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I Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 East West Link (Eastern Section) Project Assessment Committee Report Volume 1 ‐ Report 30 May 2014 Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 Assessment Committee Report pursuant to Section 73 of the Act East West Link (Eastern Section) Project Kathryn Mitchell, Chair Nick Wimbush, Deputy Chair Lyn Denison, Member Des Grogan, Member Jim Holdsworth, Member William O’Neil, Member East West Link (Eastern Section) Project Assessment Committee Report 30 May 2014 Contents Page Executive Summary and Recommendations ......................................................................... i Part A: Background .............................................................................................................. 1 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 The Assessment Committee .................................................................................... 3 1.2 Terms of Reference and Role of the Committee .................................................... 3 1.3 Approach to this Report .......................................................................................... 5 1.4 Matters not Considered in Detail ............................................................................ 6 2 The Project.................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Project Area Precincts ........................................................................................... 10 2.3 The Reference Project and Proposed Project Boundary ....................................... 17 2.4 Delivery Model ...................................................................................................... 18 3 Legislative and Policy Context ................................................................................... 19 3.1 Legislation and Applicable Law Approvals ............................................................ 19 3.2 Policy ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.3 The Eddington Report ........................................................................................... 27 3.4 Planning for Major Roads ...................................................................................... 32 4 Exhibition of CIS and Submissions ............................................................................. 34 4.1 Exhibition ............................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Summary of Issues Raised ..................................................................................... 34 5 Public Hearing Process .............................................................................................. 37 5.1 Information Briefing .............................................................................................. 37 5.2 Site Inspections ..................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Preliminary Hearing ............................................................................................... 38 5.4 Assessment Committee Public Hearings ............................................................... 41 5.5 Scope of the Committee’s Assessment ................................................................. 50 Part B: Assessment ............................................................................................................ 65 6 Traffic and Transport ................................................................................................ 67 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 67 6.2 Traffic Performance ............................................................................................... 69 6.3 Precinct 1: Hoddle Street ‐ Eastern Portal ............................................................ 76 6.4 Precinct 2: Alexandra Parade ................................................................................ 92 6.5 Precinct 3: Royal Park (Western Portal) ................................................................ 94 6.6 Precinct 4: CityLink .............................................................................................. 112 6.7 Precinct 5: Port Connection ................................................................................ 113 6.8 Precinct 6: Footscray Road .................................................................................. 116 6.9 Other Traffic/Transport Related Issues ............................................................... 117 East West Link (Eastern Section) Project Assessment Committee Report 30 May 2014 6.10 Applicable Approvals ........................................................................................... 118 7 Land Use and Infrastructure .................................................................................... 120 7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 120 7.2 Impacts on Housing ............................................................................................. 122 7.3 Impacts on Recreation Facilities and Open Space .............................................. 146 7.4 Impact on Community Facilities .......................................................................... 160 7.5 Impacts on Infrastructure/Utilities ...................................................................... 167 8 Visual Impacts, Urban Design and Landscape .......................................................... 173 8.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 173 8.2 Visual Impact Issues ............................................................................................ 175 8.3 Urban Design Framework Assessment ................................................................ 195 9 Noise and Vibration ................................................................................................ 204 9.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 204 9.2 Policy Settings ...................................................................................................... 206 9.3 Consideration of Noise Impacts .......................................................................... 210 9.4 Traffic Noise ......................................................................................................... 212 9.5 Construction Noise .............................................................................................. 222 9.6 Tunnel Ventilation Noise ..................................................................................... 226 9.7 Vibration Impacts ................................................................................................ 229 10 Air Emissions and Air Quality .................................................................................. 239 10.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 239 10.2 General Issues ..................................................................................................... 244 10.3 Tunnel Emission Issues ........................................................................................ 246 10.4 In Tunnel Air Quality Issues ................................................................................. 254 10.5 Surface Roads and Near Road Air Quality ........................................................... 257 10.6 Part B ................................................................................................................... 259 10.7 Greenhouse Gas .................................................................................................. 261 10.8 Public Health........................................................................................................ 264 10.9 Applicable Approvals ........................................................................................... 269 11 Cultural Heritage ..................................................................................................... 270 11.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 270 11.2 Sites of Historical Cultural Significance ............................................................... 272 11.3 Applicable Approvals ........................................................................................... 277 12 Surface and Ground Water ..................................................................................... 278 12.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 278 12.2 Impacts on Surface Water ................................................................................... 280 12.3 Impacts on Groundwater .................................................................................... 285 12.4 Applicable Approvals ........................................................................................... 289 East West Link (Eastern Section) Project Assessment Committee Report 30 May 2014 13 Native