Community Update July 2018 Beaches Link Work site: Balgowlah Golf Course and options for future use

Beaches Link is a major Options for future use: Balgowlah Golf Course Site transport infrastructure project that makes it easier, faster and The Balgowlah Golf Course Site The NSW Government has now will be used as a temporary released the proposed project safer to get around . construction site for Beaches Link. reference design, and there will As Sydney continues to grow, our A new link road will be built be extensive community and transport challenge also increases. through this site and permanent stakeholder engagement over the infrastructure including ventilation coming months. While we actively manage Sydney’s facilities will be placed here. daily traffic demands and major We now want to hear what This creates the opportunity to you think about the proposed new public transport initiatives are reconfigure the bulk of the golf underway, it’s clear that even more course site after we finish work. reference design. must be done. The final layout of the site will be Your feedback will help us further Beaches Link is a new tunnel from developed by refine the design before we seek the Northern Beaches, under Council in consultation with the planning approval. community and stakeholders. Middle Harbour to connect with the There will be further extensive Warringah and Gore Hill Freeways. The existing sports field at community engagement once the Balgowlah Oval will remain Environmental Impact Statement is Beaches Link will forever change accessible and intact at all times. on public display. travel between the Northern Beaches, the North Shore and west and south of the Harbour. It will change the way Davidson Northern people move around Sydney. Beaches Hospital

Warringah Road Beaches Link will deliver a major step Frenchs Forest change for buses, reducing travel Frenchs Forest Mona Vale times and improving reliability of express bus services by re-directing Forestville Terrey Hills Brookvale them into the new motorway. Wakehurst Parkway The project also creates opportunities Killarney Heights Manly for more direct and reliable express Brookvale Freshwater Dee Why buses between strategic centres in Lindfield Queenscli the Northern Beaches, North Shore, Roseville North Balgowlah

North Sydney (with direct access to e Castle Cove ridg B ation nt evi r D Condamine St u k Sydney Metro and Sydney Trains) B e e r C Middle Cove and the Sydney CBD. Middle Chatswood Harbour Manly This includes the opportunity to Sydney Road Castlecrag Seaforth introduce new express buses to Balgowlah Lane Cove Tunnel Spit Bridge M2 strategic employment and education NorthConnex M7 centres including the new Northern Artarmon Beaches Hospital Precinct. Thanks to Gore Hill Freeway Northbridge

Sydney CBD this major project, people will spend Reserve Road North Sydney Airport less time in traffic and have more time Parramatta

Royal North Cammeray for themselves. Shore Hospital Lane Cove Ernest St St Leonards Mosman You can contact us at any time to Falcon St Crows Nest Cremorne learn more about the project or to Neutral Bay provide your feedback. Miller St Legend BerryNeutral St Bay Watsons Bay Information on the proposed Beaches Link Motorways Woolwich North 0 1km 2km Berry St Sydney High St Cremorne Point N reference design is now available at Wakehurst Parkway Upgrade Major roads North Watsons Bay NorthernSydney Beaches Hospital roadworks www.rms.nsw.gov.au/whtbl WavertonHigh St Cremorne Point Legend Kirribilli 0 1km 2km Beaches Link NorthernSydney Beaches Hospital roadworks Motorways N Birchgrove Harbour Bridge Wakehurst Parkway Upgrade Sydney Major roads Vaucluse Drummoyne Harbour Sydney Harbour Tunnel Balgowlah connection – indicative layout

Community input has led to Benefits major design changes for the • Opportunity to reconfigure the Balgowlah connection. golf course after construction to provide much needed new open The Balgowlah connection provides space for the community (see access between Beaches Link and below) To Brookvale and Dee Why the southern area of the Northern Beaches peninsula, including • The new design greatly reduces Seaforth, Manly and Brookvale. local impacts. It requires significantly less private property Key features and preserves the Burnt Bridge • The Beaches Link tunnel ramps Creek green space west of Burnt will emerge in the centre of a Bridge Creek Deviation widened Burnt Bridge Creek • The new link road reduces Beaches Link ramps Deviation to the south of pressure on other key roads Kitchener Street such as Pittwater Road and • The existing Kitchener Street Condamine Street and takes over-bridge will be lengthened pressure off the intersection of and re-aligned with clearances Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation, increased to 5.2 metres to allow Sydney Road and Manly Road safer passage of large vehicles in • Provides opportunity for express and out of the tunnel bus services to connect to the Potential Sydney transport network recreational • There will be a new link road Motorway facilities facilities between Burnt Bridge Creek • Potential for additional bus stops Deviation and Sydney Road to be integrated into • Motorway facilities and a the design ventilation outlet will be located • Maintains active transport along within the current golf course the underpass of Burnt Bridge Potential area. It will be housed in a Creek Deviation and provides recreational structure designed to blend with new shared user paths. facilities the urban environment.

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Future use B Potential bus stop Ventilation outlet • Opportunity to reconfigure • The final layout of the site will Active transport the golf-course site following be developed by Council in Upgraded construction of Beaches Link consultation with the community sports field and key stakeholder groups • We will continue to work with • The existing sports field Potential park and ride on plans for the precinct, in at Balgowlah Oval will be consultation with the local accessible and remain intact community throughout construction To Manly • After construction, it is • The existing scout hall is To Seaforth envisaged we will leave a unaffected and will remain terraced, grassed area in a form accessible at all times that is compatible with the • The existing shared path access future final layout of the site, as under Burnt Bridge Creek developed by Northern Beaches Deviation will remain open. Council Balgowlah Golf Course

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The temporary construction Key activities • Minimises impacts to key site for the northern portion of • Entry point for roadheader areas of vegetation and Burnt Beaches Link will be located machines tunnelling south for the Bridge Creek within Balgowlah Golf Course. Beaches Link tunnels • Minimises disruption to the • Beaches Link tunnel fit-out functionality of key arterial roads that local commuters currently The site will be used for both • Construction of Beaches Link tunnelling and surface works tunnel ramps rely on, including Burnt Bridge as well as construction of Creek Deviation and Sydney • Construction of motorway Road permanent facilities. facilities • Reduces the impact at Spit West • Staging for all surface works on The majority of the site will be Reserve by having key activities Sydney Road and Burnt Bridge located at this site re-purposed post construction Creek Deviation for community use. • No impact to the scout hall • Supporting Spit West Reserve site. • Acoustic shed for tunnelling works to contain noise and dust Reducing our impact • Good motorway and arterial road • Minimises temporary and access – minimising trucks on permanent impacts to private local streets. property in the area

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