Community Update

JUNE 2014

Sydney Airport – WestConnex enabling works The NSW Government is planning to upgrade roads around the airport and remove the General Holmes Drive rail level crossing. Proposed road improvements in the Airport east precinct will improve the movement of freight trains servicing Port Botany and improve traffic flow and access to the airport, Port Botany and, in the future, the WestConnex motorway. The NSW and Australian governments are jointly funding the Airport east precinct works. Roads and Maritime has also commenced O’Riordan Street, Mascot and in the Airport investigations into proposed improvements to the west precinct at Marsh Street, Arncliffe. The off-airport roads in the Airport north precinct and proposed upgrades will become a suite of works the Airport west precinct. These investigations will that include the Airport east precinct and will look at options for improving traffic movements complement Sydney Airport’s upgrades to the in the Airport north precinct in the vicinity of on-airport road network.

T2/T3 Domestic terminals

T1 International terminal

KEY Airport East Precinct: Preferred proposal Airport West Precinct: Options under investigation Airport East Precinct Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport and Port Since then, Roads and Maritime has considered Botany are two of Australia’s most important community feedback and undertaken further international gateways. The roads around the technical investigations, using the findings to Airport and Port Botany are becoming increasingly refine the key features of the displayed proposal. congested due to rising numbers of passenger This process, and the proposal as it now stands, and freight vehicles. This proposal will support are documented in the Preferred Proposal Report. the development of the WestConnex motorway, For more information and to see all reports visit which will improve access between this area and www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/AirportEast Western Sydney. or contact the project team. The proposal is consistent with the State Infrastructure Strategy, Long Term Transport Key features and benefits Master Plan and Airport Master Plan. The key features and benefits of the proposal are:

In November 2013, Roads and Maritime prepared • Replace the General Holmes Drive rail level a Proposal Report that documented why the crossing with a road underpass that links road upgrade is required, the strategic route General Holmes Drive, Botany Road and options that were considered, the advantages Wentworth Avenue to improve the movement of and disadvantages of each option and the rail freight and improve access to the Airport, chosen proposal for community comment. Mascot and the eastern suburbs.

The proposal was available for community • Improvements to the Mill Pond Road comment during November and December 2013. intersections with General Holmes Drive The feedback from this consultation is captured in and Botany Road to support future growth the Community Consultation Report available on and access to the Airport. the project website. • Widen Joyce Drive and General Holmes Drive between O’Riordan Street and Mill Pond Road to three lanes in each direction to improve traffic flow around the Airport and to Port Botany.

Additional features and benefits of the preferred proposal are:

• Provide additional lanes to increase road capacity at General Holmes Drive, Joyce Drive, Mill Pond Road and Botany Road.

• Extend the proposed shared path to link to the existing cycle way on Wentworth Avenue to improve connections for pedestrians and cyclists.

• Retain the northbound bus stop on Botany Road close to the existing location to meet community needs.

These additional features and benefits were implemented in response to community feedback. Roads and Maritime received fifty eight submissions to the proposal for the Airport east precinct. Overall the proposal has been well received by the community. General Holmes Drive railway level crossing WestConnex enabling works, airport east precinct

BAXTER ROAD Mascot To City To Southern Sydney Existing pedestrian JOYCE DRIVE path to be removed

Road closed and BOTANY ROAD rail level crossing removed

Airport access work in New traffic light pedestrian To Eastgardens planning by Sydney Airport crossing on Botany Road Corporation Limited will fit Left in, left out with improvements to the Shared pedestrian/cycle path access only SIR REGINALD ANSETT DRIVE Airport north precinct

GENERAL HOLMES DRIVE

WENTWORTH AVENUE

SYDNEY AIRPORT New rail overbridge and new Wentworth Avenue underpass New access to extension Wentworth Avenue To Eastern Sydney P and Botany Road O R northbound T B O T A N Y F R E IG H T R A I L LI NE

No right turn into P ORT BOTAN Y FREIGHT Mill Pond Road RAIL LINE

KEY MILL POND ROAD Widening to provide six lanes DRIVE BOTANY ROAD SOUTHERN CROSS Minor road works and linemarking Three right turn lanes to provide six lanes into Mill Pond Road New limited left turn New Wentworth Avenue underpass reduced to one and associated work into Botany Road Mill Pond Road work Shared pedestrian/cycle path Changed to provide three right turn and two Existing bus lane left turn lanes To Port Botany Existing pedestrian path to be removed Metres 100 200

Ausimage aerial photography under licence to Roads and Maritime Services by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd October 2013 To Brighton Le Sands WestConnex enabling works, airport east precinct

BAXTER ROAD Mascot To City To Southern Sydney Existing pedestrian JOYCE DRIVE path to be removed

Road closed and BOTANY ROAD rail level crossing removed

GENERAL HOLMES DRIVE

WENTWORTH AVENUE

No right turn into P ORT BOTAN Y FREIGHT Mill Pond Road RAIL LINE

Ausimage aerial photography under licence to Roads and Maritime Services by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd October 2013 To Brighton Le Sands Wentworth Avenue extension

Botany Road

Shared pedestrian/cycle path

New right turn to Wentworth Avenue provide access to General Holmes Drive

General Holmes Drive

Rail bridge over Move bus stop Wentworth Avenue extension Reinstate pedestrian crossing

New bus stop No left turn

Botany Road

Wentworth Avenue underpass longitudinal section

General Rail bridge Road underpass Holmes Drive Botany Road minimum height 4.7 metres

F P r o KEY e rt ig B h o t t New Wentworth Avenue extension R a a n and associated works i y l L in Shared pedestrian/cycle path e Existing bus lane Metres 25 50

Ausimage aerial photography under licence to Roads and Maritime Services by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd October 2013 Airport West Precinct Roads and Maritime Services is proposing to widen Roads and Maritime Services will keep the Marsh Street, Arncliffe as part of the enabling community and stakeholders updated about works for the WestConnex motorway. Marsh Street, the proposed work. The community will have Arncliffe is the primary connection to the Sydney the opportunity to provide feedback before the Airport international terminal. It is a key access proposal is finalised. point for the M5 Motorway and Sydney’s southern suburbs and provides local access for residents What happens next? and businesses of Wolli Creek and Arncliffe.

Roads and Maritime Services is proposing to WE PROJECT IDENTIFIED AND ARE widen Marsh Street to provide an additional HERE OPTIONS ASSESSED westbound lane to relieve congestion and increase FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TO traffic capacity. This proposal will support the DEVELOP CONCEPT DESIGN AND development of the WestConnex motorway, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT which will improve access between this area and Western Sydney. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ON CONCEPT DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT The proposed work includes:

• Widening of Marsh Street to three lanes SUBMISSIONS REPORT westbound between the Giovanni Brunetti Bridge PROJECT APPROVAL and the M5 interchange to ease congestion.

• A dedicated cycleway on the southern side of PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION • DETAILED DESIGN Marsh Street to connect the existing concrete • CONSTRUCTION path on the bridge to the Eve Street Cycleway to improve cycle access.

Existing Marsh Street looking west Some of the key topics raised included traffic What happens next? volume and congestion, public transport and the shared user path. The added features were PROJECT IDENTIFIED AND further supported by traffic modelling and OPTIONS ASSESSED technical investigations. PROJECT PROPOSAL REPORT Property acquisition was another key topic raised during the consultation period. Face to face COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION meetings were held with potentially affected ON STRATEGIC CONCEPT DESIGN property owners to discuss the proposal and the property acquisition processes. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION REPORT WE One alternative proposal, that was not adopted, ARE PREFERRED PROPOSAL HERE included the widening of Wentworth Avenue from FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TO four lanes to six lanes between Botany Road and DEVELOP CONCEPT DESIGN AND Sutherland Street. Traffic modelling found that ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT widening Wentworth Avenue within the current road network would have a greater impact on COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ON CONCEPT DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT property but would not provide a substantial ASSESSMENT improvement to congestion in the area. SUBMISSIONS REPORT The preferred proposal does allow for the possibility of widening this section of Wentworth PROJECT APPROVAL Avenue in the future. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION • DETAILED DESIGN • CONSTRUCTION

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