Banksia Station Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors

Banksia Station Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors

Transport Access Program Banksia Station Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors August 2020 Banksia Station Upgrade – Review of Environmental Factors Transport Access Program Ref–6449148 Contents Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 5 Definitions ................................................................................................................... 6 Executive summary .................................................................................................... 9 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 15 1.2 The Proposal .......................................................................................... 16 1.3 Location and existing infrastructure ........................................................ 17 1.4 Purpose of this Review of Environmental Factors ................................... 24 2 Need and options considered .............................................................................. 25 2.1 Strategic justification ............................................................................... 25 2.2 Objectives of the Proposal ...................................................................... 28 2.3 Options considered ................................................................................. 29 2.4 Justification for the preferred option ........................................................ 30 3 Proposal description ........................................................................................... 31 3.1 The Proposal .......................................................................................... 31 3.2 Scope of work ......................................................................................... 33 3.3 Design development ............................................................................... 35 3.4 Construction activities ............................................................................. 37 3.5 Property acquisition ................................................................................ 42 3.6 Operation and maintenance ................................................................... 42 4 Statutory considerations ...................................................................................... 44 4.1 Commonwealth legislation ...................................................................... 44 4.2 NSW legislation and regulations ............................................................. 44 4.3 Ecologically sustainable development .................................................... 51 5 Community and stakeholder consultation ............................................................ 52 5.1 Stakeholder consultation during concept design ..................................... 52 5.2 Consultation requirements under the Infrastructure SEPP ...................... 52 5.3 Consultation strategy .............................................................................. 54 5.4 Aboriginal community involvement ......................................................... 56 5.5 Ongoing consultation .............................................................................. 56 6 Environmental impact assessment ...................................................................... 58 6.1 Traffic and transport ............................................................................... 58 6.2 Landscape and visual amenity ................................................................ 65 6.3 Noise and vibration ................................................................................. 78 6.4 Non-Aboriginal heritage .......................................................................... 85 6.5 Socio-economic impacts ......................................................................... 93 6.6 Aboriginal heritage .................................................................................. 95 6.7 Biodiversity ............................................................................................. 96 6.8 Contamination, geology and soils ........................................................... 98 6.9 Hydrology and water quality ................................................................... 99 6.10 Air quality ............................................................................................. 102 6.11 Waste and resources ............................................................................ 103 6.12 Sustainability ........................................................................................ 104 6.13 Climate change .................................................................................... 104 6.14 Greenhouse gas emissions .................................................................. 105 6.15 Cumulative impacts .............................................................................. 105 Banksia Station Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors – August 2020 2 7 Environmental management ............................................................................. 106 7.1 Environmental management plans ....................................................... 106 7.2 Mitigation measures ............................................................................. 106 8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 117 References ............................................................................................................. 119 Appendix A Consideration of matters of National Environmental Significance ...... 121 Appendix B Consideration of clause 228 .............................................................. 122 Figures Figure 1-1 Regional context .............................................................................................. 18 Figure 1-2 Site locality map .............................................................................................. 21 Figure 1-3 The pedestrian underpass looking towards Railway Street .............................. 22 Figure 1-4 Platform 1 building ........................................................................................... 22 Figure 1-5 Platform 2/3 building ........................................................................................ 23 Figure 1-6 Covered stairs and underpass lantern on Platform 2/3 .................................... 23 Figure 1-7 Platform 4 building ........................................................................................... 24 Figure 3-1 Key features of the Proposal ............................................................................ 32 Figure 3-2 Temporary site facilities and laydown areas .................................................... 43 Figure 4-1 Rockdale LEP 2011 zoning map ...................................................................... 50 Figure 6-1 Proposed impacts to parking during construction and operation ...................... 63 Figure 6-2 Viewpoint location plan .................................................................................... 67 Figure 6-3 Viewpoint 1 – View looking south-east from the top of the stairs on Platform 4 72 Figure 6-4 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation from viewpoint 1 ................... 72 Figure 6-5 Viewpoint 2 – View looking south-west from Hattersley Street at the station entrance ........................................................................................................................ 73 Figure 6-6 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation looking south-west from viewpoint 2 ........................................................................................................................ 73 Figure 6-7 Viewpoint 2 – View looking west from Hattersley Street at the station entrance ... ........................................................................................................................ 74 Figure 6-8 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation looking west from viewpoint 2 ... ........................................................................................................................ 74 Figure 6-9 Viewpoint 3 – View looking north-east from next to the Platform 1 waiting room .. ........................................................................................................................ 75 Figure 6-10 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation looking north from viewpoint 3 .. ........................................................................................................................ 75 Figure 6-11 Viewpoint 3 – View looking east from next to the Platform 1 waiting room ....... 75 Figure 6-12 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation looking east from viewpoint 3 75 Figure 6-13 Viewpoint 4 – View looking south-west from Railway Street pedestrian crossing . ........................................................................................................................ 76 Banksia Station Upgrade Review of Environmental Factors – August 2020 3 Figure 6-14 Photomontage of the Proposal during operation looking south-west from viewpoint 4 ........................................................................................................................ 76 Figure 6-15 Viewpoint 4 – View looking

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