Summer 2019/20

Sydney Gateway Community Update

Sydney Gateway is moving through the This new toll-free connection will make journeys planning process. We are now seeking your to and towards the M5, Eastern feedback on our combined Environmental Distributor and easier, faster and Impact Statement (EIS) and preliminary safer. It will help improve travel times and reduce draft Major Development Plan (draft MDP). congestion for commuters, visitors and freight in and around the airport precinct. Thank you for all the feedback you have provided so far. It has made a real difference to this project. Make a submission on our combined EIS and preliminary We encourage you to submit your comments draft MDP to ensure Sydney Gateway delivers an outcome which balances the needs of motorists and Sydney Gateway passes through both Sydney commuters with those of our local business Airport land, owned by the Commonwealth, and residential communities. and State land under the jurisdiction of the NSW Government.

Why Sydney Gateway As a result the project requires two planning is needed approvals to move forward: The NSW Government’s vision for Sydney is one of • NSW Government approval, which an integrated road and public transport network that requires the exhibition of an EIS; and gives you the freedom to choose how and when you get around, no matter where you live and work. To • Australian Commonwealth approval, which requires the exhibition of a preliminary achieve this vision, we are building Sydney Gateway draft MDP. to complete the missing links in the motorway network, improve traffic flow and reduce travel times. You can make submissions about the proposed project under the NSW or Commonwealth Sydney Gateway is vital to support the growth of our planning process, or both. communities, places and economy, and will enable people and goods to move around our city and The EIS will be on exhibition from Wednesday beyond, safely and reliably. 20 November until Thursday 19 December 2019. Submissions must be received by DPIE www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/ Interactive projects/on-exhibition. portal The preliminary draft MDP will be on exhibition from Wednesday 20 November until Friday Visit our new interactive portal to 21 February 2020. tour Sydney Gateway and explore the Submissions must be received by Sydney combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP: Airport Corporation www.sydneyairport.com.au/ rms.nsw.gov.au/sydneygatewayportal sydneygateway. Brooklyn

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St Marys What will Sydney Gateway deliver? BLACKTOWN Epping Sydney Gateway will provide motorists with a new and alternative route to the Domestic and International Balgowlah Chatswood terminals from the Sydney motorwayCarlingford network at St Peters interchange. Importantly, Sydney Gateway will M4 provide a new route for around 10,000 trucks a day.

Artarmon Once open,Westmead travel time savings to Sydney Airport for motorists will be:

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Western WestConnex Harbour New M4 widening Tunnel Western Harbour Tunnel

Up to Up to Up to Homebush 30 minutes 19 minutes Luddenham 40 minutes West from Haberfield from Rozelle from Parramatta using the using the using the M4 M4–M5 Link M4–M5 Link

M7 Fairfield Rozelle WestConnex New M4 tunnels Badgerys M12 Creek

Cecil Hills Bondi Junction WestConnex M4-M5 Link

Up to St Peters 22 minutes Interchange LIVERPOOL from Bankstown Sydenham Mascot Up to using the New M5 22 minutes SYDNEY GATEWAY Campbelltown Wolli Creek using the New M5 Beverly Hills Domestic International

M5 Widening M5 WestConnex Sydney Riverwood New M5 Airport The Northern Road Revesby

Port Botany Hurstville

Time savings are calculated by modelling traffic with and without Sydney Gateway. A range Glenfield of scenarios and planned major road projects, are considered in the assessment. More can be found in the combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP Chapter 9: Traffic, Transport and Access. Botany bay La Perouse

Sydney Gateway will provide a new route for around Local travel improvements 10,000 heavy vehicles SUTHERLAND per day

Narellan • O’Riordan Street and Botany Road will reduce delays in the afternoon peak carry around 30% lessCronulla traffic in 2026, Camden at the intersection of Qantas Drive/Seventh compared with if the Sydney Gateway Street/Robey Street and the Airport Drive/ project hadn’t been delivered. Link Road intersections CAMPBELLTOWN • The will carry 11% less traffic in 2026 compared with traffic volumes without Sydney Gateway. Heathcote increase capacity by up to 60,000 vehicle trips a day by 2036, with more increase average vehicle speeds by than half being airport-related 26% in 2026 and by 47% in 2036

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4 Gardeners Road New M5 Tunnels Bellevue Street Opening 2020

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Tempe Wetlands Airport Drive Mascot Tempe dog park

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Reserve O’Riordan Street Sydney Airport

Joyce Drive Existing Link Road Link Existing

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Creek DOMESTIC 0 1km Giovanni T1 Bridge T2 INTERNATIONAL Proposed road route shown. Subject to change following discussions and agreement with relevant landowners.

1 4 Alternative shared cycle Connection to St Peters and pedestrian pathway Interchange and beyond New alternative cycleway and pedestrian A four-lane raised road in each direction with pathway to connect from Alexandra Canal bridges to cross Canal Road and the Botany to Mascot at Coward Street. freight rail line.

5 2 Widening of Qantas Drive Connection to Widened from two-lanes to three-lanes in each International terminal direction to reduce congestion. A four-lane road in each direction with two bridges over Alexandra Canal. 6 New elevated road or ‘flyover’ 3 The flyover will separate vehicles travelling to the Domestic terminals from traffic heading New Link Road towards Port Botany and the Eastern Distributor. This new airport freight access route will provide This will enable travel from St Peters Interchange connections to Link Road following closure of to the Domestic terminals without stopping at a Airport Drive. single traffic light.

Community Update Summer 2019/20 3 Building our project

We recognise there will be disruption while we build method, working hours, materials, equipment, traffic Sydney Gateway, and we appreciate your patience management, site access routes, and temporary and understanding. construction sites.

We have been engaging with you to develop To read the guide visit rms.nsw.gov.au/ a construction approach that minimises traffic sydneygatewayportal and click on ‘download disruption, environmental and socio-economic your guide to the combined EIS and preliminary impacts, and importantly, protects the safety of draft MDP’. the community, motorists and workers. We expect to start building Sydney Gateway in Our guide to the combined EIS and preliminary draft late 2020, subject to receiving both NSW and MDP describes our proposed approach to building Commonwealth planning approvals and awarding the project. It includes our timeline, footprint, a construction contract.

Artist impression of the project

How we have engaged Community information session, Tempe with you

We recognise a project of this scale may impact those who live and work in Tempe, Mascot and Wolli Creek. This is why we have carried out our engagement program to understand the questions you have.

Since the release of the preliminary design in September 2018, we have engaged with thousands of you who may be impacted by our project. We have listened to better understand your communities’ questions and needs, and where possible have incorporated suggestions into our design.

We also spoke and listened to many residents, travellers, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at our information sessions, public information booths, briefings and when doorknocking in streets close to the project location.

4 Community Update Summer 2019/20 Changes we’ve made following your feedback

We have been able to make a number of changes in response to your feedback including:

Providing a new shared cycle and Relocating the Tempe Dog Park pedestrian pathway on the northern during construction. side of Alexandra Canal. There may be further changes to our design after the Reducing the amount of waste material public exhibition of the combined EIS and preliminary excavated from the former Tempe landfill by draft MDP and during detailed design. keeping the road as high as possible. This will reduce the amount of waste we will retain on site to maximise as much open space as possible. To find out how we have addressed your feedback in detail, refer to Sydney Designing a noise wall to ensure road noise Gateway’s combined EIS and preliminary impacts from the project are minimised for draft MDP, Chapter 4: Consultation. Tempe residents.

Our key construction sites

We have carefully selected our main construction sites • provide direct access to major roads for our to limit the impact of our work on you, and to keep the construction vehicles roads safe while we build. • minimise property disturbance for residents and businesses They allow us to: • minimise congestion and impact to the • access our work areas efficiently and safely road network. • minimise impact to sensitive environmental and We have proposed five locations for our construction community locations sites to support construction in surrounding work areas.

Sydney Gateway construction sites

Legend Tempe Lands site

Northern Lands site

St Peters site

Qantas Drive site

Domestic terminals (Ninth St) site

Project area

Open to traffic during construction

For more information about our construction approach and sites, please refer to Sydney Gateway’s combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP, Chapter 8: Construction or download Sydney Gateway Road Project: Your guide to the combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP.

Community Update Summer 2019/20 5 Shared cycle and pedestrian pathways

We recognise more people than ever before are We plan to have this new permanent shared cycle walking or cycling to work for leisure and fitness. and pedestrian pathway in place a few months after The NSW Government has recently committed to Sydney Gateway opens to traffic. The temporary investing a further $197 million into walking and route will remain open during construction. cycling infrastructure over the next four years. This will bring the NSW Government’s total investment Once built, our new shared cycle and pedestrian to over $600 million, the largest commitment in pathway will connect directly to the existing cycle the State’s history. network for journeys towards the south and CBD. We are pleased to confirm the replacement route Temporary routes along Alexandra Canal has been warmly welcomed and supported by bike user groups, the local during construction community and our key landowners, Inner West When we close Alexandra Canal Cycleway for Council and Sydney Desalination Plant. construction, we will be providing a temporary route to allow cyclists and pedestrians to continue to walk, run and ride while we build. This route will keep Take a tour of our replacement route along you protected from our work activities and include Alexandra Canal by visiting our interactive portal appropriate lighting and surveillance for your safety. at rms.nsw.gov.au/sydneygatewayportal Our temporary route will remain in place until the new permanent shared cycle and pedestrian This new permanent route will be about 160 metres pathway is open. longer than the existing one and will replace the shared path on the southern side of Alexandra Canal Our temporary route is slightly longer and steeper next to Airport Drive. This is the shortest and flattest than what is currently in place, so we appreciate your route and will provide a similar level of amenity. It is patience and understanding, as it is the safest option suitable for both commuters and leisure users and will available during construction. maximise canal views.

Artist impression of new Alexandra Canal Cycleway

of the combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP on the Enhancing open space types of facilities and amenities you would like to see in this area once Sydney Gateway is complete. We recognise how important open space is to the community. We are working with Inner West Council to find ways to improve open space in Tempe Lands after the completion of Sydney Gateway. This work will form part of Council’s masterplan for Tempe Reserve. Interactive portal We will use space efficiently and make the most of our work areas, enabling us to reduce our overall Visit our new interactive portal to project footprint. tour Sydney Gateway and explore the combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP: Your feedback on open space is very valuable. We rms.nsw.gov.au/sydneygatewayportal encourage your comments during our public exhibition

6 Community Update Summer 2019/20 Make a submission

The combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP is now on public display online and in local libraries. We welcome your comments and feedback. The document assesses the potential impacts of construction and operation of the Sydney Gateway road project. This includes environmental factors, traffic management, construction, noise and vibration and active transport.

The submission process is an opportunity to have your say in the development of Sydney Gateway. We are aware of the importance of this project to the community and will consider all submissions received.

You can make submissions about the proposed project under the NSW or Commonwealth process, or both.

EIS Preliminary Draft MDP Members of the public can make a submission Under the Commonwealth Airports Act 1996, on the combined document from 20 November the preliminary draft MDP will be placed on to 19 December 2019. public exhibition for a minimum of 60 business days, not including public holidays or the period Feedback on the EIS should be made to the between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. DPIE. Submissions must be in writing and can be lodged: Members of the public can make a submission on the combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP online at: from 20 November 2019 to 21 February 2020. www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/ Submissions must be in writing and can projects/on-exhibition be lodged: as a letter by post to: as a letter by post to: Sydney Gateway road project submission Sydney Gateway Major Development Plan Attention: Director–Transport Assessments Attention: Mr Ted Plummer (Special Advisor Department of Infastructure Projects Government and Community Relations) Planning and Assessment, Department of Sydney Airport Planning, Industry and Environment Locked Bag 5000, Application number SSI-9737 Sydney International Terminal, NSW 2020. GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001

email to: [email protected]

Please note there will be a Christmas shutdown period from 20 December 2019 to 5 January 2020. During this time the Sydney Gateway Project Team will not be available to answer phone calls or respond to emails until we return to the office on 6 January 2020.

Community Update Summer 2019/20 7 Meet our team

We will be holding a number of information and drop-in sessions in Mascot, Tempe and Wolli Creek from November 2019 to talk to you more about our planning process and our combined EIS and preliminary draft MDP on public exhibition. At our sessions there will be an opportunity for you to meet members of the Sydney Gateway project team, and have your questions answered about our project. You can drop in any time to meet us at the sessions listed below.

Community information session, Tempe

Information sessions in Eastgardens and Tempe

Saturday 30 November 10am – 1pm Eastgardens Library

Tuesday 3 December 4pm – 7pm Clock On/Off Café, Tempe

Saturday 7 December 10am – 1pm Clock On/Off Café, Tempe

Information booths in Mascot, Tempe, Wolli Creek and St Peters

Thursday 28 November 8.30am – 11.30am Meriton Precinct (Mascot)

Tuesday 3 December 8.30am – 11am Discovery Park, Tempe/Wolli Creek

Saturday 7 December 7.30am – 9.30am Tempe Reserve

Tuesday 10 December 8am – 11am Mascot Memorial Park

Saturday 14 December 8.30am – 11am Sydney Park, St Peters

Contact the Sydney Gateway team www.rms.nsw.gov.au/sydneygatewayportal Sydney Gateway Project, Roads and Maritime Services rms.nsw.gov.au/sydneygateway Locked Bag 928, [email protected] North Sydney NSW 2059 1800 654 446

If you need help understanding this information, please contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask them to call us on 1800 654 446.

Privacy. Roads and Maritime Services (“we”) are collecting your personal information in connection with the Sydney Gateway (“the Project”). In addition to collecting your name and contact details we may collect other information such as your submissions and other communications with us. We will retain and use this information for consultation purposes, including communications and analysis in connection with the Project. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties unless authorised by law and if we include your submissions in any public report we will not identify you. Providing your personal information is voluntary but if you do not provide it we may not include you on our stakeholder database and you might miss further consultation opportunities. Your personal information will be held by us and you can contact us to access or correct it. Please write to us at either [email protected] or Roads and Maritime Services, Locked bag 928, North Sydney NSW 2059.

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