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Does the proponent have the legal access required for the implementation of all aspects Yes ☐ No of the proposal? If yes, provide details of legal access authorisations / agreements / tenure. If no, what authorisations / agreements / tenure is required and from whom? Proposal type What type of proposal is being referred? significant – new proposal For a change to an approved proposal please ☐ significant – change to approved proposal (MS No./s: state the Ministerial Statement number/s (MS ______) No./s) of the approved proposal ☐ proposal under an assessed planning scheme ☐ strategic For a derived proposal please state the ☐ derived (Strategic MS No.: ______) Ministerial Statement number (MS No.) of the associated strategic proposal For a significant proposal: The Tonkin Highway Upgrade (Guildford Road to Great Why do you consider the proposal may have Eastern Highway) is a significant infrastructure project, a significant effect on the environment and designed to increase safety and traffic flow on Tonkin warrant referral to the EPA? Highway.
The proposal includes development over the Swan River Reserve and has the potential to impact terrestrial ecology and social amenity. Main Roads considers the impacts to be manageable.
Given the nature of the project, Main Roads considers it appropriate to refer the proposal to the EPA. For a proposal under an assessed planning scheme, provide the following details: N/A Scheme name and number For the Responsible Authority: What new environmental issues are raised by the proposal that were not assessed during the assessment of the planning scheme? How does the proposal not comply with the assessed scheme and/or the environmental conditions in the assessed planning scheme? Proposal description Title of the proposal Tonkin Highway Upgrade (Guildford Road to Great Eastern Highway) Name of the Local Government Authority in City of Bayswater which the proposal is located. City of Belmont Location: The project area is located approximately 8.4 km east, north- east of the Perth Central Business District, along Tonkin a) street address, lot number, suburb, and Highway between Guildford Road (City of Bayswater) and nearest road intersection; or Great Eastern Highway (City of Belmont).
Published July 2018 b) if remote the nearest town and distance The project area represents a corridor approximately 150 m and direction from that town to the wide along Tonkin Highway, commencing just south of the proposal site. Guildford Road intersection in Bayswater and ending approximately 300 m south of the Great Eastern Highway intersection in Redcliffe. Proposal description – including the key The proposed upgrade of the Tonkin Highway Upgrade characteristics of the proposal project, which is the subject of this referral, will include the following:
Three traffic lanes in each direction (excluding on or off ramps or collector distributor roads) Collector - distributer roads between Guildford Road and Great Eastern Highway; Reconfiguration of existing lanes and additional bridges for: o Redcliffe Bridge over Swan River o Section over Dunstone Road Modification to Great Eastern Highway Interchange; Intelligent Transport Systems; and Principal Shared Path (PSP) connectivity to and along Tonkin Highway Table 1 - Summary of the Proposal Tonkin Highway Upgrade (Guildford Road to Great Proposal Title Eastern Highway) Proponent Commissioner of Main Roads Name The proposal is to widen and upgrade Tonkin Highway between Guildford Road (Bayswater) and Dunreath Drive (Belmont). This includes the Short construction and operation of two new bridges Description over the Swan River on both sides of the existing Redcliffe Bridge, road widening, on/off ramps, collector distributor roads, paths, electrical works
Table 2 – Key Proposal Characteristics Physical Element Location Proposed Extent Clearing and disturbance for Figure 1 – Disturbance of up to 33.3 ha road and path upgrades, Tonkin including 0.7 ha of native underpass construction and Highway vegetation. amendments to associated Upgrade infrastructure including Proposal Area drainage, lighting, signs and road barriers. Bridge construction over the Figure 1 – Construction of 2 piers in Swan River Tonkin river for each bridge plus an Highway additional temporary pier in Upgrade river during construction Proposal Area
Published July 2018 Construction of noise walls Along Tonkin Approximate noise wall Highway locations and heights are between shown in Appendix A of the Guildford Referral Supporting Road and Document. Dunreath Maximum height of noise Drive. walls is to be 5 m. Construction of noise walls will be completed within 24 months of the commencement of construction.
Have you provided electronic spatial data, maps Yes ☐ No and figure in the appropriate format? A shapefile of the proposal area is provided with this Referral Form. Figures providing necessary information to support consideration of the referral are provided in the Referral Supporting Document. What is the current land use on the property, The referral area is 33.3 ha. and the extent (area in hectares) of the Current land use includes road and reserves. property? Have you had pre-referral discussions with the Yes. Main Roads has met with Hans Jacob (DWER, EPA EPA at DWER Services? If so, quote the Services) on 12 March 2019 to discuss the proposal. reference number and/or the DWER contact. Part B: Environmental impacts
Environmental factors What are the likely significant environmental ☐ Benthic Communities and Habitat factors for this proposal? ☐ Coastal Processes ☐ Marine Environmental Quality ☐ Marine Fauna Flora and Vegetation ☐ Landforms ☐ Subterranean Fauna Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Inland Waters ☐ Air Quality Social Surroundings ☐ Human Health For each of the environmental factors identified above, complete the following table, or provide the information in a supplementary report Potential environmental impact
1 EPA Factor Flora and Vegetation 2 EPA policy and guidance - What have you considered and how have See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.2 (Flora you applied them in relation to this and Vegetation) and Section 4.2.2 (Policy and Guidance). factor?
Published July 2018 3 Consultation – Outline the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 3 outcomes of consultation in relation (Community Consultation) for full details of stakeholder to the potential environmental consultation for the proposal. impacts 4 Receiving environment – Describe the current condition of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.2.3 receiving environment in relation to (Receiving Environment). this factor. 5 Proposal activities – Describe the The following proposal specific activities are considered likely proposal activities that have the to impact Flora and Vegetation: potential to impact the Clearing of vegetation for road construction. environment 6 Mitigation – Describe the measures See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.2.6 proposed to manage and mitigate (Mitigation) for details of mitigation measures relevant for the potential environmental this environmental factor. impacts. 7 Impacts – Assess the impacts of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.2.4 proposal and review the residual (Potential Impacts) and Section 4.2.5 (Assessment of Impacts) impacts against the EPA objective. for details of potential environmental impacts relevant to this environmental factor. 8 Assumptions - Describe any The following assumptions have been made in the preparation assumptions critical to your of the Referral Supporting Document: assessment e.g. particular Comprehensive and adequate site surveys have been mitigation measures or regulatory undertaken to identify all key environmental values conditions. within the proposal area. All survey undertaken comply the relevant EPA guidance statements. All key environmental values, and the potential impact the proposal may have on them, within the proposal area are well understood.
Potential environmental impacts
1 EPA Factor Terrestrial Environmental Quality 2 EPA policy and guidance - What have See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.4 you considered and how have you (Terrestrial Environmental Quality) and Section 4.4.2 (Policy applied them in relation to this and Guidance). factor? 3 Consultation – Outline the outcomes See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 3 of consultation in relation to the (Community Consultation) for full details of stakeholder potential environmental impacts consultation for the proposal. 4 Receiving environment – Describe See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.4.3 the current condition of the receiving (Receiving Environment). environment in relation to this factor. 5 Proposal activities – Describe the The following proposal specific activities are considered proposal activities that have the likely to impact on Terrestrial Environmental Quality: potential to impact the environment Disturbance to soil through earthworks Excavation of soil below the water table. 6 Mitigation – Describe the measures See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.4.6 proposed to manage and mitigate the (Mitigation) for details of mitigation measures relevant for potential environmental impacts. this environmental factor.
Published July 2018 Potential environmental impacts
7 Impacts – Assess the impacts of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.4.4 proposal and review the residual (Potential Impacts) and Section 4.4.5 (Assessment of impacts against the EPA objective. Impacts) for details of potential environmental impacts relevant to this environmental factor. 8 Assumptions - Describe any The following assumptions have been made in the assumptions critical to your preparation of the Referral Supporting Document: assessment e.g. particular mitigation Comprehensive and adequate site surveys have been measures or regulatory conditions. undertaken to identify all key environmental values within the proposal area. All survey undertaken comply the relevant EPA guidance statements. All key environmental values, and the potential impact the proposal may have on them, within the proposal area are well understood.
Potential environmental impact
1 EPA Factor Terrestrial Fauna 2 EPA policy and guidance - What have you considered and how have you See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.3 applied them in relation to this (Terrestrial Fauna) and Section 4.3.2 (Policy and Guidance). factor? 3 Consultation – Outline the outcomes See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 3 of consultation in relation to the (Community Consultation) for full details of stakeholder potential environmental impacts consultation for the proposal. 4 Receiving environment – Describe See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.3.3 the current condition of the receiving (Receiving Environment). environment in relation to this factor. 5 Proposal activities – Describe the The following proposal specific activities are considered proposal activities that have the likely to impact on Terrestrial Fauna: potential to impact the environment Clearing of vegetation (habitat) for road construction. 6 Mitigation – Describe the measures See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.3.6 proposed to manage and mitigate the (Mitigation) for details of mitigation measures relevant to potential environmental impacts. this environmental factor. 7 Impacts – Assess the impacts of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.3.4 proposal and review the residual (Potential Impacts) and Section 4.3.5 (Assessment of impacts against the EPA objective. Impacts) for details of potential environmental impacts relevant to this environmental factor. 8 Assumptions - Describe any The following assumptions have been made in the assumptions critical to your preparation of the Referral Supporting Document: assessment e.g. particular mitigation Comprehensive and adequate site surveys have been measures or regulatory conditions. undertaken to identify all key environmental values within the proposal area. All survey undertaken comply the relevant EPA guidance statements. All key environmental values, and the potential impact the proposal may have on them, within the proposal area are well understood.
Published July 2018 Potential environmental impact
1 EPA Factor Inland Waters 2 EPA policy and guidance - What have you considered and how have you See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.5 applied them in relation to this (Inland Waters) and Section 4.5.2 (Policy and Guidance). factor? 3 Consultation – Outline the outcomes See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 3 of consultation in relation to the (Community Consultation) for details of stakeholder potential environmental impacts consultation for the proposal. 4 Receiving environment – Describe See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.5.3 the current condition of the receiving (Receiving Environment). environment in relation to this factor. 5 Proposal activities – Describe the The following proposal specific activities are considered proposal activities that have the likely to impact on Inland Waters: potential to impact the environment Groundwater abstraction (if required) Clearing of remnant vegetation Bridge construction including associated works such as piling, coffer dams, dewatering. See Section 2.2.2.1 (Bridge Construction Methodology) of attached Referral supporting Document. Temporary pier for bridge launch Utilisation of crane barge in the Swan River. 6 Mitigation – Describe the measures See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.5.6 proposed to manage and mitigate the (Mitigation) for details of mitigation measures relevant to potential environmental impacts. this environmental factor. 7 Impacts – Assess the impacts of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.5.4 proposal and review the residual (Potential Impacts) and Section 4.5.5 (Assessment of impacts against the EPA objective. Impacts) for details of potential environmental impacts relevant to this environmental factor. 8 Assumptions - Describe any The following assumptions have been made in the assumptions critical to your preparation of the Referral Supporting Document: assessment e.g. particular mitigation Comprehensive and adequate site surveys have been measures or regulatory conditions. undertaken to identify all key environmental values within the proposal area. All survey undertaken comply the relevant EPA guidance statements. All key environmental values, and the potential impact the proposal may have on them, within the proposal area are well understood.
Potential environmental impacts
1 EPA Factor Social Surroundings 2 EPA policy and guidance - What have See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.6 you considered and how have you (Social Surroundings) and Section 4.6.2 (Policy and applied them in relation to this factor? Guidance) 3 Consultation – Outline the outcomes See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 3 of consultation in relation to the (Community Consultation) for details of stakeholder potential environmental impacts consultation for the proposal.
Published July 2018 Potential environmental impacts
4 Receiving environment – Describe the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.6.3 current condition of the receiving (Receiving Environment). environment in relation to this factor. 5 Proposal activities – Describe the The following proposal specific activities are considered proposal activities that have the likely to impact on the Social Surroundings: potential to impact the environment Clearing of scar tree Bridge and road construction activities including clearing, earth moving, piling. 6 Mitigation – Describe the measures See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.6.6 proposed to manage and mitigate the (Mitigation) for details of mitigation measures relevant to potential environmental impacts. this environmental factor. 7 Impacts – Assess the impacts of the See attached Referral Supporting Document Section 4.6.4 proposal and review the residual (Potential Impacts) and Section 4.6.5 (Assessment of impacts against the EPA objective. Impacts) for details of potential environmental impacts relevant to this environmental factor. 8 Assumptions - Describe any The following assumptions have been made in the assumptions critical to your preparation of the Referral Supporting Document: assessment e.g. particular mitigation Comprehensive and adequate site surveys have been measures or regulatory conditions. undertaken to identify all key environmental values within the proposal area. All survey undertaken comply the relevant EPA guidance statements. All key environmental values, and the potential impact the proposal may have on them, within the proposal area are well understood.
Published July 2018 Part C: Other approvals and regulation State and Local Government approvals Is rezoning of any land required before the proposal can be ☐ Yes No implemented?
If yes, please provide details. If this proposal has been referred by a decision-making authority, N/A what approval(s) are required from you? Please identify other approvals required for the proposal: Legislation regulating the Proposal activities Type of Approval Decision Making Authority activity Section 18 Consent Disturbance of Aboriginal Department of Planning to Disturb Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 sites Lands and Heritage (obtained) Dewatering and/or Rights in Water and Department of Water and 5C or 26D licence groundwater abstraction Irrigation Act 1914 (RiWI Act) Environmental Regulation Approval of an Environment Protection and Department of the Impacts to MNES action under the Biodiversity Conservation Act Environment and Energy EPBC Act 1999 Department of Biodiversity, Bridge construction over Swan and Canning Rivers Form 7 Conservation and the Swan River Management Act 2006 Attractions Commonwealth Government approvals Does the proposal involve an action that may be or is a controlled Yes ☐ No action under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)?
Has the proposed action been referred? If yes, when was it referred ☐ Yes No and what is the reference number (EPBC No.)? Date: __Pending_____ EPBC No.: ___Pending_____
If referred, has a decision been made on whether the proposed ☐ Yes No action is a controlled action? If ‘yes’, check the appropriate box and ☐ Decision – controlled action provide the decision in an attachment. ☐ Decision – not a controlled action
If the proposal is determined to be a controlled action, do you ☐ Yes - Bilateral ☐ No request that this proposal be assessed under the bilateral Yes - Accredited agreement or as an accredited assessment?
Is approval required from other Commonwealth Government/s for ☐ Yes No any part of the proposal? If yes, describe.
Published July 2018