SYDNEY CITY CENTRE ACCESS STRATEGY UPDATE December 2015

Roads and Maritime Services SYDNEY CITY CENTRE ACCESS STRATEGY UPDATE December 2015

Building a city you can be proud of Project Update ROADS AND MARITIME IN PARTNERSHIP In planning for Tomorrow’s Sydney, Roads and Maritime Services in partnership with the CBD Coordination Office is WITH THE CBD COORDINATION OFFICE ARE upgrading infrastructure in the Sydney CBD. IMPROVING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY. THIS WILL MAKE BETTER USE OF The work is being delivered as part of the Sydney City Centre AVAILABLE STREET SPACE AND ACCOMMODATE Access Strategy which identifies infrastructure improvements for key bus, cycle and vehicle routes throughout the CBD. THE FUTURE GROWTH OF AUSTRALIA’S BUSIEST CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD). This work is being delivered by the CBD Alliance, an alliance between Roads and Maritime Services and Lendlease.

Cycleways The new Castlereagh Street South and Liverpool Street cycleways were opened for use on Monday 28 September 2015, providing the first dedicated, separated cycleway route from Central Station to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. To deliver this project we: • worked closely with the City of Sydney who commissioned the cycleway project • worked in eight key locations in Castlereagh and Liverpool streets building median separators, upgrading intersections and adjusting kerbs and gutters • upgraded six intersections along Castlereagh and Liverpool streets to include traffic lights for the cycleway • adjusted 17 of 23 corners to improve vehicle and cycle movement. New cycleway in operation on Liverpool Street

For more information, urgent enquiries or complaints regarding construction activities, please call 24 hour 1800 822 486, email [email protected] or visit rms.nsw.gov.au/cbdaccess Roads and Maritime Services SYDNEY CITY CENTRE ACCESS STRATEGY UPDATE December 2015

Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement Plan Roads and Maritime is improving 17 key corridors across the Sydney CBD as part of the Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement Plan (CIP). This plan will maintain vehicle movement around the city during the construction of Light Rail along George Street. To deliver this project we: • identified and accelerated work on key corridors and intersections in the CBD to support the bus services and start of the Light Rail project • started work on 10 of the 17 key corridors • completed the upgrade of four key intersections at Railway Square, Wentworth Avenue/College Street, Macquarie Street/St James Road/Prince Albert Road and Pitt/Hay streets New bus lane in operation on Elizabeth Street • opened an additional lane on College Street and sections of Wentworth Avenue to vehicle traffic. Bus Infrastructure and wayfinding An addendum Review of Environmental Factors (REF) was On Sunday 4 October, bus network changes were determined in October for minor changes to the kerb introduced to improve the way we use our city centre. alignment proposals at: Roads and Maritime upgraded signage, kerbs and • Pitt and Park streets intersection intersections in key bus corridors across the CBD. • Pitt Street between Park and Market streets To deliver this project we: • Market Street between York and Clarence streets • installed more than 700 new bus, loading and parking signs across the city to improve access to public • Railway Square transport and traffic flow • Wattle Street. • adjusted the bus lane on Elizabeth Street • modified six intersections on key bus corridors How will construction affect you? • prepared key bus corridors across the CBD by Our construction working hours are: adjusting kerbs and improving bus turning paths • 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday in preparation for buses being removed from George Street on Sunday 4 October 2015. • 8pm to 5am Sunday to Thursday with noisier work stopping at midnight Remaining bus infrastructure work includes finishing work When working on weekends, we will start work at 6am on on footpaths, lane marking and upgrading traffic lights. Saturday and finish work at 5am on Monday. Noisier work will be carried out between 8am and midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Across our three programs: To minimise disruption to the daily operation of Australia’s • 215 people have been working in 19 locations largest city, Roads and Maritime carries out much of its across the CBD work at night because of the high traffic and pedestrian • more than 35,000m2 of road has been resurfaced volumes each day. Where possible, we carry out day or weekend work to reduce the impact of night work on • more than 20 smart poles and street lights have the local community. been replaced or relocated Residents and businesses closest to the work might notice • nine intersections have been upgraded noise and traffic changes around construction zones. • more than 100 night shifts have been completed. We make every effort to minimise disruption and have a range of best practice environmental controls in place.

Market, Pitt and York streets King, Clarence and Kent streets Construction zones Project Bus, cycleways and capacity improvement Sussex Street between Bathurst Street and Goulburn Street % % 33 26 Goulburn Street at the George Street intersection project map Pitt Street between Liverpool Street and Rawson Place Description of work Description of work CBD South West Ultimo Road at the Harris Street intersection Broadway between Mountain Street and Abercrombie Street Mountain Street Adjusting kerbs and footpaths on Park, Pitt, Market, York and Sussex Adjusting kerbs and footpaths on King, Clarence and Barrack streets. streets. Installing new lane marking and signage in all highlighted Installing new lane marking and signage in all highlighted areas. Pitt Street at the Lee Street and George Street intersection areas. Key activities for the next quarter: Park Street at the Pitt Street intersection Market Street between Kent Street and Castlereagh Street Wattle Street Key activities for the next quarter: • continue adjusting kerb extensions on King Street between Sussex Street between King Street and Druitt Street • continue adjusting kerbs and gutters in York Street George and Pitt streets Clarence Street between Jamison Street and Druitt Street CBD North Abercrombie Street • continue adjusting kerbs and footpaths on Market Street • continue adjusting kerbs and gutters on Clarence Street York Street between King Street and Druitt Street Kent Street between Margaret Street and King Street ULTIMO between King and Barrack streets • continue adjusting kerbs and footpaths at the Pitt and Park King Street between Sussex Street and Castlereagh Street streets intersection. • continue adjusting kerbs and modifying traffic lights at the Pitt Street between Market Street and Park Street South West Zone Barangaroo intersection of Clarence and Barrack streets. Wentworth Avenue between Oxford Street and Campbell Street % 21 College Street between Macquarie Street and Oxford Street CBD East Macquarie Street between Bent Street and Bridge Street Description of work Harris Street Macquarie Street at the Hunter Street intersection Adjusting kerbs, footpaths and medians on Pitt, Goulburn, George, Broadway, Wattle, Harris, Ultimo and Quay streets. Installing new HAYMARKET lane marking and signage in all highlighted areas. Macquarie Street between Hunter and Bridge streets Sussex Street Key activities for the next quarter: 97% • completing work at the Railway Square intersection George Street Street King Sussex Street Kent Street Description of work • continue adjusting the kerb at the corner of George and Clarence Street Adjusting kerbs and footpaths on Macquarie Street between Bent Goulburn streets York Street and Bridge streets. Installing new lane marking and signage in all • continue adjusting kerbs and medians at the Ultimo Road and York Street highlighted areas. Harris Street intersection Key activities for the next quarter: • start adjusting kerbs and medians at Wattle Street. Central Station Pitt Street George Street • finishing work on kerb stones and tree pits.

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Park Goulburn Street Pitt Street Liverpool Street College Street, Wentworth Avenue and Macquarie Street

Eddy Street Bridge Street Market Street Market Pitt Street Elizabeth Street SYDNEY 71%

Castlereagh Street Description of work Wentworth Avenue Adjusting kerbs, footpaths and medians on Wentworth Avenue, Cycleways College Street, St James and Prince Albert roads. Installing new lane % marking and signage in all highlighted areas. 90 Sydney Key activities for the next quarter: SURRY Cove Description of work • continue adjusting kerbs and medians at the corner of HILLS Hunter Street Installing a new two-way separated cycleway on Castlereagh and Hyde Park Hyde Park Wentworth Avenue and Goulburn Street Liverpool streets. College Street Macquarie Street • continue adjusting kerbs at the corners of Wentworth Avenue Key activities for the next quarter: with Oxford and Liverpool streets • completing signage changes and footpath work around • start installing new medians along Wentworth Avenue the cycleway between Elizabeth and Liverpool streets • completing the section of the cycleway between Kent and • continue upgrading the intersection of Macquarie Street with Sussex streets The Domain Prince Albert and St James roads • completing corner and footpath adjustments around the DARLINGHURST • continue lane marking and installing new signage along opened cycleway. College Street and Wentworth Avenue.

How we are managing impacts Roads and Maritime use asphalt to reinstate the road and footpaths. Asphalt compacting using a metal plate compactor Roads and Maritime is always trying to improve construction is part of this process. This activity can produce noise when work practices to reduce the impact on the local community. the plate makes contact with set concrete or metal surfaces. We will continue to minimise construction impacts by: To reduce the noise for local residents and businesses, we • completing noisier construction activity before trialled carpet and rubber mats on the base of the compacting midnight and monitoring noise at night plate. Testing during the trial has shown a significant noise • notifying the local community about the nature and reduction of 5dBA, 10 metres from the source of the noise. We timing of construction activity are now implementing carpet and rubber plate mats across all sites where we carry out this activity. • providing a 24-hour construction information line for community questions and complaints Christmas Shutdown • carrying out day or weekend work where possible to reduce the number of weekday night work shifts, To minimise disruption to businesses and the community minimising night time noise. during the busy holiday period, Roads and Maritime will be implementing a Christmas shutdown across its Sydney CBD sites from 23 December 2015 to 5 January 2016. Reducing noise during asphalt compaction In preparation for this shutdown we will be reducing the size Due to the nature of road work and the busy city of our work compounds and where possible removing them environment, Roads and Maritime needs to ensure that completely. We will patrol our sites regularly to ensure the roads and footpaths are safe for use at the end of every night safety and security of all sites during the shutdown. work shift. All sites will be reinstated in the new year. Work to remove Where we cannot establish a permanent work site, due to and reinstate barriers will be carried out at night. We will pedestrian and traffic volumes, within one shift we: advise the community of their local work site arrangements. • set up the work site including traffic control Roads and Maritime and the CBD Coordination Office wishes and barriers you a happy and safe holiday period and thanks you for your • carry out the scheduled work patience throughout the delivery of this essential work. • remove the site and reinstate the road and footpath to allow safe use the next day.

Reducing construction noise using carpet under compacting plates to compact asphalt

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