Ministers Condition of Approval B629(e)(SSI6788) and details the design and integration of the bridges over theAlexandra Canal and summarises the heritage impact assessmentundertaken for the proposed bridges works, demonstrating compliance withthe relative heritage polices and guidelines including the AlexandraCanal Heritage Conservation Plan. The proposed works includes threeconcrete bridges known as Bridges 8, 9 and 10. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
What’s happening on WestConnex in 2018?
SMC has published the Inside Lane, outlining several key outcomes to be achieved in 2018:
- On the M4 East, key milestones in 2018 will include completing tunnel excavation and the majority of surface works with paving and the electrical and mechanical fit out of the tunnel commencing;
- Bridge installation work is scheduled to start at the St Peters Interchange for the New M5 in the first quarter of 2018 and for the Campbell Road bridge over the Alexandra Canal in mid-2018. The first tunnelling breakthrough on the St Peters Interchange portals is also expected mid 2018; and
- SMC is working with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) towards achieving planning approval to start construction on the M4-M5 Link project and to finalise procurement of a primary contractor to build the mainline tunnel.
For more information, refer to Local Updates.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
2017 Updates
WestConnex Weekly Update - 22 December 2017
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M4 EAST
Christmas & New Year operation dates
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised Council that all M4 Eastcivil sites will be closed from 6pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and willreopen at 7am on Wednesday 3 January 2018. There will be limited work(hand tools only) within the Parramatta Ventilation Facility site fromThursday 28 December 2017 until Saturday 30 December 2017. TheWestConnex general enquiries and complaints lines will be in operationover the Christmas / New Year period, info@westconnex.com.au and 1 800 660 248.
Temporary road closure extension – Orpington Street, Ashfield
SMC has advised that Orpington Street, Ashfield will remain closed atthe intersection of Parramatta Road (westbound) due to the need tomanage unexpected utility services and adverse ground conditions. Theclosure will remain in place until the end of January 2018. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Christmas & New Year operation dates
SMC has advised Council that all New M5 civil sites will be closing from6pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and will reopen at 7am on Tuesday 2January 2018. Tunnelling activities will continue during this period butthere will be no blasting on public holidays. The New M5 CommunityInformation Centre at 27 Burrows Road, St Peters will also be closedduring this time. The WestConnex general enquiries and complaints lineswill be in operation over the Christmas / New Year period info@westconnex.com.au and 1 800 660 248.
Design meeting re Camdenville Basin
This week Council staff attended a meeting with New M5 project staff tofurther discuss how the project’s designs for the Camdenville Basin willintegrate with Council’s Camdenville Park Masterplan. Further meetingson this matter will be held in early 2018 to finalise designs and toensure there is input from Council’s flooding/stormwater managementstaff.
GENERAL
Rozelle Rail Yards (RRY) site management work - Christmas / New Year construction hours
Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that the RRY site willclose from 6pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and will reopen at 7am onMonday 8 January 2018. During this period security will remain onsite24/7. For urgent enquiries phone 1 800 870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link – Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) issued
As reported previously, in October 2017 RMS lodged a State SignificantInfrastructure Applications (SSIA) with the DP&E for the WesternHarbour Tunnel and Beaches Link project. All state significant projectsrequire an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and approval from theMinister for Planning. The DP&E has this week formally issued theSEARs for the project, which can be viewed on the DP&E website.The EIS, to be submitted by RMS in 2018, will be required to fullyaddress all issues presented in the SEARs, including project detailssuch as location of tunnels, portals, ventilations facilities andconstruction sites. Council and members of the community will be invitedto make submission during the EIS exhibition period.
The WestConnex Weekly Update Report
The next edition of Council’s WestConnex Weekly Update Report will be on Thursday 25 January 2017.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 15 December 2017
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M4 EAST
Permanent noise wall construction - Wattle Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised from Wednesday 13 December2017 work will continue to construct the permanent noise wall alongWattle Street which will run along the back of the even-numberedproperties on Walker Avenue in Haberfield. The noise wall will beconstructed in two phases. Prior to Christmas, the noise wall will beconstructed from Hebel (a lightweight brick) to a height of 3.6 metres.The second phase, which will involve installing acrylic panels on top ofthe Hebel, will commence early next year. The colour of the Hebel onthe residents’ side of the wall has been confirmed as Dulux ‘FrenchLimestone’. Work is expected to take place from 7am-6pm Monday toFriday and 8am-1pm on Saturday. Work requiring road or lane closureswill occur from 9pm-5am Sunday to Friday. The permanent noise wall isexpected to be completed by mid-2018. For more information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Important traffic changes on Campbell Street (east), St Peters
SMC has advised from 5am on Thursday 14 December 2017 the eastbound andwestbound lanes of Campbell Street (east) diversion road will be openedfor traffic. Campbell Street / Road between Princes Highway to BurrowsRoad will be two-way and Crown Street will revert to one-way northbound.Traffic control and signage will be in place to assist with thechanges. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
St Peters Interchange and local road upgrades - construction update
SMC has released a construction update for works within the St PetersInterchange and on surrounding local roads over the next three months.This work includes: continuing 24/7 tunnelling excavation with supportactivities; on-going blasting underground at Tempe, Sydenham and StPeters for construction of the cross passages; on-going earthworks tobuild the final landform for the interchange, including excavating,moving and compacting material; and piling for the Motorway ControlCentre on Burrows Road. For more information on forthcoming work acrossthe entire New M5 project, refer to Local Updates.
Daytime piling work and night work – May Street, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice confirming that day-time piling work is underwayin Camdenville Park for construction of the new retaining wall adjacentto Bedwin Road. Work is also on-going to realign the intersection ofCampbell Street, May Street, Bedwin Road and Unwins Bridge Road and toinstall/upgrade utility services in this area. Camdenville Park pilingwork is underway to install 38 steel piles for the construction of thenew retaining wall along Bedwin Road. This is being built in advance ofthe Bedwin Road widening, which will change the alignment of the road tostraighten the intersection at May Street, Campbell Street and UnwinsBridge Road. May Street night work will be undertaken on Wednesday 20December 2017 from 7pm-5am. The concrete barriers currently in place onthe southern side of May Street will be relocated to the northern sideof May Street during one night of work. Only southbound traffic will bepermitted during the night works. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
WestConnex report to Council’s 12 December 2017 meeting
As was reported last week, Council considered a WestConnex Update Reportat its 12 December 2017 Ordinary Meeting that included seven items. Asa result, Council made eight resolutions. The report and resolutions(within the meeting minutes) are available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 08 December 2017
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M4 EAST
Road closure – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Sunday 10December 2017, Dobroyd Parade will be permanently closed near itsintersection with Waratah Street. Temporary barriers will be installed,and access to and from Dobroyd Parade will be via Loudon Avenue.Following additional approvals, construction of a cul-de-sac willcommence around Easter 2018. Further notification will be provided priorto this work. Note that these temporary barriers will include a gatewhich will facilitate access for construction vehicles. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 13 December 2017 work to realignWattle Street westbound will commence. The traffic switch will see thecurrent westbound traffic moving onto the top of the newly-constructedcut-and-cover, the reconfiguration of the Ramsay Street intersection andmoving the eastbound lanes on Wattle Street to the south. The switchwill facilitate further work on tunnel entrances and exits, pavementareas and driveways, utility installations and landscaping. Work tocarry out these changes is expected to take four night-shifts tocomplete. It is scheduled to occur between 9pm and 5am on Wednesday 13December and Thursday 14 December 2017, and from 9pm to 10am on Saturday16 December and Sunday 17 December 2017. The newly-aligned WattleStreet westbound between Waratah Street and Parramatta Road will be opento traffic from 10am Sunday 17 December 2017. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Monthly interface meeting
This week Council staff attended a regular (monthly) interface meetingwith New M5 project staff, where the following matters were discussed:
- New M5 project team to organise a workshop with relevant Council staff to discuss post-project use of the Camdenville Basin area;
- forthcoming traffic changes on Campbell Street, described below; proposed spoil haulage route proposed via Princes Highway and Bellevue Street, St Peters;
- Council agreement sought regarding minor property adjustments on roadway adjacent to Simpson Park, St Peters;
- parking for residents and businesses post-construction;
- community views about proposed off-street car park next to Campbell Street between St Peters and Florence Streets;
- forthcoming community consultation over minor design changes proposed to open space area at the intersection of May and Campbell Streets, St Peters;
- consultation with commercial property owners at 178-310 Princes Highway over public access from Princes Highway to proposed walk/cycle path at rear of properties;
- forthcoming report to Council on the project’s requested use of an additional two netball courts to expand the existing construction compound at Tempe Reserve;
- condition of Campbell Street footpath adjacent to Simpson Park; review of actions arising from meeting about construction noise issues and abatement measures held on 1 December 2017 between residents of 79 Church Street and 12 Brown Street, St Peters and staff from the New M5 project team, the Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) and Council; and
- St Peters area community street meeting in Simpson Park proposed for 28 February 2017 being organised by the New M5 project team.
Weekend work & road closure on Campbell Street, Alexandria
SMC has advised that weekend work will be carried out to continue withthe installation of Ausgrid, Sydney Water, Telstra and Optus servicesacross Campbell Road. This is within the City of Sydney, but close tothe City’s border with Inner West Council. The work will take place onSaturday 9 December and Sunday 10 December 2017 between 8am and 6pmdaily. Traffic changes will be in place from 8am Saturday 9 Decemberfrom until 6pm Sunday 10 December 2017. Campbell Street between BarwonPark Road and Harber Street will be closed. This is in addition toCampbell Street between Crown Street and Barwon Park road being closedfor other works. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Night work and traffic changes on Campbell Street, St Peters
SMC has issued a notice that night work will be carried out to finalisepart of the diversion road work on Campbell Street (east) St Peters. Thework will take place on Campbell Street between the Princes Highway andBarwon Park Road, St Peters. This work will occur on Tuesday 12December and Wednesday 13 December 2017 between 7pm and 5am. CampbellStreet and Campbell Road will be closed between the Princes Highway andHarber Street. During the night work, Crown Street will have two-waytraffic with traffic controllers in place to assist entry and exits viaBarwon Park Road. The intersections at Campbell Street and Barwon ParkRoad and Campbell Street and Crown Street will also be closed. Forfurther information, including maps refer to Local Updates.
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RMS movement-place workshop
Council staff recent attended a Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)movement-place workshop to discuss strategic planning for the State Roadnetwork between Balmain/Camperdown and the western CBD fringe, known asthe Rozelle-Ultimo corridor. Roads of particular interest to Councilthat have relevance to WestConnex Stage 3 are: Victoria Road throughRozelle; Parramatta Road through Camperdown; Johnston Street throughAnnandale; and the western-most portion of Pyrmont Bridge Road and partsof The Crescent (on the border with the City of Sydney). Also at theworkshop were staff from other State transport branches/agencies and theCity of Sydney. Inner West Council staff expressed a desire to achievesurface-level ‘place’ improvements to State Roads as a result ofWestConnex, particularly along the Victoria Road (Rozelle) andParramatta Road corridors. For the latter corridor, such improvementsare important given the substantial additional development proposed. Afurther workshop will be held in early 2018.
GENERAL
WestConnex Report to Council's 12 December 2017 Meeting
This report relates to the following items: Stage 1 (M4 East) UrbanDesign & Landscape Plan (UDLP); proposed acquisition for Stage 3(M4-M5 Link) of part of Buruwan Park, King George Park and a small areaof land at the intersection of The Crescent and Johnston Street; requestfor expansion of Stage 2 (New M5) works area at Tempe Reserve netballcourts; noise complaints and noise mitigation for Stages 1 & 2 (M4East & New M5); progress of consultation on Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link)Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issues & operational trafficissues; early planning for Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link;and request for a funding contribution toward a WestConnex communityprotest along Victoria Road, Rozelle. The report is available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 01 December 2017
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M4 EAST
Preparatory work for upcoming traffic changes – Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from 3 December 2017work will continue along Wattle Street and Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield tofacilitate forthcoming traffic changes. This work will continue forthree weeks, and where possible will be scheduled to take place between7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturday. It will involvethe installation of traffic barriers, signage, line marking, layingasphalt and pavement work for installing and modifying footpaths. Formore information, refer to Local Updates.Tunnelling progress update – Northcote Street construction site
SMC has provided an update on M4 East tunnelling, confirming that thetemporary access tunnels are complete, which allow access forconstruction of the main M4 East tunnels. Eight roadheaders arecurrently excavating the mainline tunnels, as well as the Wattle Streetand Parramatta Road entry and exit ramps, Parramatta Road VentilationsFacility (PRVF) tunnels and the M4-M5 Link tunnel stubs. In accordancewith conditions set out by the project’s Environmental ProtectionLicence, tunnelling activities (including excavations and spoil removal)will be undertaken 24/7. For more information, refer to Local Updates.Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
SMC has posted a notice advising that from Friday 8 December 2017, workto realign Wattle Street westbound (between Crane Avenue and RamsayStreet) will commence. The traffic switch involves shifting traffic tothe north onto a temporary alignment and removing the temporaryconstruction site located in the middle of Wattle Street. The switchwill facilitate further work on the cut-and-cover structure, as well asutility installations, pavement works and the installation of a new sitegate. Work is expected to take two shifts to complete from Friday 8December to Saturday 9 December 2017. For more information, refer to Local Updates.Monthly interface meeting
Council staff recently attended a regular (monthly) interface meetingwith M4 East project staff, where Council received an update ondirectional and VMS signs proposed for Dalhousie and Waratah Streets.Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) are still assessing submissions andare expected to finalise signage designs some time in 2018. Alsodiscussed were on-going issues associated with M4 East worker parking.No Parking signs for workers have been installed in areas that had beenexperiencing parking issues.NEW M5
Saturday work & road closure – Campbell Road, Alexandria
SMC has posted a notice advising that weekend work will be carried outto prepare for installation of Ausgrid, Sydney Water, Telstra and Opusservices across Campbell Road. This is within the City of Sydney, butnext to the border with Inner West Council. The work will be undertakenacross four locations on Campbell Road (between Barwon Park Road andHarber Street) on Saturday 2 December 2017 from 8am to 6pm, and willtake one shift to complete. Road closures will be required, and trafficcontrol and signage will be in place to assist residents, motorists,pedestrians and cyclists. For more details information, refer to Local Updates.Blast management plan – Kingsgrove to St Peters
SMC has released a Blast Management Plan for New M5. This plan has beenprepared to provide best-practice procedures to mitigate potentialenvironmental impacts from blasting, which includes vibration. Blastingis necessary for development of the New M5 mainline tunnel and ramps.Preparation of this plan is a requirement of the project’s EnvironmentalManagement Plan (EMP). For more details, refer to Local Updates.M4-M5 LINK
Public meetings on EIS construction & traffic impacts
On Tuesday 28 November 2017 at the Sydney Secondary College inLeichhardt, Council held the second of five public meetings fordiscussion of Stage 3 EIS issues. The meeting focused onconstruction/traffic impacts for Leichhardt, which mainly relate to themid-tunnel construction dive site proposed for 7 Darley Road. Councilstaff gave a presentation on impact issues such as the number of truckmovements, noise, dust and other impacts on adjoining residential areas,worker parking issues and an alternative spoil loading option thatcould result in trucks not having to use Darley Road. The presentationis available on Council’s website.Meetings for Camperdown/Annandale, St Peters and Haberfield/Ashfieldwill be held in February/March 2018. For each of these meetings,residents in the vicinity of construction sites are being notified byletterbox drop and notices posted on Council’s website. To read Council’s media release on these meetings, refer to Council’s website.GENERAL
SMC Community Grant Scheme – Round Two applications open
SMC is accepting applications for its community grant scheme untilFriday 5 January 2018. Eligible community groups can apply for up to$10,000 to deliver initiatives that provide long-term benefits tocommunities within close proximity to WestConnex. SMC advises thatapplications be submitted as soon as possible to avoid the busy holidayperiod and to be in a position to receive funds quickly. For moreinformation, including guidelines and terms and conditions, refer toSMC’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 24 November 2017
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M4 EAST
M4 East Urban Design & Landscape Plan (UDLP)
In Council’s 10 November 2017 WestConnex Weekly Update Report, Council’sissues around the M4 East UDLP Updated Appendix F: Noise barrierlocation sub-plan were discussed. The Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC)M4 East Project Director recently met with the Mayor of Inner WestCouncil (accompanied by relevant SMC and Council staff) to discuss thefuture of the two Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)-owned dwellings at18 & 20 Walker Avenue at Haberfield. It is proposed that thesedwellings return to residential use instead of community use as has beenpreviously proposed. All agreed if that is the case, then an offset ofsome other kind of community benefit should be granted to Council. Itis planned that SMC writes to Council on this matter and it beconsidered at Council’s 12 December 2017 Ordinary Meeting.
NEW M5
Tunnelling and underground blasting – Sydenham and Tempe
SMC has advised that in coming weeks, tunnelling by the New M5 willcontinue to be carried out 24/7 and underground blasting will take placeMonday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. These works willbe approximately 46 metres below the following streets: Princes Highway;Railway Lane; Railway Road; Park Road; Belmore Street; Terry Street;Samuel Street; and Lymerstone Street. Whether or not residents noticethis work depends on ground conditions, building type and existingbackground noise. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Road closures and traffic changes – Campbell Street (east), St Peters
SMC has advised that work on overhead Ausgrid and Optus cables that hasbeen taking place over the last few weeks will be completed before theupcoming traffic diversion on Campbell Street between Barwon Park Roadand Princes Highway. To carry out this work, traffic changes will beimplemented on Campbell Street between Crown Street and the PrincesHighway, Campbell Street/Road between Barwon Park Road and HarberStreet, Crown Street, Barwon Park Road and Campbell Road. Work willcommence on Tuesday 28 November 2017 and continue until Monday 4December 2017 between 7am and 7pm. For more detailed information on thetraffic changes, refer to Local Updates.
Retaining wall works – Camdenville Basin, St Peters
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 6 December 2017 equipment will bedelivered to Camdenville Basin to enable works to proceed on theretaining wall. The piling installation is required for construction ofthe retaining wall on the southern side of Camdenville Basin next toBedwin Road. It will be carried out during December 2017 and January2018 and take approximately 15 days to install 38 piles for theretaining wall structure. All works will be undertaken within thecurrent site compound during standard construction hours from 7am to 6pmMonday to Friday and 8am Saturday. For more information contact New M5on 1 800 660 248 or info@newm5.com.au.
New M5 Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP)
SMC has made available (for information) the New M5 UDLP Version D (final issue) on Local Updates.This plan, the UDLP document and a series of illustrative plan drawingshave been prepared for the purposes of presentation and public display.Development of the UDLP commenced shortly after project approval inApril 2016, and is based on the Urban Design report previously includedin the New M5 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The UDLP report waspublicly exhibited from November 2015 to January 2016, and furthercommunity consultation was undertaken during April 2017.
Environmental Protection Licence monitoring data report
SMC has placed on Local Updates this report for October 2017. It covers environmental factors such as water discharge, dust and odour.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 15 to 21 November 2017 has been posted on Local Updates.
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Public meetings on EIS construction & traffic impacts
Council held the first of five planned public meetings on Wednesday 22November 2017 at the Jimmy Little Centre in Lilyfield. The meetingfocused on the Rozelle, Lilyfield and Annandale North constructionsites, with Council giving an overview of likely impacts, including airquality, traffic and construction noise, dust and vibration. The secondmeeting will address the concerns for Leichardt residents around themid-tunnel dive-site proposed for Darley Road. This meeting will be heldfrom 6:30pm-8pm on Tuesday 28 November 2017 at Sydney SecondaryCollege, Balmain Road, Leichhardt. Meetings for Camperdown/Annandale, StPeters and Haberfield/Ashfield will be held in February/March 2018.For each of these meetings, residents in the vicinity of constructionsites will be notified by letterbox drop and notices will be posted on Council’s website. To read Council’s media release on these meetings, refer to Council’s website.
Rozelle Rail Yards (RRY) – Lilyfield shared garden
RMS has advised that the contractor for the clean-up of the Rozelle RailYards site has undertaken two community meetings regarding a fencerequired to be erected on the Lilyfield Road shared garden site, locatedon NSW Government land. To ensure the area remains safe to use for theduration of the works, there is a requirement to construct a fence onthe boundary of the land. A 1.8 metre high chain fence will be installedand existing garden beds will be removed. Once the fence is erected,six new garden beds of equivalent size to those existing will beconstructed. Any plants, herbs or garden items will need to be removedby Monday 4 December 2017 and access will be closed from Tuesday 5December 2017 to Friday 22 December 2017 while the fence is beinginstalled. Work will take place during standard daytime working hours.For more information, contact RRY site project information line on 1 800870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT) & Beaches Link – scoping report briefing
Previously it was reported that Council staff had attended a Departmentof Planning & Environment (DP&E) concept design briefing forthis project. At the briefing, all stakeholders were requested to submitinitial comments. Accordingly, Council staff submitted the followingcomments to DP&E on 24 November 2017:
- Council maintains a position of strong opposition to all inner-Sydney motorways, including WestConnex and the WHT & Beaches Link;
- concerns about continuation of construction impacts and cumulative impacts in the Rozelle area because of the WHT;
- concerns about further traffic increases on Johnston St and The Crescent; concerns about wider cumulative traffic impacts from WestConnex construction affecting Victoria Road and WHT construction affecting the Warringah Freeway;
- need for further public transport and active transport connectivity to the Bays Precinct development;
- need for a detailed description on construction impacts for different tunnel construction methods;
- need to consider the impact of the project on corridors for future public transport; need for a stronger commitment to surface road improvements;
- Council does not support any removal of spoil via surface roads – already-constructed WestConnex tunnels should be used;
- concerns about air quality and visual impacts from ventilation facilities;
- and other less-critical but nonetheless important local issues yet to be raised by Council and the community.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 17 November 2017
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M4 EAST
Service investigate – corner of Ash Lane and Wolseley Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Monday 20November 2017 service investigations will commence on the corner of AshLane and Wolseley Street, Haberfield. Work is expected to take up tofive shifts to complete (weather permitting) and will be undertakenbetween the hours of 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday. No road closures arerequired for this work, however traffic control and pedestrianmanagement measures will be in place. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Service investigation – Railway Avenue, Stanmore
SMC has issued a notice confirming that from Monday 20 November 2017,service investigations to locate the end of an electricity utility willcommence on Railway Avenue in Stanmore. Work is expected to take up tofive shifts to complete (weather permitting) between the hours of 7amand 6pm Monday to Friday. No road closures are required for this work,however traffic control and pedestrian management measures will be inplace. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Water Quality Monitoring Program
SMC has issued a notice about the M4 East Water Quality MonitoringProgram Management Plan (WQMP). The notice describes how CPB SamsungJohn Holland (SCJ) will monitor the extent and nature of potentialimpacts to surface and ground water quality during construction andoperation of the project. The plan will be implemented to monitor theeffectiveness of mitigation measures implemented as part of the project.The plan has been developed in accordance with conditions of approvaland should be read in conjunction with the Construction EnvironmentalManagement Plan - in particular, the Soil and Water Management Plan. Toview, refer to Local Updates.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
This week Council staff attended the second meeting of the M4 EastAQCCC, where the following matters were discussed: locations and statusof establishment of air quality monitoring stations; proposals fordissemination of data from the above stations; status of otherdeliverables required by conditions of approval related to air quality;and indicative meeting dates for 2018. AQCCC minutes are available onthe WestConnex website.
NEW M5
Night work – Sydney Water service connections – Church, St Peters and Florence Streets, St Peters
SMC has advised that night works will be carried out to connect thenewly upgraded water mains on Campbell Street to the existing watermains on Church, St Peters and Florence Streets. This work will involve awater service outage so will be carried out at night to avoid daytimewater service disruptions. This night work will occur on Wednesday 22November and Thursday 23 November 2017 between 7pm and 5am. Trafficchanges will be in place. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Night work and road closure – Campbell Street (east), St Peters
SMC has advised that further to notification 304, works will continue onoverhead power adjustments and for the switching of Optus services ontothe new power poles for the upcoming traffic diversion on CampbellStreet between Barwon Park Road and Princes Highway. To carry out thiswork, additional traffic changes are required on Campbell and CrownStreets. Night work is required on Monday 20 November to Wednesday 22November 2017 between 8pm and 5am. A full shift of day work will berequired to complete the works on Saturday 18 November 2017 between 8amand 6pm. For more information including traffic changes, refer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
These reports for the periods 1 to 7 November 2017 and 8 to 14 November 2017 have been posted on Local Updates.
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Public meetings on Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) construction & traffic impacts
At its 3 October 2017 Ordinary Meeting, Council resolved to “Convene aseries of on-site meetings for residents and business owners in theimmediate vicinity of the construction and dive sites proposed in theStage 3 EIS to provide location specific, factual information to themabout Council’s assessment of the impacts, including air quality,traffic and construction impacts. This should include meetings to beheld at Haberfield, Leichhardt, Rozelle, Camperdown and St Peters.”Operational traffic issues will also be included in the agenda. Thefollowing meetings will be held in 2017: Lilyfield/Rozelle (to discussthe Rozelle Rail Yards site and surrounding construction sites) –6:30pm-8pm on Wednesday 22 November 2017 at Jimmy Little Centre, 19Cecily Street, Lilyfield; and Leichhardt (to discuss the Darley Roadsite) – 6:30pm-8pm on Tuesday 28 November 2017 at Sydney SecondaryCollege, Balmain Road, Leichhardt.
Meetings for Camperdown/Annandale, St Peters and Haberfield/Ashfieldwill be held in February/March 2018. For each of these meetings,residents in the vicinity of construction sites will be notified byletterbox drop and notices will be posted on Council’s website. TheMayor will introduce these meetings, and Council staff will outline themain issues, which include air quality, traffic and constructionimpacts. Attendees can raise queries and make comments during an ‘openmic’ session. Council staff will note comments and forward these to theDepartment of Planning & Environment (DP&E) for information. Toread Council’s media release on these meetings, refer to Council’s website.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link – scoping report briefing
Council staff recently attended a Department of Planning &Environment (DP&E) concept design briefing for this project. Inattendance were representatives from relevant councils, including InnerWest, North Sydney and Warringah and State agencies, including DP&E,Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and Environment Protection Authority(EPA). At the meeting, the DP&E outlined the planning process andRMS presented details of the project to assist with stakeholder inputinto the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) forthe EIS. During the discussion, concerns were raised about cumulativeconstruction impacts from this project and WestConnex.
All stakeholders in attendance will be submitting initial comments toDP&E by 24 November 2017, and it is expected the SEARs will beannounced in December 2017. The SEARs will not be publicly exhibited.By mid-2018, the project’s detailed design, costings, funding strategyand construction timeframe should be completed. A total of 71 propertyowners are now being contacted over potential acquisitions. Aventilation facility for this project will be adjacent to the facilityfor WestConnex Stage 3 within the Rozelle Rail Yards. Relevant reportsand background information is available on the RMS website.
RMS report on tunnel ventilation
RMS has released a report entitled NSW Fleet Forecast for TunnelVentilation: 2016 – 2040. The report provides forecasts of the size andnature of the NSW vehicle fleet, taking into account trends in vehicleregistrations, vehicle age and vehicle kilometres travelled. Theseforecasts will enable tunnel ventilation designers to accuratelyestimate vehicle emissions for future road tunnel projects up to theyear 2040. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Council consultation on WestConnex operational traffic
As was reported last week, Council has invited comments from residentson its independent traffic modelling that seeks to determine which localstreets may be affected by additional traffic from WestConnex.Comments were received directly at a recent drop-in session, and can bemade online via Your Say Inner West until 19 November 2017. Operationaltraffic issues will also be discussed at the abovementioned fivecommunity meetings on the Stage 3 EIS, along with construction issues.It is planned that the traffic modelling report be finalised andreported to Council in the first quarter of 2018 as part of reporting ofthe WestConnex Local Area Improvement Strategy project.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquiries to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 10 November 2017
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M4 EAST
Ongoing road work and traffic changes – Martin Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that Martin Street willcontinue to be closed at the intersection of Wattle Street (eastbound).The extension of the closure is due to unexpected utility works andadverse ground conditions. The road closure will remain in place untilMarch 2018, with construction works continuing until early May 2018. Thepedestrian footpath at this intersection is scheduled to reopen inearly 2018, and residents will be notified separately of ongoing roadworks and prior to the intersection reopening. Standard constructionhours will be in operation, unless work requiring road or lane closuresis required, which will require work between 9pm and 5am Sunday toFriday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Urban Design & Landscape Plan (UDLP) Updated Appendix F: Noise barrier location sub-plan
The M4 East project team has recently forwarded the above sub-plan(attached) to Council staff for comment. The sub-plan has been preparedto satisfy Stage 1 Condition of Approval B46(f), which sets criteriafor noise barrier designs, and requires that barrier designs bedeveloped in consultation with the Urban Design Review Panel (UDRP) andpresented to adjacent landowners prior to the adoption of a finaldesign.
Council staff’s response confirms in the first instance Council’sposition of opposition to WestConnex. One of reasons for thisopposition is that urban motorways have a negative impact on theroadside environment. Despite the fact that M4 East residual lands willbecome public open space, this space will inevitably be degraded bytraffic impacts and infrastructure (such as noise barriers) needed tomanage these impacts. These negative impacts outweigh the benefits ofthe new open space.
Notwithstanding, Council is keen to ensure that these ‘residual lands’are designed and implemented to a high standard to ensure they are asattractive and useful to the community as possible. Council seeksownership of useful public space and facilities only - it does not wantto own and maintain problematic spaces that are difficult to access andare blighted by motorway traffic. It is important that surroundingresidents who have suffered the negative impacts of WestConnex derive asmuch benefit from these lands as possible.
Council expects all WestConnex residual lands to be delivered to Councilto own at no cost, unburdened by contamination or any immediate needfor maintenance. All landscaping, paths and facilities should beconstructed by the proponent according to final designs. It is alsoexpected that maintenance funding will be provided, and Council and thecommunity would be closely involved in development of plans ofmanagement. Construction and handover of these residual lands shouldoccur at the earliest opportunity and not be delayed by construction ofthe M4-M5 Link (if approved).
Council staff have also given more detailed comments on designs withinthis sub-plan. It was noted that designs for the section Wattle Street /Dobroyd Parade between Ramsay & Waratah streets were not includedin the document. Council understands that this is the section that willhave no noise barriers due to flooding/drainage considerations. Ifthis is the case, then all dwellings in this section will require analternative means of noise protection, such as at-property treatmentsincluding double glazing and air conditioning. Council is keen toensure that all dwellings are protected in a way that is agreeable toall residents regardless of cost, and that this be provided as soon aspossible to protect residents against construction impacts as well asoperational impacts. Council is aware that some residents located in thesection between Ramsay and Waratah streets are not satisfied with theat-property noise abatement measures that have been offered and seeksome form of external noise barrier. Council also continues to seekresolution of operational noise mitigation issues for residents of fivedwellings at 14 to 24 Wattle Street, Haberfield. These residents alsoseek protection by external noise barriers. It is apparent from thesub-plan that there have been differences of opinion between residentsabout noise barrier materials and locations, vegetation screens andadjacent drainage lines. Council supports a solution that is visuallyattractive and has the support of the greatest number of residents.
Council always seeks to maximise walk/cycle connectivity through allneighbourhoods, so supports the inclusion of the continuous walk/cyclepath parallel the noise barriers on the eastern side of Wattle Street /Dobroyd Parade. It is not possible to determine the width of the pathproposed from the sub-plan - but in any event, Council seeks a minimumwidth of three metres and that there are no obstructions on any part ofthis pathway. For the sections of the pathway immediately adjacent tothe traffic lanes, there will need to be a solid fence or other barrierto ensure the path is clearly separated and protected. It is noted fromthese designs that the two Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)-owneddwellings at 18 & 20 Walker Avenue will retain their rear fences.This implies that these dwellings will return to residential use insteadof community use as has been previously proposed. If this is the case,Council seeks some other form of community benefit in this area andwould like to be assured that this course of action has the support oflocal residents. Council also seeks assurance that there will be awalk/cycle connection between Walker Avenue and the open space areaadjacent to Wattle Street via former housing lots between the ParramattaRoad vent facility and house at 18 Walker Street. This connection isimportant to encourage walk/cycle traffic, which will increasesurveillance and improve security of the open space area adjacent toWattle Street. Council’s heritage advisor for Haberfield has requestedthat every effort be made to ensure that all works respond to theHeritage Conservation Area status of Haberfield and connect to thesurrounding neighbourhood.
Download the Urban Design & Landscape Plan (UDLP) Updated Appendix F: Noise barrier location sub-plan (PDF 37.1MB)
NEW M5
Weekend traffic changes – May Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that further to the notification dated 2 November 2017‘Weekend Road Closure May Street St Peters’, work continues forinstallation and upgrading of utilities along Campbell Street andsurrounding intersections. The northbound entry to May Street will beclosed to traffic for the next two weekends. Motorists will not be ableto access May Street from Unwins Bridge Road, Bedwin Road or CampbellStreet at the following times: 7pm Friday 10 November to 5am Monday 13November; and 7pm Friday 17 November to 5am Monday 20 November 2017. Formore information on traffic detours, visit the WestConnex website.
Night work and road closure – Campbell Street, St Peters
SMC has advised works will be carried out to prepare overhead poweradjustments and switch Optus onto the new power poles for an upcomingtraffic diversion on Campbell Street between Barwon Park Road andPrinces Highway. The works include the installation of five new powerpoles and new overhead power cables between the poles. Night work isrequired on Monday 13 November to Wednesday 15 November 2017 between 8pmand 5am. A full shift of day work will be required to complete theworks on Saturday 18 November 2017 between 8am and 6pm. For moreinformation including traffic changes, refer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 31 October to 6 November 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Community meetings on Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issues
As previously reported, Council is planning five community meetings todiscuss construction and traffic issues raised by the Stage 3 EIS:
- Lilyfield/Rozelle (Rozelle Rail Yards site and other sites) – 6:30-8pm at Jimmy Little Centre, 19 Cecily Street, Lilyfield;
- Leichhardt (Darley Road site) – 6:30-8pm at Sydney Secondary College, Balmain Road, Leichhardt;
- St Peters – to be held in February/March 2018 – details to be advised; Ashfield/Haberfield - to be held in February/March 2018 – details to be advised;
- and Annandale/Camperdown (Bridge Road site) - to be held in February/March 2018 – details to be advised.
For each of these meetings, residents in the vicinity of respectiveconstruction sites will be notified by letterbox drop and notices willbe posted on Council’s website.
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Western Harbour Tunnel & Beaches Link Project State Significant Infrastructure (SSI) applications
RMS has lodged SSI applications for the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link Project.On 15 November 2017, Council staff and other stakeholders will beattending a Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) planningfocus meeting at North Sydney. At the meeting, the DP&E willoutline the planning process and RMS will present details of the projectto help with stakeholder input into the Secretary’s EnvironmentalAssessment Requirements (SEARs). The DP&E is required to issue SEARsby 4 December 2017. To view the applications, click on the linksabove, and further information is available on the RMS website.
Council consultation on WestConnex operational traffic
As has been reported previously, Council has commissioned independenttraffic modelling to assist in identification of local streets that maybe affected by WestConnex operational traffic. Staff are currentlyrefining the list of affected streets with reference to the drafttraffic modelling report, traffic forecasts within EISs for Stages 1 to 3and comments from local residents. Council has invited comments fromresidents via Your Say Inner West andat a drop-in session held in Lilyfield on the evening of 9 November2017. The community has been notified of the findings of the draftmodelling study in recent media reports. Operational traffic issueswill also be discussed at the abovementioned five community meetings onthe Stage 3 EIS, along with construction issues. It is planned that thetraffic modelling report be finalised and reported to Council in thefirst quarter of 2018 as part of reporting of the WestConnex Local AreaImprovement Strategy project.
Rozelle Rail Yards (RRY) site utility works
As part of works associated with the RRY site, RMS has advised that thecontractor for the clean-up will be using a section of Lilyfield Road tocarry out site utility work. This is required to connect the sitecompound buildings to the main electricity supply. Electricity suppliesto neighbouring private properties will not be affected. On Friday 10November 2017 from 7am to 6pm (weather permitting), the southernshoulder of Lilyfield Road will be closed between Grove Street andCecily Street, and traffic will be maintained in both directions at alltimes under contra flow. For more information, contact the RRY siteproject information line on 1 800 870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
Air quality monitoring
At its June 2017 Ordinary Meeting, Council considered a report onWestConnex and resolved (among other things) that Council “calls on theEPA to carry out air quality monitoring around all proposed WestConnexventilation facility sites (pre- and post- operation) with the resultsto be made publicly available to the community online and in real time,in a similar manner to the EPA’s White Bay cruise ship terminal airquality monitoring.” Accordingly, Council wrote to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), who has respondedto Council in the letter attached. The letter states that the Officeof Environment & Heritage (OEH) provides science support to EPA byoperating a State-wide air quality monitoring network. EPA requires airquality monitoring of many sites that it regulates as part of licensingconditions, and results are generally publicly reported. EPA’s role forthe operational phase of motorways is to minimise emissions byregulating individual vehicles. RMS has responsibility for assessing andconsidering controls on motorway ventilation facilities at the planningstage, and DP&E has an approval and compliance role as part of theenvironmental impact assessment process.
Download the letter from EPA to Council on WestConnex air quality monitoring (PDF 642.2KB)
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG)
The WCRG met on Tuesday 7 November 2017. This was the final meeting for2017 and brings the total number of WCRG meetings to six for this year.Meeting minutes are available on the WestConnex website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 03 November 2017
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M4 EAST
Tunnelling progress update – Northcote Street construction site, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has provided an update on progressof tunnelling from the Northcote Street site, which provides access forconstruction of M4 East tunnels. Eight roadheaders are currentlyexcavating the mainline tunnels and the Wattle Street and ParramattaRoad entry and exit ramps, Parramatta Road Ventilation Facility Venttunnels and the M4-M5 Link tunnels stubs. As per the conditions set outby the project’s Environmental Protection Licence, spoil will be removedfrom this site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. For more details,refer to Local updates.
NEW M5
Weekend road closures – May Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that work continues for installation and upgrading ofutilities along Campbell Street and surrounding intersections. Workswill be undertaken on May Street over two weekends to remove trees andinstall new drainage pipes and electrical conduits. Road closures willbe in place on May Street for two weekends - Friday 10 November from 7pmto Monday 13 November 2017 at 5am, and Friday 17 November 2017 from 7pmto Monday 20 November 2017 at 5am. In the event works cannot becompleted in two weekends a third weekend of work will be required,which will be Friday 24 November 2017 from 7pm to Monday 27 November2017 at 5am. Work is scheduled to take place on the northern side of MayStreet between Campbell and Council Streets. May Street northbound willbe closed to traffic from Unwins Bridge Road, Campbell Street andBedwin Road, and a detour will be in place via Campbell Street. MayStreet residents and businesses operators should enter via PrincesHighway. Tree clearing will occur on the southern side of May Street andUnwins Bridge Road. For further details including maps, refer to Local Updates.
Night work – Campbell Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that night work will be undertaken around CampbellRoad for delivery and unloading of concrete girders onto the New M5construction site. The work will be carried out at night to minimisetraffic impacts on the neighbourhood during the day. Work will commenceon Wednesday 1 November 2017 and is expected to take up to four nightsper week over a four-week period. Work hours are between midnight and7am from Wednesdays to Saturdays. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Road closure and night work – Campbell Street west & Princes Highway, St Peters
SMC has advised that work will be carried out for the installationand relocation of utilities across Campbell Street west of the PrincesHighway. A temporary weekend closure will be in place on Saturday 4November 2017 from 7am to 6pm for vehicles travelling between thePrinces Highway and Campbell Street west. Weekday night work will takeplace on the Princes Highway north of Campbell Street over six nightshifts between Monday 6 November and Friday 17 November 2017 from 7pm to5am. For more details, refer to Local Updates.
Project interface meeting
Staff from Council and the New M5 project team met this week at aregular (monthly) staff project interface meeting. Items discussed were:
- further consultation on designs for the Camdenville Basin drainage and a future workshop between council project staff to discuss the impact of WestConnex on the end-use of Camdenville Park - including pathways, BMX tracks and the wetland;
- a new spoil truck route via Bellevue Street, Tempe which has now been approved by DP&E;
- the Tempe Reserve works compound, particularly with regard to the protection of biodiversity in the tree area adjacent to the compound;
- recent traffic changes affecting Barwon Park Road and Crown Street residents; plans for consultation on proposed minor changes to the Urban Design & Landscape Plan for the space on the corner of May and Campbell Streets; and
- residents’ queries regarding the future ownership of the proposed car park between St Peters and Florence Street St Peters - currently Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) owns this land, and it has yet to be resolved who will be responsible for the carpark once WestConnex is operational.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 24 October to 30 October 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Consultations on Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issues
In accordance with a recent Council resolution, plans are underwayfor a set of five community workshops to be convened by Council todiscuss construction issues raised by the Stage 3 EIS. Workshops willbe held in Leichhardt and Lilyfield/Rozelle in late 2017 and inHaberfield/Ashfield, Annandale/Camperdown and St Peters in early 2018.Details will be available on Council’s website shortly.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
The WCLF met on Thursday 2 November 2017, and the next meeting isscheduled for Thursday 7 December 2017. Minutes of WCLF meetings areavailable on Council’s website.
The importance of making formal complaints
At the November 2017 meeting of Council’s WestConnex CommunityLiaison Forum (WCLF), representatives from the Department of Planning& Environment (DP&E) and Environmental Protection Authority(EPA) stated that the number of complaints received across allWestConnex projects has fallen away in recent months. Theserepresentatives acknowledged that this may be attributable (in-part) to‘complaint fatigue’. Though DP&E and EPA compliance officers’knowledge of potential compliance issues generally originates fromcomplaints, these officers undertake regular patrols of WestConnexconstruction sites.
Residents are encouraged to make formal complaints to relevantauthorities where warranted. This includes complaints about noise, dust,air pollution, out-of-hours works, worker parking, truck movements andlack of suitable notification. All registered complaints are required tobe investigated. Even if it is determined there is no breach, thisassists with project improvements that can reduce impacts. Queriesabout complaints procedures can be directed to EPA, DP&E or Councilusing contact details shown below.
Compliance officers offered the following advice about making complaints:
- lodge a complaint verbally or in the heading of an email;
- phone or email WestConnex on 1 800 660 248 / info@westconnex.com.au where you will be directed to the relevant project;
- contact EPA if it relates to out-of-hours works, noise, dust, odour or any form of pollution - on 131 555, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or email on info@environment.nsw.gov.au;
- contact DP&E if it is related to construction, workers or traffic changes - by phoning the Compliance Officer on 0429 782 853 or 9274 6306, or email on compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au Attn: WestConnex (or this could be just copying them into your email);
- and although Council does not have a formal compliance role, you can copy in Council into any email by using the WestConnex Unit email address westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or you can phone Council’s WestConnex Unit on 9392 5329.
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affected suburbs and streets are available from the WestConnex Local Updates page.Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information aboutCouncil’s activities in relation to WestConnex are available fromCouncil’s WestConnex web page.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 27 October 2017
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M4 EAST
Ongoing construction work – Haberfield & Ashfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from Tuesday 31October 2017 work will continue work in Ashfield and Haberfield tolocate, install services and construct new road pavements. A mapshowing the location of the work is in Local Updates. This work willtake two months to complete, weather permitting. Work hours are between7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 1pm on Saturday. Work requiringroad or lane closures will occur between 9pm and 5am Sunday to Friday.If the work cannot be completed during this period, it will berescheduled and a further notice issued. Works include: installingtraffic barriers, signage and line marking; investigating, installingand modifying utility services; installing and modifying pavements;asphalting the road; and temporary remediation work, prior to permanentrestoration being completed in collaboration with Council.
Project interface meeting
Staff from Council and the M4 East project team met this week at amonthly staff interface meeting. The main issues discussed were:
- M4 East Urban Design & Landscape Plan (UDLP) Updated Appendix F: Noise barrier location sub-plan, which applies to Haberfield – Council will provide comments next week and will advise when the designs are finalised;
- Martin Street road closure, which has now been extended to early 2018;
- Forthcoming traffic changes on Wattle Street;
- Bus stop relocation issues around Orpington Street, Ashfield – the project team agreed to follow-up Council’s issues with Transport for NSW; and
- Dalhousie and Waratah Street signage - investigative works are underway, as previously notified. Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is still reviewing the submissions and it is anticipated the original signage designs will be modified to account for the submissions.
NEW M5
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 17 October to 23 October 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
Temporary traffic changes - Campbell Street and Princes Highway, St Peters
SMC has advised that temporary road closures and traffic detours willbe in place on Campbell Street between Barwon Park Road and CrownStreet at St Peters from Monday 30 October to early December 2017, aperiod of around six weeks. This is to facilitate road widening andpiling work. Council and local residents have objected to the proposeddetour for the following reasons:
- High volumes of traffic (including many heavy vehicles) that normally use Campbell Street would be diverted into Barwon Park Road and Crown Street – both are residential streets that normally carry low volumes of traffic, and Crown Street is very narrow. This would have a major amenity and safety impact on these streets for six weeks;
- The sharp corner at the intersection of Barwon Park Road and Crown Street would make turning of larger vehicles difficult, if not impossible; and
- The reversal of the one-way direction of Crown Street raises safety issues for residents (including children) used to looking out for vehicles in a particular direction.
Signage and concrete barriers will also be installed on the westernlane of the Princes Highway northbound to facilitate Telstra and Ausgridutility work in the area. These traffic changes will be carried out atnight for safety reasons. Traffic control and signage will be place toassist road users, through the changes. For more detailed information,refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Ground survey work – Ashfield
SMC has posted a notice advising that as part of the planning for theproposed M4-M5 Link, ground survey works will be carried out at anumber of private properties on Parramatta Road from Wednesday 1November 2017. These works have been negotiated with the property ownersand are expected to take four days to complete, weather and siteconditions permitting. Works will take place between 7am-6pm Monday toFriday only and will involve surveyors using portable survey equipment.For more information refer to Local Updates.
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) – addendum
Council’s submission (as lodged on 16 October 2017) was reported toCouncil’s 24 October 2017 Ordinary Meeting, and Council resolved to:“(1) Receive and note the final submission; (2) Provide the followingcomments to the Department of Planning & Environment as an addendumto the submission – (a) That the Submission include a requirement thatsays that any changes to the design subsequent to the approval (shouldit be approved) must be brought back for public comment; and (b) Thatthe status of the Rozelle Underground Interchange be included in thesubmission.” Agenda papers and minutes for all Council meetings areavailable on the Council meetings web page. Council’s submission is available on Council’s WestConnex Stage 3 web page.
GENERAL
Protecting local streets from WestConnex
Council is currently investigating the results of its independenttraffic modelling to identify traffic-calming opportunities on streetswhich may experience traffic issues due to WestConnex. The followingscenarios are being investigated: (1) Without WestConnex – the likelytraffic on the current road network in 2012; (2) Opening of Stages 1 and2 – the likely traffic on local streets in 2021; and (3) If Stage 3(M4-M5 Link) is built - the expected traffic impacts in 2031.
To view maps of the streets that have been identified in Leichhardt/Annandale, Haberfield and St Peters go to Council’s Your Say Inner West web page.Feedback can be made online until Sunday 19 November 2017. For moreinformation and/or to discuss with Council staff, anyone is welcome toattend a drop-in session from 5pm-7pm on Thursday 9 November 2017 at theJimmy Little Community Centre, 19 Cecily Street, Lilyfield.
Western Harbour Tunnel - ground water monitoring & sampling
Further notification has been received by RMS about ground watermonitoring and sampling at previously-installed ground water monitoringsites. The monitoring will be undertaken from 23 October 2017 to 31December 2018 and sites will be visited once a month between the hoursof 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. Monitoringwill occur at the following locations that already have ground wells inplace: The Terrace, Birchgrove; Deloitte Avenue, Birchgrove; YurulbinPark, Birchgrove; Yerroulbin Street, Birchgrove; Yurulbin Park,Birchgrove; Beattie Street, Balmain; Little Darling Street, Balmain;Ellen Street, Rozelle; Cross Street, Rozelle; and Alice Street, Rozelle.For further information on this project, refer to the RMS website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 20 October 2017
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M4 East
Service investigation work – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised further to notificationN091B, work will continue on Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield from Thursday19 October 2017 in preparation for the installation of a permanentvariable message sign (VMS). Work is expected to take up to four shiftsto complete, and will take place Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm. Therewill be some noise associated with these works, and no road closures arerequired. For further information refer to Local Updates.
Changed traffic conditions – Wattle Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from 25 October 2017 work to realign WattleStreet will commence. This involves shifting eastbound traffic north toits final alignment between Martin Street and Crane Avenue. Works areexpected to take three shifts to complete, weather permitting. Works arescheduled from 6pm to 5am on 25 and 26 October and from 6pm 28 Octoberto 10am 29 October 2017. After this work is completed, motorists wishingto turn right into Waratah Street from Wattle Street will need toutilise the signalised G-loop, which can be accessed immediately afterMartin Street. Motorists will share the G-loop with constructionvehicles. For additional information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 10 October to 16 October 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
Weekend work – Campbell Street, St Peters
SMC has advised that weekend work will be carried out to prepare forthe connection of the newly-installed and upgraded water main onCampbell Street to the existing water main in Florence Street. Workswill occur on Saturday 28 October 2017 between 7am and 6pm. Traffic willbe reduced to one lane at two locations: Campbell Street west ofPrinces Highway between Church and St Peters Streets; and CampbellStreet east of Princes Highway to Barwon Park Road. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence monitoring data report
SMC has placed on Local Updates this report for September 2017. Itcovers environmental factors such as water discharge, dust and odour. Itincludes details of daily monitoring results, on what days the odourwas at unacceptable levels, when EPA was informed and when use of themasking agent was required to mitigate odour levels.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
This week Council staff attended the second meeting of the AQCCC,where a project representative gave a presentation on air qualitymodelling and showed possible locations for the proposed ambient airquality monitoring stations. In total nine possible locations have beenidentified in the St Peters area, including the existing monitoringstation at St Peters Public School. In accordance with the project’sconditions of approval, a total of three stations are proposed.Specialist Council staff are being consulted on these locations and willprovide comments to SMC for review.
M4-M5 LINK
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
As previously reported, the 60-day exhibition period for the Stage 3EIS closed on 16 October 2017, and Council’s submission was lodged withthe Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) on that date.The submission will be reported to Council’s 24 October 2017 OrdinaryMeeting with a recommendation that additional comments raised by Councilbe forwarded to the DP&E as an addendum. Agenda papers and minutesfor all Council meetings are available on the Council meetings webpage. Council’s submission is also available on Council’s WestConnex Stage 3 web page.
Geotechnical investigations – Simpson Park, St Peters
SMC has advised geotechnical investigations in Simpson Park have beencompleted around two weeks ahead of schedule. All equipment will beremoved from the park and it will return to full community use fromFriday 20 October 2017.
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Site management night work - Rozelle Rail Yards (RRY) site
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that Fulton HoganConstruction is cleaning up the RRY site. As part of these works,project access signs between the southern project boundary and City WestLink are required to be installed. Works will be undertaken on Tuesday24 October 2017 between 11pm and 5am and are expected to take one shiftto complete. The left-hand city-bound lane will be closed and trafficcontrollers will direct motorists around this work. For more informationcontact the Project Information Line on 1 800 870 248 or email rozellerailyards@fultonhogan.com.au.
Drone photography – RRY site
Further notification has been received by RMS advising a drone willbe used to capture time-lapse photography of the cleanup of the RRYsite. Photography will occur regularly for the duration of one year andwill take approximately one hour for each shoot. The photography will beundertaken by a trained operator with a civil aviation license. Thedrone will not fly over residential properties and the privacy ofresidences will be respected at all times. The first shoot is scheduledto commence on Wednesday 20 September 2017 and will be undertaken duringapproved working hours of Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm and Saturday 8amto 1pm. For more information refer to the RMS website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 13 October 2017
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M4 East
Service investigations – Waratah Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that from 12 October2017 it will commence service location and investigation works to helpinform the design of proposed traffic signage on Waratah Street.Community consultation on the proposed signage closed on Tuesday 19September 2017 and the proposals are now with relevant governmentauthorities for review. Where possible, work has been scheduled to takeplace 7am-6pm Monday to Friday and 8am-1pm on Saturdays. Work requiringroad or lane closures will occur at 9pm-5am Sunday to Friday. It isexpected to take eight shifts to complete this work. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Service investigations – Parramatta Road, Haberfield & Ashfield
SMC issued a notice advising that from 10 October 2017 servicelocation and investigation work will commence on Parramatta Road toassist with finalisation of design for future traffic signage. To ensurethe safety of motorists, this work will take place between 9pm and 5amSunday to Friday, and is expected to take eight shifts to complete. Formore details refer to Local Updates.
Temporary road closure extension – Orpington Street, Ashfield
SMC has confirmed that Orpington Street will continue to be closed atthe intersection of Parramatta Road westbound until the end of December2017. This is due to unexpected utility works and adverse groundconditions. The road closure minimises the amount of out-of-hours workotherwise required in this location. Work will continue between 7am and6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. Residents will benotified separately if work is required outside these hours. Additionalinformation is available on Local Updates.
Air quality monitoring station installation works – corner of Ramsay & Martin Streets, Haberfield
SMC has advised that Haberfield Primary School has been chosen as alocation for an air quality monitoring station. Works commenced toinstall this station on 2 October 2017 and works will take place between7am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Construction is expected to take up toone month to complete. The majority of works are expected to take placeduring the school holidays. For more information (including a local map)refer to Local Updates.
Traffic & transport group meeting
Council staff recently attended a M4 East Traffic and TransportLiaison Group (TTLG) meeting, held monthly. An update on progress ofconstruction and forthcoming works was given, including a future trafficlane switch on Wattle Street in October and December 2017. Councilraised concerns about removal of a bus stop on Orpington Street,Ashfield. Due to the closure of Orpington Street, Bus Route 406southbound has been detoured to Liverpool Road and Pembroke Street. Thetwo bus stops on Orpington Street between Parramatta Road and PembrokeStreet were removed without replacement. SMC advised that TfNSW has beennotified of Council’s concerns.
NEW M5
Blasting activities - St Peters area
SMC has notified residents that further to the Spring constructionupdate, blasting will be typically undertaken in the St Peters areaMonday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm from now until2018. One round of blasting will take place on each of these days.Blasting is an alternative method of tunnel excavation instead of roadheaders. During a blast event, residents may experience a low rumblingnoise with vibrations for approximately 10 seconds. For more detailsrefer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 3 October to 9 October 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee – minutes available
Minutes from the first New M5 Air Quality Community ConsultativeCommittee (AQCCC) meeting on Tuesday 19 September 2017 are available on Local Updates.Council staff attended this meeting, and items discussed included:purpose of the committee; terms of reference including conduct, agendaand meeting minutes; air quality monitoring methods for the New M5; andair quality monitoring stations and their locations. The meetingminutes include a presentation given by a Roads & Maritime Services(RMS) air quality specialist.
M4-M5 LINK
Stage 3 (M4-M5 Link) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Monday 16 October 2017 marked the end of the 60-day exhibition periodfor the Stage 3 EIS. A draft of Council’s submission was considered atthe 12 October 2017 Ordinary Meeting and a final submission lodged withthe Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) on 16 October2017. The final submission will be reported to Council’s 24 October2017 Ordinary Meeting with a recommendation that additional commentsraised by Council be forwarded to the DP&E as an addendum. Agendapapers and minutes for all Council meetings are available on the Councilmeetings web page. Council’s submission is also available on Council’sWestConnex Stage 3 web page.
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WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 06 October 2017
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M4 East
Permanent noise wall construction – Wattle Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised on Thursday 28September 2017 work commenced to construct a permanent noise wall alongWattle Street in Haberfield. It will run along the back of theeven-numbered properties on Walker Avenue and is scheduled to beconstructed in stages. The noise wall between 24 Walker Avenue and AllumStreet will be installed first and the remaining structure betweenAllum and Ramsay Streets will follow. Affected residents will benotified separately. Standard construction hours apply. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Final sealing of footpath – Silver Street, St Peters
SMC has notified residents that the new concrete footpath on theeastern side of Silver Street will have a finish seal applied onWednesday 11 October and Thursday 12 October 2017 between 7am and 6pm.This work is expected to have a low-level noise impact and trafficmanagement will be in place as required. Access for residents willremain at all times. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Saturday work & temporary footpath closure – Campbell Road, Alexandria
SMC has posted a notice about work to be undertaken on Campbell RoadAlexandria to facilitate a cable-pull operation for utility relocationwork. It will involve installing concrete barriers along the northernside of Campbell Road between Barwon Park Road and Harber Street. Thisis within the City of Sydney council area next to the Inner West Councilarea. Work will be undertaken during standard construction hours, willcommence on Saturday 7 October 2017 between 8am and 1pm and is expectedto take one shift to complete. Work for the removal of concretebarriers will take place on Saturday 14 October 2017 between 8am and 1pmand is also expected to take one shift to complete. Changed parkingconditions will be in place during this time. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 26 September to 2 October 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Simpson Park, St Peters
Council staff met with SMC staff and local residents this week atSimpson Park in St Peters to discuss the proposed geotechnical worksthat are to be carried out in the park from Wednesday 11 October 2017for approximately three weeks. Work will be undertaken between 7am and6pm Monday to Friday. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Council’s public meeting on the EIS
Council convened a public meeting on the WestConnex Stage 3Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the evening of 4 October 2017.The Mayor and Deputy General Manager Community & Engagement outlinedCouncil’s position on the EIS and the main issues it has raised. Thiswas followed by an open-mic session where anyone in attendance was ableto make comments and ask questions. At the meeting, residents wereencouraged to view the EIS and lodge a submission by the 16 October 2017close date – through the Department of Planning & Environment’s major projects website.Council staff and Beca (Council’s consultants for the EIS assessment)briefed Councillors on EIS issues at a briefing session on the eveningof 5 October 2017.
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Extraordinary Council Meeting on WestConnex matters
On 3 October 2017 Council held an Extraordinary Meeting to discuss anumber of WestConnex matters. Agenda papers and minutes from themeeting (when made available) are on Council’s website.
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
Council’s WCLF met on Thursday 5 October 2017 to discuss a range ofWestConnex matters. A special session was held on the issues raised bythe Stage 3 EIS. This included a presentation by Beca, Council’sconsultants for the EIS assessment. WCLF minutes are available on Council’s website.
Western Harbour Tunnel ground water monitoring well installation – Ellen Street, Rozelle
For the Western Harbour Tunnel motorway project, RMS continues tocarry out groundwater monitoring to gather information about undergroundconditions across a broad area. Data collected will be used to informthe engineering design, final costings and a construction timeline ofthe project. Some sites identified for test drilling will become groundwater monitoring wells and will require small installations. Work inEllen Street Rozelle will commence from Wednesday 11 October 2017. Workswill take around two days to complete, depending on ground conditions.Monthly checks will take place, and after a period of up to a year, thesite will be restored to its previous condition. For more information,contact the Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) project team on 1 800789 297 during business hours or motorwaydevelopment@rms.nsw.gov.au.
Western Harbour Tunnel geotechnical investigations - Yurulbin Park, Birchgrove
RMS has advised that geotechnical testing will be carried out atYurulbin Park in Birchgrove. Two sites will be established within thearea and work will commence on Wednesday 11 October 2017 between 7am and6pm Monday to Friday, and will take fourteen days to complete.Following the drilling, groundwater well monitors will be installed andchecked monthly for around 12 months. When complete, the penetrationswill be filled in and the test sites restored to their previouscondition. For more information, refer to RMS’s website.
Western Harbour Tunnel geotechnical investigations, Rozelle
RMS has further advised that geotechnical investigations will beoccurring on the following roads in Rozelle between Tuesday 3 Octoberand Friday 15 December 2017:
- Alfred Street (between Denison Street and Alfred Lane);
- Alfred Lane;
- Burt Street (between Denison Street and Alfred Lane);
- Denison Street (between Albert and Burt Streets);
- Easton Street (between Denison and Foucart Streets);
- Alice Street (between Easton and Albert Streets);
- Mary Street; Albert Street (between Foucart and Denison Streets);
- Foucart Street (between Lilyfield Road and Easton Street);
- Lilyfield Road (between Hutcheson and Foucart Streets); and
- Hutcheson Street (between Albert Street and Lilyfield road).
For more information, refer to RMS’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 29 September 2017
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M4 East
Council staff recently met with tenants from a NSW Government publichousing complex at Haberfield to discuss their issues with M4 Eastconstruction. The main issues discussed were noise and dust impactsfrom nearby construction sites. Council staff agreed to raise thesetenants’ issues with SMC at the next opportunity.
NEW M5
Temporary site compound – Tempe Reserve, St Peters
It has been previously reported that SMC has planned to occupy asection of the netball courts area in Tempe Reserve to establish atemporary works area. This has been delayed previously, but SMC hasrecently advised that this works area will be established on 2 October2017 and will be removed by the first quarter of 2018. This compoundwill support construction activities to excavate the New M5 tunnelsunder the Cooks River. The works area will occupy five netball courts, avegetation mound and the footpath which runs alongside the Cooks River.Standard construction hours will apply. Representatives from the New M5project team, Council and netball groups have met on site in past weeksto discuss ways impacts can be minimised. Council continues tonegotiate with RMS over Council’s compensation claim for use of thisarea. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Edith Street, St Peters
SMC has recently advised that as part of planning the M4-M5 Link,geotechnical investigations will be carried out in Edith Street from 3October 2017. Works will take place Monday to Friday between 7am to 6pmand 8am to 1pm on Saturdays and are expected to take three weeks tocomplete, weather permitting. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Council’s public meeting on the EIS
A previously reported, the WestConnex Stage 3 EIS is on publicexhibition until Monday 16 October 2017. Council will be convening apublic meeting at 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Centurion Lounge at LeichhardtOval, Lilyfield. The meeting aims to inform the community of Council’smain issues with the EIS and hear of the community’s issues. Otherrecent events related to the Stage 3 EIS include: a briefing by SMC forstaff held on 14 September 2017; a briefing by SMC for Inner WestCouncillors held on 19 September 2017; an Extraordinary Meeting ofCouncil to be held on 3 October 2017; the abovementioned public meetingto be held on 4 October 2017; a meeting of Council’s WestConnexCommunity Liaison Forum (WCLF) to be held on 5 October 2017; a briefingby staff of Inner West Councillors to be held on 5 October 2017 andOrdinary Meetings of Council to be held on 12 and 24 October 2017.
Investigative drilling - Simpson Park, St Peters
As previously reported, SMC had planned to undertake investigativedrilling for Stage 3 in Simpson Park in August 2017. Council hadappealed this action under the Roads Act pending a site meeting, and SMChad postponed this action. SMC has recently advised Council that itplans to commence investigative drilling in Simpson Park on 9 October2017. A notice was distributed and door-knock undertaken of localresidents on 29 September 2017. A site meeting involving localresidents and SMC and Council staff is planned for 6 October 2017.
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Western Harbour Tunnel ground water monitoring well installation – Alice Street, Rozelle & Beattie Street, Balmain
For the Western Harbour Tunnel motorway project, RMS continues tocarry out ground water monitoring to gather information aboutunderground conditions across a broad area. Data collected will be usedto inform the engineering design, final costings and a constructiontimeline of the project. Some sites identified for test drilling willbecome ground water monitoring wells and will require smallinstallations. Work in Alice Street, Rozelle will commence fromWednesday 27 September 2017 and in Beattie Street, Balmain from Friday29 September 2017. Works will take three to four short visits of aroundthree hour’s duration over the next four weeks. Monthly checks will takeplace, and after a period of up to a year, the site will be restored toits previous condition. For more information, contact the Roads &Maritime Services (RMS) project team on 1 800 789 297 during businesshours or motorwaydevelopment@rms.nsw.gov.au.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 22 September 2017
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M4 EAST
Temporary closure of the G-Loop – Wattle Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that as from Wednesday 20 September 2017, thededicated truck turning bay within Reg Coady Reserve (known as theG-Loop) will be temporarily closed for six weeks. This closure willfacilitate the construction of a permanent pavement along Wattle Streetand associated drainage and utility services. During this closure, truckmovements will be via the approved haulage routes. For more informationincluding maps refer to Local Updates.
Changes to the pedestrian footbridge – Parramatta Road, Ashfield
SMC has posted a notice on Local Updates advisingfrom Sunday 24 September 2017 work will be undertaken to finalise therealignment of the stairs on the western side of the pedestrianfootbridge on Parramatta Road near Bland Street, Ashfield. After openingthe new stairs to the public, the old stairs will be demolished.Standard construction hours will apply and some night work will berequired from 9pm to 5am on Sunday to Friday. Works are expected to takeup to two weeks to complete.
NEW M5
Night work – Campbell Road, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice stating that night work will be carried outaround Campbell Road, St Peters for the delivery of concrete girders.This is within the City of Sydney council area, but close to the InnerWest council area. This work will start on Wednesday 20 September 2017and is expected to take up to 4 nights per week over a 4 week period,between midnight and 7am Wednesday to Saturday. No work will be carriedout on Sundays or public holidays. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Road closure & traffic changes – Church & St Peters Streets, St Peters
SMC has advised that work is underway to upgrade drainage utilitiesalong Campbell Street and road closures and traffic changes arenecessary to facilitate this work across Church and St Peters Streets.Traffic impacts are as follows:
- Church Street will be closed to pedestrians and motorists from 7am on Monday 25 September to 6pm on Friday 29 September 2017. Residents can access Church Street via Victoria Street; and
- St Peters Street will be reduced to one vehicle lane and one pedestrian footpath from 7am on Wednesday 4 October to 1pm Saturday 7 October 2017. Traffic control will be set up to allow vehicle access in both directions.
For further information, refer to Local Updates.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 12 September to 18 September 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Update webpage.
Urban Design Review Panel (UDRP) meeting
Council staff recently attended a New M5 UDRP meeting for the New M5to discuss modifications to the proposed motorway traffic controlbuilding on Campbell Road at Alexandria, within the City of SydneyCouncil area. The proposed modifications were minor and did not raiseany concerns for Inner West Council.
M4-M5 LINK
Exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
As previously reported, the Department of Planning & Environment(DP&E) has placed the Stage 3 EIS on public exhibition until 16October 2017. It is available on the DP&E website andprint copies are available in all of Council’s libraries and servicecentres. Print copies of Council’s submission on the Stage 3 ConceptDesign are also available at these venues and on Council’s website. Council’s submission on the Concept Design provides a guide to the issues raised for Council by the EIS.
Council staff continue to analyse the EIS and are drafting Council’ssubmission, assisted by planning/engineering firm Beca Australia, whohas been commissioned by Council for this purpose. As the submission isbeing drafted, feedback from staff, newly-elected councillors, thecommunity and other stakeholders from various briefings and meetingswill continue to be integrated. SMC gave briefings on the EIS to staffon 14 September and to councillors on 19 September.
The 19 September briefing to councillors involved presentations fromthe Stage 3 Project Director and SMC’s air quality and traffic modellingspecialists. Councillors had the opportunity to raise queries with SMCstaff about EIS issues and raise queries about the assessment processand compliance issues with DP&E staff in attendance.
A public meeting on the EIS is planned for 4 October and EIS issueswill be discussed at the 5 October WestConnex Community Liaison Forum(WCLF) and at a workshop for councillors and staff to be held on 5October. The submission will be lodged with the DP&E on 16 Octoberand will be reported to Council’s 24 October 2017 Ordinary Meeting.
Council encourages the community to make a submission on the EIS, andcommunity members are welcome to forward their submissions or issues toCouncil by e-mail to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.SMC has posted a document designed to assist the community with theirsubmissions. All submissions received will be assessed and documented ina forthcoming submissions report, which will be considered by theDepartment of Planning and Environment (DP&E) as part of theproject’s assessment process. For further updates from SMC, refer to Local Updates.
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Western Harbour Tunnel ground water monitoring well installation – Beattie Street, Balmain
For the Western Harbour Tunnel motorway project, RMS is carrying outground water monitoring to gather information about undergroundconditions across a broad area. Data collected will be used to informthe engineering design, final costings and a construction timeline ofthe project. Some sites identified for test drilling will become groundwater monitoring wells and will require small installations. Work inBeattie Street, Balmain will start from Wednesday 20 September 2017 andtake half a day to complete. Monthly checks will take place, and after aperiod of up to a year, the site will be restored to its previouscondition. For more information, contact the Roads & MaritimeServices (RMS) project team on 1 800 789 297 during business hours or motorwaydevelopment@rms.nsw.gov.au.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 15 September 2017
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M4 EAST
Site layout changes – Haberfield
SMC has advised that as the M4 East project transitions into the nextstage of construction, layouts of the Wattle Street Civil and NorthcoteStreet Tunnel sites will slightly change. For Wattle Street, thisincludes: a new access gate on Wattle Street, new access gates on RamsayStreet and a new two-storey office building. For Northcote Street,this includes a new two-storey office building for the mechanical andelectrical team. A new mobile lunch room will be installed within theexisting work site in Reg Coady Reserve. There may be some noiseassociated with the installation of these facilities. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Partial road closure – May Street, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice stating that work is underway to install,relocate and upgrade storm water drainage along Campbell Street, StPeters. A ‘potholing’ program to identify existing undergroundservices/utilities is planned along a portion of May Street. Trafficchanges and a partial road closure are required to carry out this work.Traffic changes will be in place on May Street on Saturday 16 September2017 between 8am and 6pm at the intersection of Campbell Street (west)and May Street. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Upcoming night works – Canal Road, St Peters
SMC has advised that night work will be carried out along Canal Roadon Friday 15 September 2017 to undertake drainage works. Working hourswill be 6pm to 8am and it is expected to take one night to complete. Forfurther information, refer to Local Updates.
Environmental Protection Licence Monitoring Data Report
SMC has placed on Local Updates thisreport for August 2017. It covers environmental factors such as waterdischarge, dust and odour. It includes details of daily monitoringresults, on what days the odour was at unacceptable levels, when EPA wasinformed and when use of the masking agent was required to mitigateodour impacts.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
This report for the period 5 September to 11 September 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Update webpage.
Night work – Bedwin Road, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice about night work to be carried out on theeastern or Camdenville Park side of Bedwin Road to restore footpathaccess at that location. This work is scheduled to commence on Thursday21 September 2017and will be undertaken between 7pm and 5am. It isexpected the work will take one shift to complete. The work involvesrelocating concrete barriers using cranes, trucks, lighting towers andother construction vehicles. For more information refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK Geotechnical investigations and ground survey works in Haberfield & Ashfield
SMC is planning on carrying out geotechnical investigations andground survey works at a number of private properties along ParramattaRoad in Haberfield and Ashfield from Monday 18 September 2017. SMC hasnegotiated with property owners over these works, and they are expectedto take six weeks to complete. Standard construction hours apply. Formore information refer to Local Updates.
Exhibition of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
As previously reported, the DP&E has placed the Stage 3 EIS onpublic exhibition until 16 October 2017. It is available on the DP&Ewebsite and print copies are available in all of Council’s librariesand service centres. Print copies of Council’s submission on the Stage 3Concept Design are also available at these venues and on Council’swebsite. Council’s submission on the Concept Design provides a guide tothe issues raised for Council by the EIS.
Council staff are analysing the EIS and are drafting Council’ssubmission. As the submission is being drafted, feedback from staff,newly-elected councillors, the community and other stakeholders fromvarious briefings and meetings will continue to be integrated. SMCbriefed staff on the EIS on 14 September, and briefings for thecouncillors planned for 19 September and 5 October. A public meeting onthe EIS is planned for 4 October 2017, and EIS issues will be discussedat the 5 October WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF) and the 12October 2017 Ordinary Meeting of Council. Drafting of the submission isbeing assisted by planning/engineering firm Beca Australia, who hasbeen commissioned by Council for this task.
SMC has recently posted a notice to advise that it has used feedbackfrom 12 months of consultation with the community and other stakeholderto influence the Stage 3 design, as outlined in the EIS. The noticediscusses community issues raised over Easton Park, Blackmore Park,Traffic on Victoria Road, provision of open space and trucks parking onlocal roads. This information, along with details of EIS availability,SMC community information sessions, SMC’s Concept Design CommunityFeedback Report and other relevant background information is availableon SMC’s website.
Council encourages the community to make a submission on the EIS, andcommunity members are welcome to forward their submissions or issues toCouncil by e-mail to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. SMC has posted adocument designed to assist the community with their submissions. Allsubmissions received will be assessed and documented in a forthcomingsubmissions report, which will be considered by the Department ofPlanning and Environment (DP&E) as part of the project’sdetermination process. For further updates from SMC, refer to Local Updates.
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Western Harbour Tunnel geotechnical investigations – Balmain
RMS has recently advised Council geotechnical investigations will becarried out on Little Darling Street, near the corner of MontagueStreet, Balmain. Works will commence from Wednesday 20 September 2017and will take around two weeks to complete, depending on groundconditions and weather. Hours of work are 7am to 6pm Monday to Fridaywith no weekend or night work scheduled. For more information, contactthe Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) project team on 1 800 789 297during business hours or motorwaydevelopment@rms.nsw.gov.au.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 08 September 2017
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M4 EAST
Consultation for traffic signage – Waratah Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) is seeking feedback from residentson new road signs planned for Waratah Street. As is the case for theDalhousie Street signs (reported previously), the signs are intended toassist motorists to navigate connections to the Haberfield interchange.One of the signs is a Variable Message Sign (VMS), which will providereal-time information about unplanned changes to roads conditions. Threesigns are proposed: Sign A: tunnel clearance / no dangerous goods intunnel – height 1.7m, width 3.2m, post height 7m; Sign B VMS – height6m, width 5.6m and post height 7m; and Sign C tunnel clearance / overheight vehicle warning – height 2.2m, width – 4m and post height 7.8m.Comments can be made by phoning SMC on 1 800 660 248, by emailing info@m4east.com.au orcalling in to the Community Information Centre at 52 Railway Parade,Burwood. Submissions close Tuesday 19 September 2017. Council will bemaking a submission.
Traffic & transport group meeting
Council staff recently attended a M4 East Traffic and TransportLiaison Group meeting (held monthly). The project team briefed themeeting on forthcoming construction activities. Council staff raised anumber of issues based on a recent Haberfield site visit attended byCouncil staff, Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E)compliance staff and local residents. Access and pedestrian safetyissues were raised in relation to the footway on the north-easterncorner of the Ramsay / Wattle Street intersection. Concerns were alsoraised about the vulnerability of pedestrians to turning at theintersection of Ramsay and Martin Streets. Project staff gave anundertaking to investigate and resolve these issues.
NEW M5
Project interface meeting
Staff from Council and the New M5 project team met this week at aregular (monthly) staff project interface meeting. Items discussed were:
- scheduling a meeting between project and Council staff to further discuss detailed designs for the end-use of the area around the Camdenville Basin, with reference to Council’s Camdenville Park Masterplan;
- current and forthcoming construction activities in the St Peters area – these are being reported as notices are posted on Local Updates;
- blasting trials currently being carried out and the likely surface impacts of blasting and other tunnelling works; consultation underway with businesses at 178-310 Princes Highway St Peters about the proposed walk/cycle paths at rear of these properties;
- details for the landscaping of reserve at the corner of May and Campbell Streets to be discussed with local residents and Council staff;
- consultation with Council on proposed spoil truck haulage route for the Arncliffe mid-tunnel construction dive-site via Bellevue Street, St Peters;
- update on start-date and other aspects of works proposed for the netball courts area of Tempe Reserve; postponement of proposed Stage 3 investigative works within Simpson Park;
- recent parking issues and update on Council’s Sydenham Parking Review, which also applies to St Peters;
- update on issues from recent meetings of the WestConnex Community Liaison Forum and WestConnex Community Reference Group;
- proposed minor kerbside parking changes along Unwins Bridge Road near the intersection with Bedwin Road; and impact of construction activities on residents around Barwon Park Road.
St Peters interchange odour & gas monitoring report
Reports for the period 29 August to 4 September 2017 have been posted on SMC’s Local Update web page.
M4-M5 LINK
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) facts sheets
SMC has released a number of fact sheets on the individual suburbsdirectly impacted by Stage 3, detailing how key components of the EISwill affect these areas. They include: Rozelle; St Peters; Haberfield;Leichhardt; Camperdown; Iron Cove Link; Noise & Vibration;Tunnelling; Air Quality; and General Community Update. These factsheets provide a detailed summary of the relevant sections of the EIS.For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Council’s assessment of the EIS
The DP&E has placed the Stage 3 EIS on public exhibition until 16 October 2017. It is available on the DP&E website andprint copies are available in all of Council’s libraries and servicecentres. As previously reported, Council has commissionedplanning/engineering firm Beca Australia to assist with the drafting ofits submission on the EIS. SMC is convening a number of communityinformation sessions during the EIS exhibition and Council is currentlyplanning a public meeting on the EIS to be held during the exhibitionperiod. Details of EIS availability, SMC community EIS informationsessions, SMC’s Concept Design Community Feedback Report and relevantbackground information is available on SMC’s website. Council’s August2017 submission on the Concept Design, available on the Council’s website, provides a guide to the key issues raised for Council by the EIS.
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Western Harbour Tunnel ground water monitoring well installation – Rozelle & Balmain
RMS has recently advised Council of sites identified for testdrilling and ground water monitoring works. These sites are: AliceStreet Rozelle and Beattie Street Balmain, commencing 12 September 2017and taking around half a day to complete; Little Darling Street Balmain(west of Montague Street), to be undertaken between 15 September and 20October 2017; and Ellen Street Rozelle (near Evans Street) to beundertaken between 15 September and 20 October 2017. For moreinformation, contact the Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) projectteam on 1 800 789 297 during business hours or motorwaydevelopment@rms.nsw.gov.au.
Movie screening - Citizen Jane – Battle for the City
No WestConnex Public Transport is holding a fundraising screening ofCitizen Jane – Battle for the City, a documentary recently featured atthe 2017 Sydney Film Festival. The movie is based on the 1960 JaneJacobs book The Death and Life of Great American Cities that exploredthe impact on cities of motorways and other elements of modernistplanning and architecture. The movie will be screened at 6pm-8:30pm onTuesday 26 September 2017 at the Palace Cinema, Norton StreetLeichhardt. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite.
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
Council’s WCLF met on Thursday 7 September 2017. Minutes of WCLF meetings are posted on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 01 September 2017
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M4 East Project interface meeting, M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) exhibition.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 25 August 2017
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M4 EAST
Electrical cable relocation – Ramsay Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has posted a notice aboutinstallation of a new electricity pole on Ramsay Street. Works will becarried out from Tuesday 29 August 2017 at 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday,with some night work from 9pm to 5am Sunday to Friday. It is expectedworks will take three shifts to complete. For more information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
St Peters Interchange odour & gas monitoring report
Reports for the periods 8 to 14 and 15 to 21 August 2017 have been posted on SMC’s Local Updates webpage.
Environmental Protection Licence Monitoring Data report
SMC has posted this report for the July 2017 period. It reports onfactors such as water discharge, dust and odour. It includes details ofdaily odour monitoring results, on what days the odour was anunacceptable levels, when EPA was informed and when use of the maskingagent was required. To view the report, refer to Local Updates.
Road closures – Florence Street, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice advising that traffic changes will be inplace at the intersection of Campbell and Florence Streets from Monday 4September until Friday 8 September 2017 between the hours of 7am and4pm. Traffic management measures will remain in place 24 hours a day forthe duration of this work. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) exhibition
It was reported in last week’s WestConnex Weekly Update Report thatthe Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) had placed theM4-M5 Link EIS on public exhibition for two months – commencing on 18August 2017 and closing on 16 October 2017. Council has recentlywritten to the DP&E and SMC seeking an extension of the exhibitionperiod to allow the community sufficient time to draft a submission,accommodate Council’s meeting schedule and to account for theSeptember/October school holiday period. As was the case for theConcept Design assessment, Council has commissioned planning/engineeringfirm Beca to assist with the drafting of its submission on the EIS.The EIS is available on the DP&E website and print copies areavailable in all of Council’s libraries and service centres. SMC willbe convening a number of community information sessions during the EISexhibition, and Council is currently planning a public meeting on theEIS to be held during the exhibition period. Details of EISavailability, SMC community information sessions and general backgroundinformation on the EIS is available on SMC’s website.
Concept Design Community Feedback Report
The Community Feedback Report on submissions made during theexhibition of the M4-M5 Link Concept Design has recently been posted onSMC’s website. The report outlines how information on the ConceptDesign was disseminated to the community and summarises the issuesraised in submissions according to the following categories: airquality; public transport; traffic; active transport; property impacts;construction; community, health safety and sustainability; environmentand heritage; engagement process; and upcoming EIS. Links tosubmissions from key stakeholders (including Inner West Council) arealso available from SMC’s website.
Geotechnical investigations – Parramatta Road, Annandale
SMC has recently advised that as part of planning the M4-M5 Link,geotechnical investigations will be carried out on Parramatta Road,Annandale from Monday 28 August 2017. Work will take place Monday toFriday (four nights) between 8pm and 5am, and it is expected works willtake up to three weeks to complete, weather permitting. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
Geotechnical investigations - Simpson Park, St Peters
It was reported in last week’s WestConnex Weekly Update Report thatSMC was planning to undertake M4-M5 Link geotechnical investigations inSimpson Park, St Peters from 22 August 2017 for three weeks. Councilhas recently lodged an appeal against these works with Roads &Maritime Services (RMS) under the NSW Roads Act to allow for resolutionof issues raised by local residents. A site meeting between SMC andCouncil staff and local residents will be held shortly to discuss thedetails of these works, issues raised by local residents and how theseissues can be resolved.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel geotechnical investigations – Darling Street, Balmain
RMS has advised that geotechnical testing will be carried out at theend of Yerroulbin Street, Birchgrove. Work will start from Wednesday 30August 2017 and will take around three weeks to complete. Constructionhours will be 7am to 6pm weekdays and there will be no work on Saturdaysor on public holidays. For more information, refer to RMS’s website.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG)
The State WCRG met on 22 August 2017. Background information and meeting minutes for this committee are available on SMC’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 18 August 2017
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M4 EAST
Legacy project - open space concept plans
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has advised that submissions forthe M4 East Legacy Project concept plans, which include designs forresidual open space areas, will be accepted up until Tuesday 22 August2017. Plans are available to view at the M4 East community informationcentre, Ground Floor, 52 Railway Parade, Burwood and on SMC’s website. Comments can be made directly online via a collaborative map.
Ongoing construction work – Parramatta Road Vent Facility, Haberfield
Further to SMC notifications N164 and N164A, SMC has advised workwill continue on the Parramatta Road Vent Facility. Work is scheduled tocommence on Saturday 19 August 2017 and is expected to continue for upto six weeks. Working hours are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 8am to1pm on Saturday. Some excavation activities will continue in extendedhours between 8am and 5pm on Saturdays and 9am to 5pm on Sundays, whichwill take up to four weeks. Works include concrete work, earthworks,drilling and installation, spoil removal, and demobilising plant andequipment from excavation. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Tunnelling to commence – St Peters
SMC has posted a notice advising that in the next one to two weeks,tunnelling for the New M5 will start in the St Peters area approximately44m underground, and will be carried out 24 hours a day, seven days aweek. The tunnelling site is located at the St Peters Interchange site.For more information on what to expect and what is involved, refer to Local Updates.
Traffic changes & road closures – St Peters & Church Streets, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice about works to install, relocate and upgradeutilities along the southern side of Campbell Street, which will affecttraffic along St Peters and Campbell Streets. St Peters Street trafficchanges will be in effect from Monday 21 to Friday 28 August 2017between 7am and 6pm. Church Street traffic changes at the intersectionof Campbell Street will be in effect from Monday 28 to Friday 1September 2017 will commence from 7am. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Installation of Intelligent Transport System (night works) – Princes Highway, St Peters
SMC has posted a notice about night work commencing on Monday 21August 2017 to facilitate the installation of an Intelligent TransportSystem (ITS). This will result in the Campbell Street (east) signalsusing a sensor system rather than the current automatic timing system.Night work are required between the hours of 8pm and 4:30am and worksare expected to take one shift to complete. Campbell Street and CampbellRoad between Princes Highway and Burrows Road will be affected. Formore information, refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Exhibition
The Department of Planning & Environment (DP&E) has placedthe M4-M5 Link EIS on public exhibition for two months – commencing on18 August 2017 and closing on 16 October 2017. In Council’s mediarelease WestConnex EIS jumps the gun, available on Council’s website,the Administrator has expressed concern about the short timeframebetween the close of exhibition of the Concept Design and start ofexhibition of the EIS, which would not allow submissions on the formerdocument to influence the latter. Other concerns include retention ofthe Darley Road and Bridge Road mid-tunnel construction dive sites, nochange to large unfiltered ventilation stacks at Haberfield, RozelleRail Yards, Victoria Road and St Peters, and the Rozelle Rail Yardsrecreation area now appearing less linear and more fragmented. Councilwill shortly commission a planning/engineering consultant to assist withthe drafting of its submission, and progress of the assessment will bereported through WestConnex Weekly Update Reports and reports toCouncil. The EIS is available on the DP&E website andprint copies are available in all of Council’s libraries and servicecentres. Further background information is available on SMC’s website.
SMC will be convening the following community information sessionsduring the EIS exhibition: Leichhardt - Saturday 2 September 2017 at11am–2pm in the Leichhardt Town Hall, 107 Norton Street, Leichhardt;Haberfield - Tuesday 5 September 2017 at 4pm–7pm in the Michael MaherRoom, The Haberfield Centre, 78-80 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield (next toHaberfield Library); Newtown - Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 4pm–7pm inthe Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown; Balmain -Saturday 16 September 2017 at 11am–2pm in the Balmain Town Hall, 370Darling Street, Balmain; and Camperdown - Thursday 21 September 2017 at4pm–7pm in Rydges Camperdown, 9 Missenden Road, Camperdown.
Site management works – Rozelle Rail Yards
RMS has advised the surface clean-up of this site will commence onMonday 21 August 2017. Works are expected to take up to 12 months tocomplete and will include: site establishment, including installation offencing, temporary site offices and erosion, sediment and drainagecontrols; removing waste, stockpiles of materials and vegetation;removing existing rail infrastructure, buildings and redundant services;and site stabilisation and storm water controls. SMC will be managingthe site works on behalf of RMS. RMS has appointed Fulton HoganAustralia Pty Ltd as the principal contractor on this project. For moreinformation, refer to the RMS website.
Geotechnical investigations – Parramatta Road, Annandale
SMC has recently advised that as part of planning the proposed M4-M5Link, geotechnical investigations will be carried out on ParramattaRoad, Annandale from Monday 21 August 2017. Work will take place Mondayto Friday between 8pm and 5am, and is expected works will take up to oneweek to complete, weather permitting. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Geotechnical investigations – Simpson Park, St Peters
Further to previous notifications, SMC has advised that as part ofplanning the proposed M4-M5 Link, geotechnical investigations will becarried out in Simpson Park, St Peters from Tuesday 22 August 2017. Workwill take place Monday to Friday between 7am and 6pm and is expected totake up to three weeks to complete, weather permitting. For moreinformation refer to Local Updates.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel – geotechnical investigations – Darling Street, Balmain
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that geotechnicaltesting will be carried out on Darling Street, near the corner ofMontague Street, in Balmain. Work will commence from Wednesday 23 August2017 for one week. Construction hours will be 7am to 1pm weekdays and8am to 1pm on Saturdays. There will be no work at night or on Sundays.For more information, refer to the RMS website.
Sydney Motorway Corporation Community Grant Scheme
As previously reported, SMC is promoting its Community Grant Scheme,which provides grants of up to $10,000 for local initiatives that canimprove the well-being of communities affected by WestConnex. Key focusareas include health, safety, education, economic development,environmental sustainability and cultural heritage. The first round offunding for 2017 – 2018 is now available, and applications close at 3pmon Friday 1 September 2017. Further information is available on SMC’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 11 August 2017
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M4 EAST
Legacy project - open space concept plans
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) is seeking comments on conceptplans for the design of M4 East residual lands in Haberfield, Ashfield,Concord and Powells Creek. This is part of the M4 East Legacy Projectguided by Conditions of Approval B53 to B58. Land within the Inner WestCouncil area is referred to as Haberfield Gardens and Ashfield. Theconcept plans show how existing spaces and additional land around the M4East for community use will be treated, including landscaping designsand walk/cycle connections. SMC has recently commenced a dialogue withCouncil about future ownership and maintenance arrangements for thisland. The concept plans are available to view at the M4 East communityinformation centre, Ground Floor, 52 Railway Parade, Burwood and on SMC’s website. Comments can be made directly online via a collaborative map.
Tree Clearing for Variable Message Sign (VMS) – Dobroyd Parade, Haberfield
SMC has advised that further to notification N091B, from Monday 14August work will continue in preparation for the installation of apermanent VMS on Dobroyd Parade. Works will be undertaken Sunday toFriday 9pm to 5am, although works that can be undertaken a safe distanceaway from the Parade will be undertaken between 7am and 6pm. It isexpected to take three shifts to complete. For more information, referto Local Updates.
Wattle Street Traffic Switch 2A-1 – Haberfield
SMC has advised from Tuesday 15 August work to realign Wattle Streetbetween Martin and Waratah Streets will commence. This is the firststage of the 2A traffic switch, which involves building a new section ofroad and shifting traffic slightly to the north. The second stage 2A-2will occur later in the year. Works will be undertaken Sunday to Friday9pm to 5am and take up to 10 shifts to complete. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Electricity utility installation – Haberfield
SMC has advised from Monday 14 August the M4 project will beinstalling an electrical connection that will provide power to the cutand cover structure at the Parramatta Road Interchange. Standardconstruction hours apply and works are expected to take one month tocomplete. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Quarterly Construction Compliance Report
SMC has released the New M5 Quarterly Construction Compliance Report.The purpose of this report is to show the Department of Planning &Environment (DP&E) how the project is achieving compliance with itsconditions of approval. To view this report, refer to Local Updates.
Traffic changes and road closure – St Peters Street and Church Street, St Peters
SMC posted a notice about work underway to install, relocate andupgrade utilities along the southern side of Campbell Street, mostlywithin the existing site compound. To facilitate these works, trafficchanges will be in place on St Peters Street from Monday 21 August toFriday 28 August 2017 between 7am and 6pm; and on Church Street trafficchanges occur at the intersection of Campbell Street from 7am on Monday28 August to 6pm Friday 1 September 2017. Daytime weekday working hourswill apply but the above traffic arrangements will remain in place 24hours a day for the duration of this work. For more information referto Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Norton Street, Leichhardt
SMC has recently advised that as part of planning the proposed M4-M5Link, geotechnical investigations will be carried out on Norton Street,Leichhardt from Friday 11 August 2017. Works are expected to take up tothree weeks to complete, weather permitting. Standard daytime hoursapply. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Council’s submission on Concept Design
Council lodged its submission on the M4-M5 Link Concept Design withSMC on 4 August 2017, and it is available on Council’s website. Thesubmission was prepared by Council staff, assisted by a review of thedocument by planning/engineering firm Beca Australia and a review ofdive site options by an independent engineer. The submission has alsointegrated comments from specialist Council staff, feedback frommeetings of Council and the Local Representation Advisory Committee(LRAC) and feedback from residents and community groups throughout2016-17.Though the submission deals primarily with ‘content’ issues,‘process’ issues are also raised – for example, the document’s lack ofdetail and the possibility there will not be sufficient time between theclose of exhibition of the Concept Design and commencement ofexhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to allow issuesraised by the former document to influence the latter.
Council’s position on the Concept Design is expressed in three tiers, noting that all three are inter-related:
- The first-tier position is that Council remains strongly opposed to all parts of WestConnex, including Stage 3;
- The second-tier position is that Council reluctantly accepts that Stages 1 and 2 are approved and under construction, and a redesign of Stage 3 is sought to reduce local traffic/amenity impacts and improve transport outcomes. Key elements of Council’s alternative proposal for Stage 3 are: acceptance of the main Stage 3 tunnel between Haberfield and the M5, as without this link residents around the Haberfield and St Peters interchange sites would suffer unacceptable operational traffic impacts; a relocated/downgraded interchange closer to Sydney Airport and Port Botany to provide a more direct connection to these facilities; downgrading the Rozelle Interchange by removing entry/exit points to surface roads around the interchange; acceptance of the Iron Cove Link with associated improvements to Victoria Road and other surface roads around the interchange; extension of dedicated bus lanes across the Anzac Bridge; acceptance of the Rozelle Rail Yards recreation area; and implementation of a range of other traffic demand management measures; and
- Council’s third-tier position is that should Stage 3 proceed according to the Concept Design, a number of issues would need to be thoroughly assessed in the EIS and resolved and/or managed by design changes and conditions of approval. This is necessary to ensure all impacts on the local community are minimised and all opportunities seized for beneficial outcomes. Key issues include: air quality and visual impacts from proposed ventilation facilities, with Council requesting all ventilation facilities be fully filtered; overall construction impacts including, traffic, parking, noise and dust; particular concerns about impacts from mid-tunnel construction dive-sites, including that dive-sites proposed for Leichhardt and Camperdown be dropped; and operational traffic impacts.
The M4-M5 Link EIS is expected to be exhibited in late August or early September 2017.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel – geotechnical investigations in Balmain, Rozelle & Birchgrove
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) has advised that geotechnicaltesting will be carried out at the following locations commencing Monday14 August 2017: Cross Street, Rozelle; Alice Street, Rozelle; BeattieStreet Balmain, between Elliott and Mullens Streets; and Thomas Street,Birchgrove. Works commencing on Wednesday 16 August are at: LilyfieldRoad, between Foucart and Hutcheson Streets; and the Terrace, near thecorner of Rose Street in Birchgrove. Works are expected to take aroundnine days to complete depending on ground conditions, weatherpermitting. Standard daytime working hours apply, and there will be nowork at night, on Sundays or on public holidays. For more informationrefer to the RMS website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 04 August 2017
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M4 EAST
Consultation for permanent signage – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
As was reported previously, Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) hasrecently consulted with residents on new directional and variablemessage signs proposed for Dalhousie Street. Comments have now closed.Council made a submission raising a number of issues, including: need tonotify Council and the wider community via Local Updates at the sametime as flyer distribution to residents; Council is concerned aboutindirect negative impacts of WestConnex, such impacts created by thesesigns; signs should only be erected if absolutely necessary, asHaberfield is a Heritage Conservation Area; if deemed necessary, thentheir number, size, height and bulk should be minimised and theirlocation considered carefully; exemption from road sign standards may benecessary; sign footings should not obstruct walk/cycle paths of travelon footways; and comments from the local community should be carefullyconsidered before designs are finalised.
Tunnelling progress update – Northcote Street construction site
SMC has advised there are now eight road headers excavating themainline tunnels, as well as the Wattle Street and Parramatta Roadentry/exit ramps and the M4-M5 Link tunnel stubs. In accordance with theproject’s Environmental Protection Licence conditions, tunnellingactivities (including spoil removal) will occur 24 hours per day, sevendays per week. For more information refer to Local Updates.
NEW M5
Road closure & utility works - Campbell Street, St Peters
As previously notified by SMC on 14 July 2017, the installation of a250mm steel pipe along Campbell Street between May and HutchinsonStreets is continuing. Campbell Street will be closed between UnwinsBridge Road and the Princes Highway to allow for these works. Extendedworking hours are required on Saturday 5 August 2017 from 8am to 10pmand Sunday 6 August from 8am to 6pm. Campbell Street/Road from MayStreet to Burrows Road will be closed from 8am on Saturday 5 August to6pm Sunday 6 August 2017. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Night works – Campbell Road, St Peters
SMC has further advised that night work will be undertaken onCampbell Road for utilities works. This will take place on Monday 7August 2017 between 7pm and 5am and is expected to take one shift tocomplete, weather permitting. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Traffic impacts – Euston Road, Alexandria
SMC has advised that further utilities relocation works will beundertaken this weekend at the Sydney Park Road / Euston Road roundaboutand the Maddox Street / Euston Road intersection. This is within theCity of Sydney, but close to the Inner West Council area. Work willcommence on Friday 4 August 2017 at 7pm and continue until Monday 7August at 5am. This work will be continuous and is expected to causelocal traffic impacts. Drivers are being encouraged to plan ahead andtake alternative routes over the weekend. For more information, refer toLocal Updates.
Resident community session – construction update
New M5 has recently conducted several community consultation sessionsdesigned to inform residents on all current and future project works.SMC’s presentation to these sessions is available on the WestConnex website.
Various project reports
SMC has made available the following New M5 reports: QuarterlyConstruction Compliance Report: Issue 1; Quarterly ConstructionCompliance Report: Issue 2; Aboricultural Impact Assessment – McEvoyStreet and Euston Road; Heavy Vehicle Movement Report – Use of BellevueStreet Tempe; and Construction Spoil Management Plan. For moreinformation, refer to Local Updates.
St Peters Interchange odour & gas monitoring report
A report for the period 25 to 31 July has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates webpage.
New M5 Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
SMC has recently advised that the time available to register anexpression of interest to become a community representative on thiscommittee has been extended until Friday 11 August 2017. Nominationscan be made via SMC’s website.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Leichhardt, St Peters & Annandale
SMC has recently advised that as part of planning the proposed M4-M5Link, geotechnical investigations will be carried out at the followinglocations: Hubert Street Leichhardt from Friday 4 August 2017; SilverStreet, St Peters from Friday 4 August; and Reserve Street, Annandalefrom Tuesday 8 August. Works are expected to take up to three weeks tocomplete, weather permitting. Standard daytime hours will apply andthere will be no work on Sunday or public holidays. For more informationrefer to Local Updates.
Council’s submission of Concept Design
As has been previously reported, Council has been drafting itssubmission on the M4-M5 Link Concept Design, assisted by consultants.The final submission will be lodged on 4 August 2017 and posted on Council’s website soonafter. Council has circulated a flyer to residents which highlightsthe main issues raised by the Concept Design and encourages residents tomake a submission. The M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)is expected to be exhibited in late August or early September 2017.
GENERAL
Western Harbour Tunnel
Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) representatives recently met withCouncil staff to give a briefing on planned geotechnical drilling forthe proposed Western Harbour Tunnel motorway. Council staff wereinformed that a further nine geotechnical investigations and 10topographic surveys would be undertaken in Rozelle, Balmain andBirchgrove. Investigations are expected to be undertaken between Monday14 August and Monday 2 October 2017. Similar to equivalent works beingundertaken for WestConnex, drilling sites will be occupied for 5-7 days,while cone penetration sites in Birchgrove Oval will be occupied for 24hours. Each site will be returned to its original condition. Residentswill be notified no less than 5 days in advance of work commencing ateach site. The Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) project team will bedoor-knocking residents to answer any questions they may have, andnotifications will be posted on the RMS website.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WRCG)
The minutes from the 13 June 2017 meeting of the State Government’s WCRG are now available on SMC’s website. The next meeting will be held on 22 August 2017.
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
Council’s WCLF met on Thursday 3 August 2017. Minutes of WCLF meetings are posted on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 28 July 2017
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M4 EAST
Consultation for permanent signage – Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
As was reported previously, Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) isseeking feedback from residents on new road signs planned for DalhousieStreet. The signs are designed to assist motorists to navigate the newconnections to the Haberfield Interchange. Three signs are proposed:Sign A: tunnel clearance / no dangerous goods in tunnel – height 1.68m,width 3.05m, post height 7m; Sign B: variable message – height 6m, width5.6m, post height 7m; and Sign C: tunnel clearance / over heightvehicle warning – height 2.2m, width 4.5m, post height 7.8m. Commentscan be made by: calling 1 800 660 248 and asking for Sally Brough; oremailing info@m4east.com.au withyour name and residential address; or calling in to the communityInformation Centre at 52 Railway Parade Burwood. Submissions closeWednesday 2 August 2017. Council will be making a submission.
M4 East Legacy Project – Concept Plan, Haberfield Gardens & Ashfield
M4 East Conditions of Approval B53 to B58 require SMC to undertake anumber of actions and prepare draft plans to improve the social,economic and aesthetic well-being of neighbourhoods around the project.Collectively these plans/actions are known as the M4 East LegacyProject. The project provides an opportunity to increase open andpublic spaces and enhance accessibility to these spaces by thecommunity. Following ongoing feedback from the community about urbandesign and landscape issues (including feedback from formal exhibitionof the M4 East Urban Design & Landscape Plan), SMC has recentlyreleased a set of Legacy Project concept plans. The plan relevant tothe Inner West Council area is the Haberfield Gardens & Ashfieldconcept plan, available from Local Updates.
Out of hours work – Ashfield & Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Monday 31 July 2017 service relocation,investigation and pavement construction works will continue on andaround Parramatta Road and Chandos, Bland and Orpington Streets.Standard daytime construction hours will generally apply, but some nightwork is required. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Road work & traffic changes – Martin Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that from Wednesday 2 August 2017, work to constructthe new Martin/Wattle Street intersection will continue. Martin Streetwill be temporarily closed on the northern side of its intersection ofWattle Street for the duration of this work. Work has been scheduled totake place Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm and 8am to 1pm on Saturday(where possible) for a period of up to two months. For more informationrefer to Local Updates.
Meetings of the M4 East traffic & transport and interface groups
This week Council staff attended a M4 East Traffic and TransportLiaison Group meeting and a M4 East Interface meeting (both heldmonthly). Following is a summary of the main issues discussed: generalworks update, including works Martin and Wattle Street works; proposedDalhousie Street signage; proposed Parramatta Road variable message sign(VMS); M4 East Legacy Project; and ongoing local parking issues.Further information on each of these items will be included in theWeekly Update Report if/when notices are posted on SMC’s Local Updates webpage.
NEW M5
Establishment of temporary site compound – Tempe Recreation Reserve
As previously reported, SMC proposes to use a section of the TempeReserve netball courts as a temporary worksite to support tunnellingwork. Council has been working with the New M5 project team to minimisedisruption to the netball playing season, local facilities and thelocal environment. Council has also been negotiating compensation foroccupation of this land with Roads & Maritime Services (RMS).Council is seeking significant compensation. Work is expected tocommence on 31 July 2017 and to be completed by December 2017. Standarddaytime construction hours will apply. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Piling for the Campbell Road Bridge – Alexandria & Mascot
SMC has advised that in preparation for construction of the CampbellRoad Bridge, pile driving on both sides of Alexandria Canal will becarried out. This involves large concrete cylinders being screwed intothe ground until they hit rock at approximately 15m below the surface. Acore is then extracted from the rock and the concrete cylinder islodged into place. Works are expected to commence on Monday 31 July 2017and last for approximately six weeks, weather permitting. Standarddaytime construction hours will apply. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Road closures & utility works - Princes Highway & Campbell Street/Road
SMC has advised that further to their 14 July 2017 notification,additional work outside standard construction hours is required tocomplete their scope of works. Dates and times are as follows: Saturday29 July 2017 8am–10pm; Sunday 30 July 8am–6pm; Saturday 5 August8am–10pm; Sunday 6 August 8am–6pm; and Saturday 12 August 8am–10pm. Formore information refer to Local Updates.
St Peters Interchange odour & gas monitoring report
A report for the period 18 to 24 July has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates webpage.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Empire Street & Rawson Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that as part of the planning for the proposed M4-M5Link, geotechnical investigations will be carried out on Empire Streetat from Tuesday 27 July 2017 and Rawson Street from Monday 31 July 2017.Works are expected to take up to three weeks to complete, weatherpermitting. Standard daytime hours will apply. For more informationrefer to Local Updates.
Council’s assessment of Concept Design
As has been previously reported, Council continues to draft itssubmission on the M4-M5 Link Concept Design, assisted by consultants.The final submission will be lodged before the 4 August 2017 exhibitionclose date. Council is also currently circulating a flyer to residentswhich highlights the main issues raised by the Concept Design andencourages residents to make a submission. The M4-M5 Link EnvironmentalImpact Statement (EIS) is expected to be exhibited in late August orearly September 2017.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 21 July 2017
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M4 EAST
Traffic signage proposed for Dalhousie Street, Haberfield
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has recently notified the localcommunity about proposed installation of traffic direction signs alongDalhousie Street. These signs are indirectly related to WestConnex asthey are intended to direct traffic in the vicinity of the Haberfieldinterchange. Consultation will continue for two weeks, after which SMCwill provide a summary of feedback received. SMC’s construction teamwill be undertaking service investigation works for these signs inDalhousie Street in the week commencing 31 July 2017, which will benotified shortly. Further details will be reported when available.
NEW M5
St Peters Interchange odour & gas monitoring report
A report for the period 11 to 17 July 2017 has been posted on SMC’s Local Updates web page.
Works along Campbell Street/Road, St Peters
Widening Campbell Street/Road between the Princes Highway and BurrowsRoad will create the need for works, road closures and traffic changes.Works involve upgrading and relocating multiple utilities includinggas, water, power and communications cables. Working hours willgenerally be during the day, but out-of-hours works will be undertakenon Saturdays from 29 July to 12 August 2017. Traffic control andsignage will be in place to assist local residents, road users,pedestrians and cyclists navigate through the changes. Access to localstreets and properties will continue to be maintained. CampbellStreet/Road from May Street to Burrows Road will be closed from 8amSaturday 5 August to 6pm Sunday 6 August 2017. For more information,refer to Local Updates.
Monthly interface meeting
This week council staff attended an interface meeting with New M5project staff, where the following matters were discussed: a workshop tobe convened between project and Council staff to discuss CamdenvilleBasin masterplan drainage designs; Council’s detailed designs of theproposed BMX track adjacent to Camdenville Basin; forthcoming drainageand utilities relocation works along and around Campbell Street/Road(described above); progress of Council’s claim for compensation for theproject’s occupation of a portion of the netball courts area at TempeReserve; and various complaints resolution items.
M4-M5 LINK
Geotechnical investigations – Kingston Street, Haberfield
SMC has advised that as part of the planning for the proposed M4-M5Link, geotechnical investigations will be carried out on Kingston Streetfrom Tuesday 25 July 2017. It is expected to take up to three weeks tocomplete, weather permitting. Works will take place between 7am and 6pmMonday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturday. For more information referto Local Updates.
Assessment of Concept Design
As has been previously reported, Council continues to draft itssubmission on the M4-M5 Link Concept Design, assisted by consultants.Available on Council’s website isa report that includes a summary of Council’s draft submission, to beconsidered by Council at its 25 July 2017 meeting. The final submissionwill be lodged before the 4 August 2017 exhibition close date. Councilis also circulating a flyer to residents which highlights the mainissues raised by the Concept Design and encourages residents to make asubmission. The M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) isexpected to be exhibited in late August or early September 2017.In thedraft submission, Council’s position on Stage 3 is expressed at threelevels. The first tier response is that Council continues to opposeWestConnex, preferring public transport and other demand-management(traffic reduction) solutions to Sydney’s traffic problems. The secondtier response is that whilst Council reluctantly accepts that Stages 1and 2 are approved and under construction, Stage 3 should be redesignedto reduce traffic impacts, reduce costs and improve transport outcomes.Council’s third tier response is that should the project proceedaccording to Concept Plan, a number of modifications and conditions arerequired to protect the Inner West community from what may otherwise beunacceptable construction and operational impacts.
Lantern procession along WestConnex Stage 3 route
As reported previously, a coalition of local WestConnex advocacygroups is convening a lantern parade on Saturday 22 July 2017, whichwill follow the planned route of the Stage 3 tunnel beneath Newtown andCamperdown. Starting locations are as follows: Haberfield - corner ofBland Street and Parramatta Road at 4pm; Leichhardt - Pioneer Park at5pm; Annandale - corner of Moore and Catherine Streets at 5:30pm and thePost Office at 5:45pm; St Peters - corner of Crown and Campbell Streetsat 4:45pm and the Brickworks at 5pm; and Newtown - at the neighbourhoodcentre (opposite the station) at 5:30pm. The procession will concludeat Camperdown Park at 6:30pm where a free barbeque will be available.
GENERAL
Council’s Local Area Traffic Improvement Strategy
As reported previously, a traffic modelling consultant has beenengaged by Council to undertake the required modelling, assisted byRoads & Maritime Services (RMS). A second consultant has beenengaged to use the modelling to shortlist local roads that may beaffected by additional traffic generated by WestConnex and to developLocal Area Traffic Management (LATM) schemes to manage the impacts. Thesecond consultant is currently reviewing relevant transport/planningdocuments and is working with the traffic modelling consultants toensure consistency between the modelling work and strategy development.Progress of this project will be reported to Council’s 25 July 2017meeting, and to Council meetings later in 2017.
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG)
The State WCRG met on 18 July 2017 - background information and meeting minutes for this committee are available on the SMC website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 14 July 2017
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M4 EAST
Consideration of Haberfield in M4-M5 Link Concept Design assessment
As is reported below, Council is currently assessing the M4-M5 LinkConcept Design, assisted by consultants, with a view to lodging asubmission by the 4 August 2017 close date. One of the key local issuesis continued use of M4 East construction sites at Wattle Street andWalker Avenue for M4-M5 Link construction. Council is particularlyconcerned about this issue as residents around these sites have alreadybeen subject to considerable impacts from M4 East construction. Anassessment of this issue will be included in Council’s submission.
Haberfield Borgo street party
As has been previously reported, Council has provided a marketingsupport package of $30,000 to Haberfield businesses that haveexperienced a drop-off in trade due to WestConnex-related road closures.The latest event supported by this package is a pop-up winter Borgostreet party presented by Haberfield Heritage Village - to be held inFederation Plaza in Ramsay Street on Saturday 22 July 2017, 9am – 2pm.The event will feature local Italian food and activities for familiesand children. More information is available in Council’s media release.
NEW M5
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) is seeking expressions of interestfrom community members to join the New M5 Air Quality ConsultativeCommittee (AQCCC). Similar to the equivalent committee for the M4 East(now established), the New M5 AQCCC’s role is to:
- provide advice on the location of the air quality monitoring stations;
- provide input on operational environmental management plans;
- compliance tracking reporting
- audit reports and complaints relating to air quality; and
- disseminate monitoring results before and after operation of the New M5.
Community representatives from each geographical portion of theproject are being sought, with registrations closing on 4 August 2017.Further information, including the application form and terms ofreference, are available from SMC’s website.
Aboricultural Impact Assessment Report – Campbell Road north
SMC has posted on its website the Aboricultural Impact AssessmentReport, commissioned by New M5 Joint Venture (JV). The report applies toa site along Campbell Road between Barwon Park Road and Burrows Road,St Peters, within Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) owned land andadjoining properties. The proposed works are part of the larger New M5scope-of-works for this area, which also include: construction ofwalk/cycle between Haber Street and Barwon Park Road; installation ofdrainage swale to mitigate existing issues between Euston and BurrowsRoads; installation of underground electricity lines and service pits;and road construction. For more details refer to Local Updates.
Managing construction dust
SMC has advised on its website that potential environmental impactsfrom construction are managed under an Environmental Protection Licence,issued by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The licenceincludes requirements for the management of dust and air quality, andsites are managed by the approved Construction Air Quality Plan.Mitigation measures are in place to reduce impacts to the localcommunity and include: using waters carts , sprinklers and hoses todampen work areas, stockpiles and vehicles routes; spraying thebiodegradable soil-binding polymer regularly throughout the site;covering inactive areas; sealing haulage roads and installing wheelwashers; air quality monitoring; and monitoring weather conditions toprepare for windy conditions. SMC encourages community members tocontact New M5 immediately on 1 800 660 248 or info@newm5.com.au if they observe dust leaving the construction site. For more information refer to Local Updates.
M4-M5 LINK
Assessment of M4-M5 Link Concept Design
As has been previously reported, Council is preparing its submissionon the M4-M5 Link Concept Design, assisted by planning/engineering firmBeca. Staff from Beca and Council gave a presentation to Council’s 11July 2017 Local Representation Advisory Committee (LRAC) on progress ofthe assessment and key issues that have been identified - includingCouncil’s strategic position on Stage 3 and local impacts, such asmid-tunnel construction dive sites, continuation of construction impactsat Haberfield and emissions from ventilation facilities. Issues raisedby LRAC members at the meeting were noted for inclusion in thesubmission. It is planned that a final draft submission be presented tothe 25 July 2017 Council meeting and the final submission be lodgedbefore the 4 August 2017 closing date. An Environmental ImpactStatement (EIS) for WestConnex Stage 3 is expected to be exhibited inlate August or early September 2017, and at that time, Council will seeka consultant to assist with its assessment of the EIS. Councilencourages anyone to make a submission on the Concept Design and toinform Council of their issues - by e-mail to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council is also finalising a flyer on the Concept Design for distribution to all residents.
Lantern procession along WestConnex Stage 3 route
A coalition of local WestConnex advocacy groups led by NewtownResidents Against WestConnex (NRAW) has organised a lantern parade onSaturday 22 July 2017 which will follow the planned route of the Stage 3tunnel beneath Newtown and Camperdown. Starting locations are asfollows: Haberfield - corner of Bland Street and Parramatta Road at 4pm;Leichhardt - Pioneer Park at 5pm; Annandale - corner of Moore andCatherine Streets at 5:30pm and the Post Office at 5:45pm; St Peters -corner of Crown and Campbell Streets at 4:45pm and the Brickworks at5pm; and Newtown - at the neighbourhood centre (opposite the station) at5:30pm. The procession will conclude at Camperdown Park at 6:30pm wherea free barbeque will be available.
Geotechnical Investigations
Council has received advice that RMS will be carrying outgeotechnical investigations on additional public roads in the Inner WestLGA commencing 17 July 2017. Roads affected are:
- Annandale Annandale Street, Reserve Street;
- Camperdown Cardigan Street;
- Haberfield Empire Street, Kingston Street, Rawson Street;
- Leichhardt Norton Street, Hubert Street;
- Newtown May Street; and
- St Peters Silver Street, rear parking area off Lackey Street.
GENERAL
WestConnex Community Reference Group (WCRG)
The minutes from the 2 May 2017 meeting of the State Government’s WCRG are now available on SMC’s website. The next WCRG meeting will be held on 18 July 2017.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.
WestConnex Weekly Update - 07 July 2017
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M4 EAST
Tolling on the New M4
Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) has posted on its website thelatest edition of The Inside Lane. This includes an update on tolling onthe New M4. Following are some of the ‘fast facts’ in this edition:WestConnex will be funded by motorists using distance-based tolling,similar to what is place on the M7; for the first month of operation,the widened M4 will be toll-free; tolls across WestConnex will be cappedat a maximum amount; and new toll prices will be introduced on 1January each year and limited to 4% or CPI, whichever is greater. Formore information refer to Local Updates.
Air Quality Community Consultative Committee (AQCCC)
The AQCCC held its first meeting on 13 June 2017. Backgroundinformation on this committee and on WestConnex air quality matters isavailable on SMC’s website. This Committee, established according to M4East Condition of Approval (CoA) B9, comprises an independent chair andrepresentatives from the proponent, tunnel operator, relevant councils(including Inner West Council) and the local community. It meetsquarterly and will continue to operate for two years after the M4 Eastis operational. Its role is to review and provide advice on: thelocation of the air quality monitoring stations required under CoA E8;operation environmental management plans and other operation stagedocuments; compliance tracking reporting; monitoring results and otherinformation on air quality issues; and audit reports or complaints asthey relate to air quality.
NEW M5
Temporary Noise Barrier Strategy, Campbell Street
The New M5 Joint Venture (JV) has prepared the above strategy inaccordance with New M5 CoA D20. This report takes into account worksassociated with the construction of the upgraded Campbell Street/Road atSt Peters, and the out-of-hours use of the minor ancillary facilitybeing established at Camdenville Basin. It identifies temporary noisebarrier locations, outlines the consultation processes, and includesacoustic reports detailing barrier specifications and predicted noiseattenuation benefits. For more information refer to Local Updates.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Transport Network Review
This review is being undertaken by SMC in consultation with relevantcouncils and Bicycle NSW in accordance with New M5 CoA B50. This weekCouncil staff attended a meeting to progress this strategy. Key mattersdiscussed were: detailed design treatments for walk/cycle routes andfacilities in and around Sydney Park, along Campbell Street/Road andacross the Bedwin Road Bridge. The current version of this review canbe downloaded from Local Updates.
Upcoming road closures, night work & utility installation, Campbell Street/Road St Peters
SMC has advised that as part of the road widening of CampbellStreet/Road, upgrading and relocating of multiple utilities continues tobe undertaken. On Saturday 8 July and Saturday 15 July 2017, extendedwork hours will be required between 7am and 6pm. Night work will becarried out on Thursday 13 July between 8pm and 5am. Traffic changeswill be in place on Campbell Street and surrounding streets in StPeters. For more information, refer to Local Updates.
Community information sessions for residents of St Peters
New M5 has confirmed the following St Peters community consultationsessions, to be held in the New M5 Community Information Centre locatedat 27 Burrows Road St Peters (parking available and the centre iswheelchair accessible):
- Wednesday 26 July 2017 for residents and businesses of Unwins Bridge Road, May Street, Brown Street, Hutchinson Street, Lackey Street, Applebee Street, Florence Street, St Peters Street, Church Street and Victoria Street - three sessions offered at 1:00pm, 5:30pm and 7:00pm; and
- Wednesday 2 August 2017 for residents of Crown Street, Campbell Street and Barwon Park Road - two sessions offered at 5:30pm and 7:00pm.
M4-M5 LINK
Concept Design assessment
As has been reported previously, Council is currently working withplanning/engineering consultant Beca to draft its submission on theM4-M5 Link Concept Design. It is planned that a summary of an earlydraft be discussed at the 11 July 2017 Local Representation AdvisoryCommittee (LRAC) meeting, a final draft presented to Council’s 25 July2017 meeting and the final submission lodged before the 4 August 2017closing date. Council encourages anyone to make a submission and toinform Council of their issues with the Concept Design - by e-mail to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au.
GENERAL
Inner West Council Community Grants now open
Inner West Council’s Community Grants Program provides financial andin-kind assistance of up to $7,500 to not-for-profit community-basedorganisations or community groups. These must be auspiced by anorganisation for projects which address local issues, promote socialjustice, enhance well-being and foster inclusion and social connection.The grants support community development projects and initiatives thatstrengthen the sustainability and capacity of the Inner West community.All applications should show how the project could provide communitybenefits for all residents of the Inner West Council area. Grants closeThursday 10 August 2017. Projects could be WestConnex-related. For moredetails including the Community Grants Guidelines refer to Council’s website.
WestConnex Community Liaison Forum (WCLF)
A WCLF meeting was held on 6 July 2017. Background information on the WCLF, including meeting minutes, is available on Council’s website.
WestConnex information, enquiries & complaints
Up-to-date notices about WestConnex-related activities in affectedsuburbs and streets are available from the site’s Local Updates page: https://www.westconnex.com.au/local-updates. Enquiries to the WestConnex project can be directed to SMC on 1800 660 248 or info@westconnex.com.au. Enquires to the Department of Planning & Environment’s WestConnex Compliance Officer can be directed to compliance@planning.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries to Council’s WestConnex Unit can be directed to westconnex@innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Council’s Weekly WestConnex Update Reports and other information on Council activities in relation to WestConnex is available from: http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/westconnex.