Robina to Tugun Rail Impact Assessment Study Part A: Robina Station to Stewart Road Draft Impact Assessment Report
Executive Summary Introduction This Impact Assessment Study (IAS) is for the Robina Station to Stewart Road section of an extension of the Gold Coast passenger rail line south from the existing Robina Station. This is Part A of a two part study report. Part B is for the Stewart Road to Boyd Street section of the rail extension. The Queensland Department of Main Roads is conducting a concurrent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Tugun Bypass between Stewart Road and Boyd Street for Stage 1 of the bypass and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) between Boyd Street and Kennedy Drive, Coolangatta for Stage 2 of the bypass. These reports also include rail corridor requirements for corridor protection purposes only. The rail corridor impact assessment from Stewart Road to Boyd Street, Tugun will be addressed in Part B sometime following completion of the road bypass study. The proposed rail extension and road bypass alignments are shown in Figure A.
This IAS responds to the Terms of Reference for the Study (November 2000). It has been initiated pursuant to Section 29A(2) of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 and prepared in accordance with the procedures set out in Impact Assessment of Development Projects in Queensland (Coordinator General’s Department 1979).
The objectives of the IAS (Parts A and B) are to: