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New M5 Environmental Impact Statement Technical working paper: Traffic and transport Appendix G November 2015 AECOM WestConnex New M5 WestConnex The New M5 Technical Working Paper: Traffic and Transport Client: Roads and Maritime ABN: 76 236 371 088 Prepared by AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Level 21, 420 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, PO Box Q410, QVB Post Office NSW 1230, Australia T +61 2 8934 0000 F +61 2 8934 0001 www.aecom.com ABN 20 093 846 925 18-Nov-2015 Job No.: 60327128 AECOM in Australia and New Zealand is certified to the latest version of ISO9001, ISO14001, AS/NZS4801 and OHSAS18001. © AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (AECOM). All rights reserved. AECOM has prepared this document for the sole use of the Client and for a specific purpose, each as expressly stated in the document. No other party should rely on this document without the prior written consent of AECOM. AECOM undertakes no duty, nor accepts any responsibility, to any third party who may rely upon or use this document. 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Revision H – 18-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime – ABN: 76 236 371 088 AECOM WestConnex New M5 Quality Information Document WestConnex The New M5 Ref 60327128 Date 19 November 2015 Prepared by Peiqi Luo / Eric Wu Reviewed by Nick Bernard Authorised by Caitlin Bennett Revision H – 18-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime – ABN: 76 236 371 088 AECOM WestConnex New M5 This page has been left blank intentionally. Revision H – 18-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime – ABN: 76 236 371 088 AECOM WestConnex New M5 Table of Contents Glossary of terms and abbreviations i Executive summary v 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Overview of WestConnex 1 1.2 Overview of the project 2 1.3 Project location 4 1.4 Secretary's environmental assessment requirements 6 1.5 Study area 7 1.6 Report structure 7 2.0 The project 11 2.1 Project objectives 11 2.2 Project features 11 2.3 Construction activities 13 3.0 Strategic transport context 15 3.1 Appreciation of the strategic context 15 3.2 Regional transport movement – general traffic 16 3.3 Regional transport movement – freight traffic 20 3.4 Transport policy and plans 22 4.0 Assessment methodology 29 4.1 Traffic forecasting and modelling process 29 5.0 Existing traffic and transport environment 41 5.1 Route description 41 5.2 M5 East Motorway corridor 41 5.3 St Peters and surrounds 52 6.0 Existing road network performance 67 6.1 Assessment criteria 67 6.2 Operational performance – M5 Motorway corridor 69 6.3 Operational performance – St Peters and surrounds 75 7.0 Construction impacts 83 7.1 Overview of construction activities 83 7.2 Key assumptions 101 7.3 Western and Bexley Road surface works construction compounds 101 7.4 Arncliffe surface works 149 7.5 St Peters interchange construction compounds 162 7.6 Construction worker car parking facilities 192 7.7 Construction haulage 193 7.8 Cumulative construction impacts 202 7.9 Construction traffic management 207 8.0 Future conditions without the project 209 8.1 Regional transport network 209 8.2 Operational performance – M5 Motorway corridor 209 8.3 Operational performance – St Peters and surrounds 212 9.0 Future year traffic volumes and patterns 221 9.1 Introduction 221 9.2 Screenline analysis 221 10.0 Future conditions with the project 235 10.1 Regional transport network 235 10.2 Operational performance – M5 Motorway corridor 236 10.3 Operational performance – St Peters and surrounds 243 10.4 Fulfilment of project objectives 268 11.0 Management of impacts 269 11.1 Construction 269 11.2 Operation 270 Revision H – 18-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime – ABN: 76 236 371 088 AECOM WestConnex New M5 List of Tables Table 1 Traffic and transport SEARs 6 Table 2 Indicative construction program 13 Table 3 Average weekday travel mode share for local government areas around the King Georges Road Interchange 44 Table 4 Average weekday bicycle count along M5 East Motorway (2014) 44 Table 5 Bicycle trips in the vicinity and on the M5 Linear Park 45 Table 6 Site 1: M5 East Motorway, east of King Georges Road 49 Table 7 Site 2: M5 East Motorway, east of Bexley Road (in tunnel) 50 Table 8 Site 3: M5 East Motorway, at Cooks River 51 Table 9 Average weekday travel mode share for local government areas around St Peters and surrounds 54 Table 10 Rail services in Sydney, Marrickville and Botany Bay LGAs 54 Table 11 Sydney Trains services around St Peters and surrounds 55 Table 12 2013 Train station barrier counts at Mascot and St Peters stations 56 Table 13 Bus services around St Peters and surrounds 56 Table 14 Bicycle counts data around the new St Peters Interchange during peak periods (2014) 61 Table 15 Historic bicycle count (2010-2014) 61 Table 16 Average mid-block traffic volumes at key locations around St Peters and surrounds (2014) 65 Table 17 Mid-block level of service definitions and criteria – multi lane roads 68 Table 18 Level of service criteria for intersections 69 Table 19 Existing mid-block operational performance summary for the M5 East Motorway 69 Table 20 Travel speed and travel time on the M5 East Motorway between King Georges Road and Foreshore Road (2015) 70 Table 21 Crash statistics (Jan 2009 to Dec 2013) 71 Table 22 Crash severity indices (2009-2013) 71 Table 23 Crash rates per 100MVKT (2014) 72 Table 24 Crash costs (2009-2013) 75 Table 25 St Peters base model network performance – 2014 AM and PM Peak Hours 75 Table 26 Crash statistics (2009-2013) 77 Table 27 Crash severity indices (2009-2013) 81 Table 28 Crash rates per 100MVKT (2014) 82 Table 29 Crash costs (2009-2013) 82 Table 30 Overview of construction works 83 Table 31 Construction compound locations 85 Table 32 Proposed construction ancillary facilities and activities 86 Table 33 Construction hours 96 Table 34 Kingsgrove North compound construction program 102 Table 35 Kingsgrove South compound construction program 103 Table 36 Commercial Road compound construction program 109 Table 37 Bexley Road North compound construction program 110 Table 38 Bexley Road South compound construction program 116 Table 39 Bexley Road East compound construction program 116 Table 40 Western and Bexley Road surface works construction compound volumes and access points 121 Table 41 Traffic volume breakdown for Kingsgrove North compound 121 Table 42 Western and Bexley Road surface works construction compounds – 2016 Intersection performance (AM and PM Peak Hour) 131 Table 43 Western and Bexley Road surface works construction compounds – 2016 Mid-block traffic volumes and performance 135 Table 44 Access requirements from surrounding local roads 145 Table 45 Arncliffe compound construction program 150 Table 46 Arncliffe compound volumes 152 Table 47 Arncliffe compound – 2016 Intersection performance (AM and PM Peak Hour) 154 Table 48 Arncliffe compound – 2016 Mid-block traffic volumes and performance 157 Revision H – 18-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime – ABN: 76 236 371 088 AECOM WestConnex New M5 Table 49 Canal Road compound construction program 164 Table 50 Campbell Road compound construction program 165 Table 51 Landfill Closure compound construction program 165 Table 52 Burrows Road compound construction program 166 Table 53 Campbell Road bridge compound construction program 168 Table 54 Gardeners Road bridge compound construction program 170 Table 55 Sydney Park compound construction program 170 Table 56 St Peters interchange construction compound volumes and access points 172 Table 57 Traffic volume breakdown for Campbell Road, Burrows Road and Gardeners Road Bridge compounds 173 Table 58 St Peters interchange construction compound – 2016 Intersection performance (AM and PM Peak Hour) 180 Table 59 St Peters compound – 2016 Mid-block traffic volumes and performance 183 Table 60 Temporary road closures 184 Table 61 Temporary lane closures 184 Table 62 Access requirements from surrounding local roads 185 Table 63 Temporary indicative impact on parking during construction 186 Table 64 Construction worker car parking supply and demand during peak operation 192 Table 65 Anticipated spoil generation 193 Table 66 Potential spoil management sites 194 Table 67 Spoil and non-spoil related heavy vehicles for each construction compounds 201 Table 68 Environmental management measures – traffic and transport 207 Table 69 Mid-block operational performance summary for the M5 East Motorway (2021 ‘without project’) 210 Table 70 Mid-block operational performance summary for the M5 East Motorway (2031 ‘without project’) 210 Table 71 Comparison of average travel times between 2012, 2021 and 2031 ‘without project’ scenarios for the M5 East Motorway between King Georges Road and Foreshore Road 211 Table 72 St Peters model network performance – AM Peak Hour (2014 Base vs 2021 ‘without project’ scenario) 213 Table 73 St Peters model network performance – PM Peak Hour (2014 Base vs 2021 ‘without project’ scenario) 213 Table 74 St Peters model network performance – AM Peak