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Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection Transport for NSW Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Last updated 22 April 2021 Contents The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ............................................................................................ 5 What’s in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)? .......................................................................... 5 Why was the EIS delayed? ................................................................................................................ 5 General .............................................................................................................................................. 5 What is Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection? ................................................................... 5 When will construction start and finish? ............................................................................................... 5 What are the benefits of the Project? .................................................................................................. 6 How much will Beaches Link cost to build? .......................................................................................... 6 How will the NSW Government fund the project? ................................................................................. 6 Will there be a toll to use Beaches Link? ............................................................................................. 6 When will the business case be released? .......................................................................................... 6 What about public transport alternatives? ............................................................................................ 6 Will there be further design changes? ................................................................................................. 7 How will you support local businesses during the construction of Beaches Link? ..................................... 7 Active transport / shared user paths ....................................................................................................... 7 How will you be managing impacts to shared user paths? ..................................................................... 7 Air quality ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Where are the ventilation outlets? ...................................................................................................... 7 Will they be filtered?.......................................................................................................................... 8 Will those ventilation outlets be close to schools or community facilities? ................................................ 8 Will air quality monitoring be made available to the public? ................................................................... 8 How big will the ventilation outlets be? ................................................................................................ 8 Will air quality within Beaches Link be safe for motorcycle riders? .......................................................... 9 COVID-19 ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Does COVID-19 impact the business case for Beaches Link? ............................................................... 9 Will modelling be redone to reflect changes in traffic due to COVID-19? ................................................. 9 1 Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection April 2021 Construction ........................................................................................................................................ 9 During what time will construction work and heavy-vehicle movements occur? ........................................ 9 Where are the construction sites located? ..........................................................................................10 How were the construction sites selected? .........................................................................................10 What sort of disruption will residents experience during construction of Beaches Link? ...........................10 How will construction dust be managed? ............................................................................................10 How accurate is the current design and when will residents know the exact depth or distance of the tunnel from their property? .........................................................................................................................11 How will work for Beaches Link, Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade be staged? ..11 Where will the spoil from construction work be taken to? ......................................................................11 Where will you be stockpiling tunneling spoil? .....................................................................................12 Will stockpiles exceed the acoustic shed and underground capacities over long weekends, such as Easter Weekend or during Christmas? ..........................................................................................................12 Will any stockpiling occur outside the acoustic sheds? .........................................................................12 How are the acoustic sheds designed to accommodate stockpiling? ......................................................12 Consultation ...................................................................................................................................... 13 What community consultation was done prior to the EIS? ....................................................................13 Why have you not included face-to-face meetings as part of the consultation? .......................................13 What community consultation is planned during the EIS?.....................................................................13 Have there been any design changes due to community consultation? ..................................................13 How can I complain if noise levels or other aspects of construction work are unacceptable? ....................14 Environment & biodiversity .................................................................................................................. 14 What impact will the project have on the environment? ........................................................................14 How much vegetation will be removed and how will you compensate for this? ........................................14 Were electric vehicles taken into consideration in the traffic modelling investigations? ............................14 How does the project address concerns about its impact on climate change? ........................................14 How will you reduce impacts to water quality? ....................................................................................15 How will you be ensuring the water quality will be safe during construction in Middle Harbour? ................15 How will you protect wildlife in the project areas? ................................................................................15 Noise and vibration ............................................................................................................................ 15 How have you assessed for noise? ...................................................................................................15 What do you consider acceptable noise levels? ..................................................................................15 Which properties will be provided noise treatment for operational noise? ...............................................16 Will I be eligible for noise treatment? .................................................................................................16 Will trees help reduce noise impacts? ................................................................................................16 Once the ventilation outlets are operational, how noisy will they be? .....................................................16 Will the increase of people working from home be taken into account in the mitigation measures for noise during construction work? .................................................................................................................16 Open space and recreational facilities .................................................................................................. 17 Will any recreational and community facilities (e.g. sporting fields, picnic areas etc) be impacted by construction? ..................................................................................................................................17 2 Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection April 2021 What are you doing to protect the open space within the project area? ..................................................17 Property ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Will any properties be acquired by the NSW Government to complete this project? ................................17 Where do the tunnels run and is my property impacted? ......................................................................17 If the tunnel goes under my house will you compensate me?
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