The Horsley Drive Upgrade Between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road
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The Horsley Drive Upgrade Environmental Investigation Report Appendix N – Socio-economic report June 2017 The Horsley Drive Upgrade between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS AUSTRALIA EAST PTY LTD ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES Level 13, 255 Pitt Street, 27-31 Argyle Street Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Parramatta NSW 2150 T: 02 9248 9800 T: E: [email protected] E: W: rms.gov.au Prepared by: C Muir Reviewed: L Bochner Approved: L Bochner Project No.: PR130349 Version: 3.0 Date: June 2017 rpsgroup.com.au The Horsley Drive Upgrade between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road Socio-Economic Impact Assessment IMPORTANT NOTE Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this report, its attachments or appendices may be reproduced by any process without the written consent of RPS Australia East Pty Ltd. 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DOCUMENT STATUS Version Purpose of Document Orig Review Review Date 1.0 Draft to client ET CM 27 January 2017 2.0 Final to client ET CM 26 May 2017 3.0 Second Final to client ET CM 14 June 2017 APPROVAL FOR ISSUE Name Signature Date L Bochner 14 June 2017 Page ii PR130349 | June 2017 The Horsley Drive Upgrade between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Purpose of this Report .............................................................................................................. 7 1.3 Structure of Report .................................................................................................................... 7 2 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Assessment Methodology ........................................................................................................ 8 2.2 Study area .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Data Sources ............................................................................................................................ 10 3 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 State Policies ........................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Local Government Strategies................................................................................................. 17 4 COMMUNITY PROFILE ......................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Local Population Characteristics .......................................................................................... 18 4.2 Household Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Economic Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 23 4.4 Social Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 26 4.5 Transport Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 28 5 CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS .......................................................................................... 30 6 SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SEIA) ......................................................................... 32 6.1 Identified Socio-Economic Benefits ...................................................................................... 32 6.2 Identified Socio-Economic Impacts ....................................................................................... 33 7 MITIGATION MEASURES ..................................................................................................................... 37 8 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................... 39 9 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 40 PR130349 | June 2017 Page iii The Horsley Drive Upgrade between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Terms and Abbreviations Term Definition ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics CALD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CBD Central Business District CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CTMP Construction Traffic Management Plan DP&E NSW Department of Planning and Environment EIR Environmental Investigation Report GMA Greater Metropolitan Area GSC Greater Sydney Commission JTW Journey to Work LGA Local Government Area LTTMP NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan NSW 2021 NSW 2021: A plan to make NSW number one Roads and Maritime Roads and Maritime Services RPS RPS Australia East Pty Ltd SA1 Statistical Area Level 1 SEIA Socio-Economic Impact Assessment SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas WSEA Western Sydney Employment Area WPSIA Wetherill Park Smithfield Industrial Area PR130349 | June 2017 Page 1 The Horsley Drive Upgrade between M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Executive summary Roads and Maritime Services (Roads and Maritime) is proposing to upgrade approximately 2.4 kilometres of The Horsley Drive between the M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road, Horsley Park (the proposal). The proposed road upgrade works extend across the suburbs of Abbotsbury, Bossley Park, Horsley Park and Wetherill Park. This Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) has been prepared to support the Environmental Investigation Report (EIR) currently being completed for the proposal. The SEIA identifies likely social and economic impacts during the construction and operational phases of the proposal, and identifies mitigation measures to address negative impacts. A number of socio-economic benefits of the proposal have been identified and include: ■ Generation of employment and increase in local trade during the construction phase of the proposal ■ Once operational, decreased traffic congestion along The Horsley Drive which would improve the east-west connection between the Western Sydney Employment Area (WSEA), the M7 Motorway and Wetherill Park Smithfield Industrial Area (WPSIA) ■ Benefits to the local and regional economy by improved access and travel times for both local and regional communities and businesses ■ Improved safety and accessibility between the M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road for pedestrians and cyclists along with enhanced connectivity to the