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Transport Route Analysis Coopers Gap Wind Farm AGL Energy Ltd 15-Feb-2017 TC01-D Route Analysis Wind Turbine Blade Transport Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport TC01-D Route Analysis Wind Turbine Blade Transport Client: AGL Energy Ltd ABN: 74 115 061 375 Prepared by AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Level 8, 540 Wickham Street, PO Box 1307, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia T +61 7 3553 2000 F +61 7 3553 2050 www.aecom.com ABN 20 093 846 925 15-Feb-2017 Job No.: 60489152 AECOM in Australia and New Zealand is certified to 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. This document has been prepared based on the Client’s description of its requirements and AECOM’s experience, having regard to assumptions that AECOM can reasonably be expected to make in accordance with sound professional principles. AECOM may also have relied upon information provided by the Client and other third parties to prepare this document, some of which may not have been verified. Subject to the above conditions, this document may be transmitted, reproduced or disseminated only in its entirety. Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport Quality Information Document TC01-D Route Analysis Ref 60489152 Date 15-Feb-2017 Prepared by Sean Mennis Reviewed by Kevin Toomey Revision History Authorised Rev Revision Date Details Name/Position Signature 0 15-Feb-2016 Draft for Issue Mark Herod Principal Environmental Engineer 1 16-Feb-2017 Final for Issue Mark Herod Principal Environmental Engineer Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport Summary One of the key aspects involved in the construction of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm project is the transport of the key wind farm infrastructure, namely the wind turbine blades, nacelle, tower sections and hub. The blades represent the largest challenge logistically given the proposed size of the wind turbines. A road haulage route was deemed to be the most appropriate transport solution for investigations going forward and is subsequently the subject of this report. This route (TC01) essentially consists of starting from the Brisbane Port, traveling along the Warrego Highway through Toowoomba and Dalby, and then up the Bunya Highway to Niagara Road where the project site is being planned. The purpose of this report is to conduct a preliminary assessment of the transport of a 70 m long wind turbine blade through this route. This assessment consisted of: · Identifying the key intersections and turning movements the truck will undertake · Investigating the most appropriate turning path for the truck to undertake at the key locations · Identifying any temporary or permanent mitigation measures that will be required in order for the truck to safely complete the turning movement. The findings of this study are summarised in the below table. Although a number of conflicts exist, it is considered that a feasible route to the project site is available, subject to resolving the potential conflicts with the relevant stakeholders. Conflicts 1 2 Traffic Power Private ID Street 1 Street 2 Signs Lights Kerb Drain Pavement Vegetation Signals Pole Property 1 Bishop Drive Lucinda Drive 83 or 2 0 or 4 - - - 1 or 0 Y or N - Y or N 2 Lucinda Drive Port Drive - - - - - - - - - 3 Port Drive Kite Street 3 1 - - - - - - - Gateway 4 PoB Motorway - - - - - - - - - Motorway 5 Gateway Motorway Logan Motorway - - - - - - - - - 6 Logan Motorway Ipswich Motorway - - - - - - - - - 7 Ipswich Motorway Warrego Highway - - - - - - - - - 8A Warrego Highway N/A (The Range) - - - - - - - - - 8B Warrego Highway N/A (The Range) - - - - - - - - - 8C Warrego Highway N/A (The Range) - - - - - - - - - 9 Warrego Highway Tourist Road - - - - - - - - - 10 Warrego Highway James Street 8 - - - - - - - - 11 Warrego Highway Karrool Street 1 - - - - - - - - 12 Warrego Highway Bridge Street 2 or 0 - 0 or 2 - Y or N 1 or 0 Y or N - - Dalby Cecil Plains 13 Warrego Highway - - - - - - - - - Road 14 Warrego Highway Bunya Highway 1 or 1 1 or 1 4 or 0 2 or 0 N or Y - - Y or Y N or Y 15 Bunya Highway Crawshay Street - - - - - - Y - - 16 Bunya Highway Niagara Road - - - - - Y Y Y Y 1 “or” indicates that two turning paths options exist, with the first number indicating conflicts for Option 1 and second number indicating conflicts for Option 2. 2 Guardrail may also be a potential conflict, which will need to be confirmed with further detailed assessment. 3 Includes guide posts Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Route 1 1.3 Aim and Objectives 2 1.4 Scope 2 1.5 Assumptions and Limitations 2 1.5.1 Design Vehicle 2 2.0 Desktop Study 4 2.1 Study Area 4 2.2 Methodology 4 2.2.1 Mitigation Works 4 2.3 Key Turning Movements 5 2.4 Locality Maps 6 3.0 Swept Path Outcomes 8 3.1 1 – Bishop Drive / Lucinda Drive 8 3.2 2 – Lucinda Drive / Port Drive 11 3.3 3 – Port Drive / Kite Drive 12 3.4 4 – Port of Brisbane Motorway / Gateway Motorway 14 3.5 5 – Gateway Motorway / Logan Motorway 15 3.6 6 – Logan Motorway / Ipswich Motorway 16 3.7 7 – Ipswich Motorway / Warrego Highway 17 3.8 8 – Warrego Highway (Toowoomba Range) 18 3.9 9 – Warrego Highway / Tourist Road 21 3.10 10 – Warrego Highway / James Street 23 3.11 11 – Warrego Highway / Karrool Street 25 3.12 12 – Warrego Highway / Bridge Street 27 3.13 13 – Warrego Highway / Dalby Cecil Plains Road 30 3.14 14 – Warrego Highway / Bunya Highway 31 3.15 15 – Bunya Highway / Crawshay Street 35 3.16 16 – Bunya Highway / Niagara Road 36 4.0 Findings 38 Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport List of Tables Table 1-1 GIS Aerial Sources 2 Table 2-1 Points of Interest 5 Table 4-1 Summary Table 38 List of Figures Figure 1 Truck Dimensions 3 Figure 2 Truck Turn Path (with and without rear wheel turning) 3 Figure 3 Study Area 4 Figure 4 Brisbane Area 6 Figure 5 Toowoomba Area 7 Figure 6 Dalby / Bunya Area 7 Figure 7 Swept Path for Location 1, Option 1 8 Figure 8 Swept Path for Location 1, Option 2 9 Figure 9 Path Option 1 Clashes (Driving Towards Bishop Drive) 10 Figure 10 Path Option 2 Clashes (Driving Towards Lucinda Drive) 10 Figure 11 Swept Path for Location 2 11 Figure 12 Swept Path for Location 3 12 Figure 13 Video Drive Through Capture for Location 3 (Before Roundabout) 13 Figure 14 Video Drive Through Capture for Location 3 (At Roundabout) 13 Figure 15 Swept Path for Location 4 14 Figure 16 Swept Path for Location 5 15 Figure 17 Swept Path for Location 6 16 Figure 18 Swept Path for Location 7 17 Figure 19 Swept Path for Location 8A 18 Figure 20 Swept Path for Location 8B 19 Figure 21 Swept Path for Location 8C 20 Figure 22 Swept Path for Location 9 21 Figure 23 Site Visit Photograph for Location 9 (Looking down the Range) 22 Figure 24 Site Visit Photograph for Location 9 (Looking towards Toowoomba) 22 Figure 25 Swept Path for Location 10 23 Figure 26 Site Visit Photograph for Location 10 (Looking towards the Range) 24 Figure 27 Site Visit Photograph for Location 10 (Looking towards Toowoomba) 24 Figure 28 Swept Path for Location 11 25 Figure 29 Site Visit Photograph for Location 11 (Looking towards Dalby) 26 Figure 30 Site Visit Photograph for Location 11 (Looking towards Toowoomba) 26 Figure 31 Swept Path for Location 12, Option 1 27 Figure 32 Swept Path for Location 12, Option 2 28 Figure 33 Site Visit Photograph for Location 12 (Looking towards Bridge Street) 29 Figure 34 Site Visit Photograph for Location 12 (Looking towards Dalby) 29 Figure 35 Swept Path for Location 13 30 Figure 36 Swept Path for Location 14, Option 1 31 Figure 37 Swept Path for Location 14, Option 2 32 Figure 38 Site Visit Photograph for Location 14 (Looking West) 33 Figure 39 Site Visit Photograph for Location 14 (Looking toward Toowoomba) 33 Figure 40 Site Visit Photograph for Location 14 (Looking towards Toowoomba 2) 34 Figure 41 Swept Path for Location 15 35 Figure 42 Swept Path for Location 16 36 Figure 43 Site Visit Photograph for Location 16 (Looking towards Kingaroy) 37 Figure 44 Site Visit Photograph for Location 16 (Looking down Niagara Road) 37 Revision 1 – 15-Feb-2017 Prepared for – AGL Energy Ltd – ABN: 74 115 061 375 AECOM Coopers Gap Wind Farm 1 TC01-D Route Analysis – Wind Turbine Blade Transport 1.0 Introduction This report has been prepared by AECOM Australia Pty Limited (AECOM) for AGL Energy Limited (AGL). It summarises the outcomes of a route analysis that AECOM have undertaken to take wind turbine equipment from the Port of Brisbane to the project site along Niagara Road, for the construction of the Coopers Gap Wind Farm (the Project).
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