Community Update July 2018 Western Harbour Tunnel Temporary construction site: White Bay and Glebe Island

Western Harbour Tunnel is a The NSW Government has now major transport infrastructure A temporary construction site is proposed at Glebe Island for released the proposed project project that makes it easier, fabrication and fit out of immersed reference design, and there will faster and safer to get around tube units for the tunnel crossing be extensive community and . of Sydney Harbour. stakeholder engagement over the coming months. As Sydney continues to grow, our The site will also be used for transport challenge also increases spoil transfer and as the water- We now want to hear what and congestion impacts our based transport staging point you think about the proposed economy. for works at Birchgrove and reference design. Waverton – minimising impacts to Your feedback will help us further While the NSW Government actively communities in these areas and refine the design before we seek manages Sydney’s daily traffic keeping trucks off local streets. planning approval. demands and major new public transport initiatives are underway, it’s This site is only needed There will be further extensive clear that even more must be done. temporarily and no permanent community engagement once the facilities for the project will be Environmental Impact Statement Western Harbour Tunnel will provide located here. The site will be is on public display. a new motorway tunnel connection returned to Port Authority NSW. Seaforth Spit Bridge across Sydney Harbour between Seaforth Spit Bridge and the Warringah Freeway This site utilises land that is Northbridge Government owned and currently Balgowlah Heights near North Sydney. Artarmon Northbridge Balgowlah Heights usedArtarmon for industrial activities. It will form a new western bypass of the Sydney CBD, providing an alternative to the heavily congested , Western Lane Cove Lane Cove Cammeray Cammeray Distributor and . Ernest St Ernest St Mosman St Leonards St Leonards Mosman Falcon St Falcon St It will change the way people move Crows Nest Crows Nest OFF OFF RAMP Cremorne Cremorne around Sydney. RAMP Miller St Neutral Bay Miller St ON Neutral Bay Berry StRAMP ON The Warringah Freeway will be Berry StRAMP North upgraded for the new connectionsWoolwich Sydney North Woolwich High St Cremorne Point Sydney and to make important High St Cremorne Point improvements to this busy road Waverton Waverton corridor. Kirribilli Sydney Kirribilli Birchgrove Harbour Bridge Sydney It will be easier to navigate and there BirchgroveSydney Harbour Vaucluse Drummoyne Harbour Sydney Harbour Tunnel Bridge Sydney Vaucluse will be a continuous southbound bus Harbour DrummoyneBalmain Sydney Harbour lane and new active transport links. Tunnel M4 WestConnex Balmain Parramatta Rozelle Thanks to this major project,Blacktown people M4 WestConnex Penrith Point Piper will spend less time in traffic and Rozelle Parramatta Potts Interchange BlacktownPyrmont Rozelle Point Penrith Point Piper have more time for their families and Rozelle Potts Anzac Bridge Interchange Pyrmont Point their daily lives. Lilyfield City West Link M5 WestConnex Glebe Glebe Point Anzac Bridge Lilyfield Airport You can contact us at any time to learn more about the project or to City West Link Campbelltown M5 WestConnex Glebe Glebe Point Airport provide your feedback. Port Botany Campbelltown Information on the proposed Legend reference design is now available Western Harbour Tunnel Motorways 0 1km 2km N at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/whtbl Warringah Freeway Upgrade Major roads Legend WestConnex Rozelle Interchange Western Harbour Tunnel Motorways 0 1km 2km N Warringah Freeway Upgrade Major roads WestConnex Rozelle Interchange Glebe Island and White Bay

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This site is proposed as the There will be rigorous and Reducing our impact comprehensive environmental Western Harbour Tunnel • Enabling water-based procedures for sediment construction activities and completion and fit out site for management. Similar work has been transport – keeping trucks off successfully completed on several immersed tube tunnel units. local streets recent Sydney Harbour projects It is proposed to fabricate the steel including Garden Island (2010). • Reduces the construction footprint in other areas ‘shells’ for the immersed tube units The site will be returned to Port elsewhere. Authority of NSW following • Uses Government-owned land – no private property acquisition At White Bay, the steel shells will be completion of the project. required reinforced with concrete and fitted Key activities out for their future use. • We are working with Port • Immersed tube fit out for the Authority of NSW to minimise Once this work is done, they will be Western Harbour Tunnel units the impact on users of the port floated into position and lowered to • Transfer and treatment of facilities, both landside and the sea bed. contaminated sediment for waterside The site is also proposed for spoil transfer into trucks for safe • Close to water-based sites, good transfer from barge transport, and disposal road access and currently used for as a transporting staging point for • Handling of spoil from Yurulbin commercial/industrial activity water-based transport to cofferdams Point and Berrys Bay sites • No permanent facilities are at Berrys Bay and Yurulbin Point required at this location. – minimising haulage and logistics • Deliveries to on-water through local communities. construction sites and cofferdams.

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