Benefits Display locations • Reduce travel time The REF and concept design will be on display • Remove around 700 heavy vehicles from the town from 30 November 2020 to 29 January 2021 at centre, the majority of which are B-doubles the following: • Improve motorist and pedestrian safety • Warrumbungle Shire Council • Improve traffic flow in Coonabarabran, particularly 14–22 John Street east-west travel Coonabarabran NSW 2357 Transport for NSW • Improve the amenity of the retail district for shoppers, • Macquarie Regional Library residents and workers John Street Newell Highway upgrade • Reduce heavy vehicle noise and stock-created odour Coonabarabran NSW 2357 • Remove conflicts between local traffic and heavy vehicles in the CBD. Online community session at Coonabarabran The community is invited to attend an online information session to be held via Facebook on Review of Environmental Factors and Concept Display December 15 at 5.30pm. November 2020 Visit nswroads.work/coonabarabran to register or call 1800 741 636 for more information.
What happens next? Feedback on the REF and design will be considered and a submission report summarising the comments made will be made available when the REF is finalised.
We will keep the community updated as the project progresses.
Have your say Please provide feedback on the REF by 29 January 2021, by sending your comments to:
1800 741 636
Current Newell Highway through Coonabarabran PO Box 36, Dubbo NSW 2830
Translating and Interpreting Service Background Review of Environmental Factors on 131 450 and ask them to call The NSW Government is planning for an upgrade of Transport for NSW has prepared a Review of the project team on 1800 741 636. the Newell Highway at Coonabarabran. The proposed Environmental Factors (REF) to determine the The interpreter will then assist you upgrade includes building a new eight kilometre long environmental and social impacts of the Coonabarabran with translation. upgrade three kilometres to the east of town. The upgrade. The REF is now on display for public upgrade would reduce travel time and increase safety for information and comment. Neilson Park, Coonabarabran road users and pedestrians by removing trucks from local The REF explains the methods that would be used to streets as well as reducing noise and air pollution in town. mitigate and manage likely impacts of the upgrade. Key features of the proposal include: You are invited to give feedback on the REF by • Construction of an 8km upgrade to the east of town 29 January 2021. • Upgrade of the Newell Highway and Oxley Highway intersection November 2020 • A new bridge over the Castlereagh River. 20.372
Privacy Transport for NSW (“TfNSW”) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998(“PPIP Act”) which requires that we comply with the Information Privacy Principles set out in the PPIP Act. All information in correspondence is collected for the sole purpose of assisting in the delivery this project. The information received, including names and addresses of respondents, may be published in subsequent documents unless a clear indication is given in the correspondence that all or part of that information is not to be published. Otherwise Transport for NSW will only disclose your personal information, without your consent, if authorised by the law. Your personal information will be held by Transport for NSW at 27 Argyle Street, Parramatta. You have the right to access and correct the information if you believe that it is incorrect.
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