Community Update July 2018 Western Harbour Tunnel Temporary construction site: Harbour cofferdams

Western Harbour Tunnel is a Temporary offshore cofferdams There will be no direct impact to major transport infrastructure are required off Yurulbin Point and the Balls Head Coal Loader facility. project that makes it easier, Balls Head for construction of the The NSW Government has now faster and safer to get around Western Harbour Tunnel crossing released the proposed project of Sydney Harbour. Sydney. reference design and there will As Sydney continues to grow, our Cofferdams are temporary steel be extensive community and transport challenge also increases structures drained of water, which stakeholder engagement over and congestion impacts our are used to build a transition the coming months. economy. structure connecting the tunnels We now want to hear what under dry land with the tunnels you think about the proposed While the NSW Government actively under the harbour. reference design. manages Sydney’s daily traffic demands and major new public Cofferdams will be placed offshore Your feedback will help us further transport initiatives are underway, it’s to avoid direct impact to foreshore refine the design before we seek clear that even more must be done. areas and will be accessed via planning approval. water to keep trucks off local roads. There will be further extensive Western Harbour Tunnel will provide community engagement once the a new motorway tunnel connection The Birchgrove Ferry Wharf Environmental Impact StatementSeaforth across Sydney Harbour between and the ships MV Cape Don and is on publicSeaforth display.Spit Bridge and the Baragoola will be temporary Northbridge relocated during construction. Balgowlah Heights near North Sydney. Artarmon Northbridge Balgowlah Heights Artarmon It will form a new western bypass of the Sydney CBD, providing an alternative to the heavily congested Lane Cove , Western Lane Cove Cammeray Cammeray Ernest St Distributor and . Ernest St Mosman St Leonards St Leonards Mosman Falcon St Falcon St It will change the way people move Crows Nest Crows Nest OFF OFF RAMP Cremorne RAMP Cremorne around Sydney. Miller St Neutral Bay Miller St Neutral Bay ON RAMP ON The Warringah Freeway will be Berry St Berry StRAMP North North upgraded for the new connectionsWoolwich Sydney Woolwich High St Cremorne Point Sydney and to make important High St Cremorne Point improvements to this busy road Waverton Waverton corridor. Kirribilli Sydney Kirribilli Birchgrove Harbour Sydney It will be easier to navigate and there Bridge BirchgroveSydney Harbour Vaucluse Drummoyne Harbour Sydney HarbourBridge Tunnel Sydney Vaucluse will be a continuous southbound bus Drummoyne Harbour Sydney Harbour Balmain Tunnel lane and new active transport links. Balmain M4 WestConnex Thanks to this major project,Blacktown people RozelleM4 WestConnex Penrith Rozelle Parramatta Point Piper will spend less time in traffic and Rozelle Potts Interchange BlacktownPyrmont Point Penrith Point Piper have more time for their families and Rozelle Potts Interchange Pyrmont Anzac Bridge Point their daily lives. Lilyfield M5 WestConnex Anzac Bridge You can contact us at any time to GlebeLilyfield Glebe Point Airport learn more about the project or to City West Link Campbelltown M5 WestConnex Glebe Glebe Point Airport provide your feedback. Port Botany Campbelltown Information on the proposed Legend reference design is now available at Western Harbour Tunnel Motorways www.rms.nsw.gov.au/whtbl 0 1km 2km N Warringah Freeway UpgradeLegend Major roads WestConnex Rozelle InterchangeWestern Harbour Tunnel Motorways 0 1km 2km N Warringah Freeway Upgrade Major roads WestConnex Rozelle Interchange Sydney Harbour temporary cofferdams

Temporary cofferdam

Temporary cofferdam

Temporary tunnelling site and barge mooring (acoustically enclosed)

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Temporary cofferdams are • One will be located around • The Birchgrove Ferry Wharf will proposed offshore near 20 metres offshore from Yurulbin need to be temporarily relocated Park, Birchgrove and the other during construction. We are Balls Head and Yurulbin Point. will be located around 20 metres working with Transport for NSW offshore from Balls Head, to identify the most suitable Key activities Waverton. temporary location • Temporary cofferdams for the Reducing our impact • The ships MV Cape Don and construction of concrete transition Baragoola will need to be structures connecting the tunnels • Locating cofferdams offshore temporarily relocated during under dry land with the tunnels avoids direct impacts to private construction. It is proposed these under the harbour property and foreshore areas vessels be moved only slightly • Cofferdams are temporary steel • Cofferdams will be supported by south to retain access to the Coal structures approximately 50 water-based transport – keeping Loader precinct. We will work with metres x 25 metres (a bit larger trucks off local streets the two respective preservation than an Olympic swimming pool) • There will be no permanent societies to minimise the impact that are drained of water facilities at these locations, apart • We are working with key • These facilities are proposed from the tunnels below stakeholders, including Port for the construction of concrete • No direct impact to Balls Head Authority of NSW and Transport ‘adaptors’ (transition structures) Coal Loader facility for NSW to coordinate activities connecting the road header with commercial shipping, ferries, (land) tunnels and immersed tube recreational boating and other (under-sea) tunnel harbour users.

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