June 2018 F6 Extension Stage 1 New M5 Motorway at Arncliffe to President Avenue at Kogarah Community update As NSW continues to grow so the New M5 Motorway at Arncliffe does our transport challenge. and President Avenue at Kogarah. Improving The NSW Government is trac flow The project includes: fewer vehicles and less stopping investing $41.5 billion on roads on surface roads and public transport projects • Twin underground tunnels over the next four years alone, to around four kilometres in deliver an integrated transport length linking the New M5 solution to make it easier, faster Motorway at Arncliffe to and safer to get around. The F6 President Avenue at Kogarah up to Extension Stage 1 is a key element • Ramps between the motorway trac lights of the NSW Government’s tunnel and the surface 23 bypassed transport vision for the state. intersection at President Avenue over • Tunnel stubs for a future Project overview connection south to extend 2,000 The NSW Government is the F6 Extension proceeding with plans for the F6 • Provision of new shared cycle Extension Stage 1 to provide a new and pedestrian pathways. Trucks per day motorway connection between removed from nearby surface roads F6 Extension Stage 1 The F6 Extension Stage 1 will give communities It’s an integral part of the Future Transport Strategy and businesses new levels of accessTurrella across the 2056 and will keep our city moving as we continue transport network. WOLLI to grow. CREEK Bardwell Park M4 WestConnex International Airport City West Parramatta Marsh Street South Western Mot Blacktown M5 WestConnex orway Underground Liverpool connection to Arnclie Campbelltown New M5 Motorway ARNCLIFFE Ventilation facility CONNECTING WITH constructed as part of EXISTING SHARED PATHS TO ALEXANDRIA, SYDNEY the New M5 Motorway ay AIRPORT AND CBD Forest Road Street any BANKSIA Barton M5 East Princes Highw Park Gardiner Park West Bot KYEEMAGH Cooks River Banksia Twin motorway Kyeemagh tunnels (indicative Reserve alignment only) Holmes Drive Bestic Street General Rockdale Ador Botany Bay Avenue Reserve BRIGHTON- LE-SANDS Provision for a future extension ROCKDALE McCarthey CA Redmond south Reserve Field New shared cycle and pedestrian Harrow Road pathways BEXLEY arade Ba Kings y Street Wetland Proposed ventilation facility in Rockdale y The Grand P a industrial area Kogarah Rockdale KOGARAH Bicentennial Park Tunnel entry and Princes Highw Princes Highway/ exit ramps President Avenue intersection upgrade President Avenue President Scarborough Avenue CONNECTING WITH intersection Park North EXISTING SHARED PATHS TO SUTHERLAND Legend F6 Extension Stage 1 – New M5 Motorway, Arnclie Existing shared cycle and to President Avenue, Kogarah pedestrian pathways N F6 Extension Stage 1 – Surface connection works New M5 Motorway 0 250 500 MetresMeters New shared cycle and pedestrian pathways Ventilation facility (indicative route only) easier faster safer • Reduce traffic on General • Bypass up to 23 sets of • Less traffic to return local Holmes Drive by 10,000 traffic lights on the Princes streets to local communities vehicles a day Highway between St Peters and Kogarah • Improving pedestrian and cyclist • Built underground to minimise safety through the new shared disruption to the community Less stop-start, more reliable cycle and pedestrian pathways and property impacts • travel times Tunnels designed for free-flow • More direct access from • southern Sydney to the wider • Travel time savings between traffic at 80 kilometres per hour Sydney motorway network southern Sydney and the – means less vehicle emissions Sydney CBD. compared to stop–start traffic • Access to jobs, education and lifestyle opportunities • Reduce the number of trucks on surface roads by over • Bypass Sydney airport traffic. 2,000 per day. Beach Street Kings Wetland F6 tunnel design The main underground motorway tunnels for the F6 Extension Stage 1 end around 25 metres under West Botany Street. From West Botany Street the tunnels Brighton-Le-Sands Rockdale Public School and gradually rise until they surface in Street Bicentennial Little Sails Long the existing F6 reserved corridor any Park Day Care and form a new surface road West Bot connection with President Avenue. New cul-de-sac Brighton As the tunnels pass under Ilinden Memorial Rockdale Bicentennial Park they at Moorefield Sports Playing Centre Bicentennial Avenue East Soccer Fields will rise from 25 metres deep Fields to 10 metres under the surface. This section will be constructed No right O’Neill Street as a ‘cut and cover’ structure, turn meaning that a deep trench will New cul-de-sac be dug for the tunnels, which at O’Neill Street will be completely covered when construction is finished. The land President Avenue will be returned to parkland and Lachal Avenue President open space for community use. Avenue Active Civic Avenue Scarborough Moorefield Avenue Park North Transport bridge There are no plans to impact either the Ilinden Sports Centre O’Connell Street playing field, or Brighton Memorial Playing Fields. Legend N Driven tunnel construction Shared cycle and The intersection at Cut and cover construction pedestrian pathways (indicative route only) 0 100 200 MetresMeters Open slot construction President Avenue Ventilation facility At-grade surface road works Existing F6 reserved corridor The President Avenue intersection CIVIC will connect the motorway tunnels AVENUE RESERVE with the existing surface road network. All traffic will either enter or exit the project at the President Avenue intersection. President F6 Extension New cul-de-sac Construction work will be staged Avenue work Stage 1 at O’Neill Street to minimise traffic impacts on President Avenue. Key design considerations include: • Confining the surface road within the existing F6 reserved corridor • Minimising impacts to Ilinden Sports Centre and Brighton Memorial Playing Fields Signalised • Minimising impacts to the intersection waterway in Rockdale Bicentennial Park • Minimising private property impacts. Next steps Preliminary Planning Roads and Maritime is committed to minimising the impacts of this project on the community. Preliminary Design The community and stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the proposal until Friday 27 July 2018. State Significant Infrastructure Application To ensure all potential impacts of the project are fully assessed, we are preparing an Environmental WE Impact Statement (EIS) in line with the Secretary’s Project information ARE Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) and design consultation HERE issued by the Department of Planning and engagement Ongoing community Environment in January 2018. Environmental Assessment The EIS for the F6 Extension Stage 1 will be exhibited for community information and comment. Planning Determination Meet the project team Tender Process Throughout June and July 2018, Roads and Maritime will be holding a series of community information sessions and ‘pop-up’ events to provide OpenConstruction to trac the community with an opportunity to meet the project team and find out more about the project. Details of these events will be available on the Open to Trac project website at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/F6 To find out more about the project, or to have your say by Friday 27 July: rms.nsw.gov.au/F6 1800 789 297 [email protected] Customer feedback Roads and Maritime Services Locked Bag 928, North Sydney NSW 2059 Above: Grand Parade, Kyeemagh. This document contains important information about transport projects in your area. 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