White Rock Wind Farm Stage 1 CEMP Annex D – Traffic and Access Management Plan Document No. WR-PM-PLN-0005 Revision Date May 2017 Prepared by: Environmental Resources Management (ERM) For: White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd Document Control Revision Date Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By Final 06/11/2015 Thomas Muddle, ERM Jeff Bembrick, GWA Tom Frood, GWA Final 15/4/2016 Thomas Muddle, ERM Jeff Bembrick Tom Frood, GWA Updated to incorporate Modification 3 and address Secretary Approval requirements. Final 20/12/2016 John Campbell, GWA Jeff Bembrick Tom Frood, GWA Heather Tilley (ER) Minor update by GWA, addresses progress of works and review of alternate southern access route Final 2/05/2017 Medard Boutry, GWA JB, JC Tom Frood, GWA; Heather Tilley, Aurecon – 9 May ‘17 Minor update by GWA, formalising use of alternative southern access route. ER Approval provided at Annex E Distribution List COPY Issued To Company / Position Jeff Bembrick Goldwind Australia / Development Compliance Manager John Campbell Goldwind Australia / Wind Farm Construction Specialist Tom Frood WRWFPL / Owner’s Representative Mike Young Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) When approved by DPE or ER (as applicable) Adrian Maddocks WRWFPL / Project Representative Heather Tilley Aurecon / Environmental Representative. Ronan Creedon EPC Project Manager Matt Landers BOP Project Manager Ross Alston TransGrid Project Manager Leigh Denton EPC SECO Medard Boutry GWA Environmental Advisor The master electronic copy is held on the SharePoint server by Goldwind Australia. FINAL REPORT White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd White Rock Wind Farm Stage 1 Construction Traffic and Access Management Plan May 2017 Reference: 0295776RP05 Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd Level 15, 309 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone +61 2 8584 8888 Facsimile +61 2 9299 7502 www.erm.com 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1 1.2 STAGE 1 CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 2 1.3 PROJECT LOCATION 2 1.4 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AND ACCESS OVERVIEW 5 1.4.1 TRAFFIC GENERATION 5 1.4.2 RESPONSIBLE ENTITIES FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 5 1.4.3 MAJOR ACCESS ROUTES 5 1.4.4 LOCAL TRAFFIC ROUTES AND SITE ACCESS 6 2 LEGAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS 2.1 LEGISLATION AND POLICIES 8 2.2 GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS 8 2.3 MINISTER’S CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 9 2.4 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LICENCE 20665 9 2.5 STATEMENT OF COMMITMENTS 9 3 TRAFFIC AND ACCESS OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS 3.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE CTAMP 13 3.2 PERFORMANCE TARGETS 13 4 CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY 4.1 DIMENSIONS OF EQUIPMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO SITE 14 4.2 PROPOSED HOURS FOR CONSTRUCTION 15 4.3 PREDICTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES 17 4.4 ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 17 4.5 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE 19 5 TRANSPORT HAULAGE ROUTES 5.1 TRANSPORT ROUTES CONSIDERED BY THIS CTAMP 20 5.2 MATERIAL TRANSPORT FROM IDENTIFIED QUARRIES 21 5.3 REVIEW OF TRANSPORT ROUTE FROM PORT OF BRISBANE 24 5.4 REVIEW OF TRANSPORT ROUTE FROM PORT OF NEWCASTLE 24 5.5 TRANSPORT ROUTES AROUND GLEN INNES TOWNSHIP 25 5.5.1 GLEN INNES TOWNSHIP 25 5.5.2 NORTHERN BYPASS FOR GLEN INNES 26 5.6 GWYDIR HIGHWAY TO MATHESON LOCALITY 26 5.7 NORTHERN ENTRY TO THE PROJECT SITE FROM GWYDIR HIGHWAY28 5.8 ILPARRAN ROAD AND NORTH-EASTERN SITE ENTRANCE 31 5.9 SOUTHERN ACCESS ROUTE TO WIND FARM 34 5.10 GRAHAMS VALLEY ROAD 34 5.11 MAYBOLE ROAD 35 5.12 KELLEYS ROAD 35 5.13 ALTERNATE SOUTHERN ROUTE OPTION VIA BEN LOMOND 36 5.14 SURVEY OF LOCATIONS THAT REQUIRE REALIGNMENT 43 6 TRAFFIC IMPACT CONSIDERATION 6.1 BACKGROUND 44 6.1.1 SUMMARY OF KEY IMPACTS 44 6.1.2 TRAFFIC GENERATED DURING CONSTRUCTION 44 6.1.3 GRAVEL TRUCK MOVEMENTS 45 6.1.4 OVERSIZE AND OVERMASS VEHICLES 45 6.1.5 STRUCTURAL CAPACITY OF EXISTING ROADS AND STRUCTURES 45 6.1.6 ROAD SAFETY 46 6.1.7 OPERATIONAL PHASE 46 6.2 CONSULTATION WITH ROAD AUTHORITIES 46 6.3 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORT FROM QUEENSLAND 47 6.4 CONSULTATION WITH RMS, GLEN INNES SEVERN, INVERELL AND ARMIDALE COUNCILS 47 7 MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 7.1 PERMITS / LICENCES / CONSENT 54 7.2 HAULAGE 54 7.3 ROAD CONDITION AND DILAPIDATION 55 7.4 TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS 56 7.5 SAFETY 56 7.6 COMMUNITY LIAISON AND COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT 57 7.7 MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES 58 7.8 TRAINING AND AWARENESS 64 8 INSPECTION AND MONITORING 8.1 SITE INSPECTIONS 65 8.2 MONITORING 65 9 REPORTING, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND REVIEW 9.1 REPORTING 66 9.2 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 66 9.3 CTAMP REVIEW 66 10 REFERENCES ANNEXES ANNEX A TRANSPORT CODE OF CONDUCT ANNEX B ROADS ACT SECTION 138 AND 139 REQUIREMENTS ANNEX C PRELIMINARY TRANSPORT ROUTE ANALYSIS AND IMAGES ANNEX D AGENCY COMMENTS ON DRAFT CTAMP ANNEX E ROAD AUTHORITY RESPONSE TO BEN LOMOND ROAD OD ROUTE PROPOSAL LIST OF TABLES TABLE 2.1 LEGISLATION AND POLICIES 8 TABLE 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES 8 TABLE 2.3 MCOA RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AND ACCESS 10 TABLE 2.4 SOC RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND ACCESS DURING CONSTRUCTION 12 TABLE 4.1 SHIPPING DIMENSIONS 14 TABLE 4.2 PREDICTED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT VOLUMES 17 TABLE 4.3 PREDICTED TRAFFIC USING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES 18 TABLE 4.4 PHASES OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 19 TABLE 6.1 AGENCY CONSULTATION 49 TABLE 7.1 MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES 58 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1.1 SITE LOCALITY AND PROJECT AREA PLAN 3 FIGURE 1.2 WRWF STAGE 1 – SITE ACCESS ROUTES FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE 7 FIGURE 4.1 GLEN INNES SCHOOL BUS ROUTES 16 FIGURE 5.1 QUARRY LOCATIONS 23 FIGURE 5.2 GLEN INNES LOCALITY AND BYPASS ROUTES 27 FIGURE 5.3 MAIN NORTHERN ENTRY 29 FIGURE 5.4 AGREED NORTHERN ENTRY DESIGN 30 FIGURE 5.5 ILPARRAN ROAD AND NORTHEAST SITE ENTRY 32 FIGURE 5.6 AGREED GWYDIR HIGHWAY AND ILPARRAN ROAD INTERSECTION DESIGN 33 FIGURE 5.7 GRAHAMS VALLEY ROAD 38 FIGURE 5.8 MAYBOLE ROAD 39 FIGURE 5.9 KELLEYS ROAD AND SOUTHERN SITE ENTRIES 40 FIGURE 5.10 BEN LOMOND ROAD 41 FIGURE 5.11 BEN LOMOND ROAD TO MAYBOLE ROAD 42 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronyms Definitions ARC Armidale Regional Council CCAFMP Construction Compound Ancillary Facilities Management Plan CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CFFMP Construction Flora and Fauna Management Plan CHMP Construction Heritage Management Plan CNVMP Construction Noise and Vibration Management Plan CSWQMP Construction Soil and Water Quality Management Plan CTAMP Construction Traffic and Access Management Plan EA Environmental Assessment defined as: White Rock Wind Farm Environmental Assessment (Epuron, April 2011) as amended by: • the Submissions Report; and • the Modification Application seeking administrative changes to the conditions of approval, dated 15 June 2015 (MOD 2) • the Modification Application for changes to construction and operation infrastructure dated December 2015 and supporting documents dated March 2016 (MOD 3). EP&A Act NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ER Environmental Representative EWMS Environmental Work Method Statement GIS Geographic Information System GISC Glen Innes Severn Council IC Inverell Council LGA Local Government Area MCoA Ministers Condition of Approval OD Over-dimensional OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage RMS Roads and Maritime Services (previously RTA) RTA Roads and Traffic Authority (now RMS) Secretary Secretary of Department of Planning and Environment SoC Statement of Commitments WAD Works Authorisation Deed WRWF White Rock Wind Farm WRWFPL White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd WTG Wind Turbine Generators WHITE ROCK WIND FARM – STAGE 1 – CEMP – ANNEX D – CTAMP MAY 2017 1 INTRODUCTION This Construction Traffic and Access Management Plan (CTAMP) is a sub-plan of the White Rock Wind Farm (WRWF) Stage 1 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP). It has been prepared by Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM) on behalf of White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd (WRWFPL). Its purpose is to identify and manage the potential impacts to local traffic and transport infrastructure arising from the construction of WRWF Stage 1 (or the Project). This document is a further revision of the CTAMP, that was updated in December 2016, to incorporate the alternative southern access transport route for over-dimensional (OD) vehicles only via Ben Lomond Road. All other project traffic accessing the southern part of the project area should enter and exit by Grahams Valley, Maybole Road and Kelleys Road. The regular review and revision of environmental management plans is a key feature of effective construction management. It ensures that plans remain effective tools to assist manage potential impacts based on changes in project design or other circumstances. The review process is summarised in Chapter 9. 1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The primary purpose of this CTAMP is to provide a reference document to maximise safety of all road users and Project personnel by consideration of issues arising from access to and from the WRWF site and identifying most appropriate management practices. It presents a set of mitigation measures, monitoring procedures and protocols that: • describe how WRWFPL will manage and control risks associated with traffic management during construction activities of the Project; • address the requirements of applicable legislation; • meet the Minister’s Conditions of Approval (MCoA); • address the performance objectives of the Project Environmental Assessment (EA) documents; and • has been prepared in consultation with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and relevant local Councils (Glen Innes Severn Council (GISC), Inverell Council (IC) and Armidale Regional Council (ARC). This CTAMP was produced in accordance with the recommendations provided within Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) (2010) Traffic Control at Work Sites. Reference was also made to the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Supplements to Austroads Guide to Road Design. References to RTA now apply to Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).