Ambury Properties Limited Ohinewai Foam Factory & Rail Siding COVID-19 Fast-Track Consent Application Contract number/s: 145860.20 Integrated Transport Assessment March 2021 TV4 TV4 Table of contents 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Report Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Site Description and Location ............................................................................................................... 6 3. Baseline Transport Environment ...................................................................................... 8 3.1 Existing Land Use .................................................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Baseline Transport Network Characteristics ........................................................................................ 8 3.2.1 SH1 Ohinewai Interchange ................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Tahuna Road ....................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Lumsden Road .................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.4 Balemi Road ........................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2.5 Local Area Intersections ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Other Transport Modes ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.1 Existing Public Transport Services ...................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Existing Walking and Cycling Infrastructure ....................................................................................... 14 4. Road Safety Environment .............................................................................................. 15 5. Proposed Foam Factory ................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 17 5.2 Factory Access .................................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.1 Access Formation ................................................................................................................................ 17 5.2.2 Access Sight Distances ........................................................................................................................ 18 5.2.3 Separation Distance ............................................................................................................................ 19 5.3 Predicted Trip Generation .................................................................................................................. 20 5.3.1 Trip Generation ................................................................................................................................... 20 5.3.2 External Trip Distribution.................................................................................................................... 23 5.4 Parking Generation ............................................................................................................................. 25 5.4.1 On site vehicle and cycle parking........................................................................................................ 25 5.4.2 Parking Design .................................................................................................................................... 26 5.5 Loading Spaces and Operations .......................................................................................................... 26 5.5.1 Loading spaces .................................................................................................................................... 26 5.5.2 Safe Traffic Manoeuvring On-site ....................................................................................................... 27 5.6 Public Transport, Walking and Cycling ............................................................................................... 27 6. Movement of Freight by Rail ......................................................................................... 29 6.1 Rail Siding Alignment and Operations ................................................................................................ 29 6.2 Lumsden Road Re-alignment .............................................................................................................. 30 6.3 Level Crossing Control Type ................................................................................................................ 32 6.4 Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessment (LCSIA) .............................................................................. 33 6.5 Lumsden Road and Balemi Road Intersection .................................................................................... 33 6.6 Balemi Road Improvements ............................................................................................................... 33 TV4 6.6.1 Balemi Road Upgrade ......................................................................................................................... 33 6.6.2 Proposed Vehicle Accesses on Balemi Road ....................................................................................... 34 7. Proposed Earthworks Operations .................................................................................. 35 7.1 Consented Stage 1A Earthworks Operations...................................................................................... 36 7.2 Proposed Stage 1B Earthworks Operations ........................................................................................ 38 7.2.1 Temporary Construction Access Proposals – Stage 1B Earthworks ................................................... 40 7.2.2 Predicted Trip Generation – Stage 1B Earthworks Construction Traffic ............................................ 40 8. Assessment of Transportation Effects ............................................................................ 42 8.1 Foam Factory Operations ................................................................................................................... 42 8.1.1 Capacity Assessment – Road Corridors .............................................................................................. 42 8.1.2 Safety Assessment – Ohinewai Interchange....................................................................................... 43 8.1.3 Safety Assessment – Lumsden Road .................................................................................................. 44 8.2 Rail Siding Access ................................................................................................................................ 45 8.2.1 Lumsden Road Realignment ............................................................................................................... 45 8.2.2 Capacity Assessment – Lumsden Road ............................................................................................... 47 8.3 Stage 1B Earthworks Construction Traffic .......................................................................................... 47 9. Strategy and Policy Assessment ..................................................................................... 48 9.1 National .............................................................................................................................................. 48 9.1.1 Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018/19 - 2027/28 (Draft) .................................. 48 9.1.2 Connecting New Zealand (2012)......................................................................................................... 48 9.1.3 The Transport Outlook 2017 ............................................................................................................... 48 9.1.4 Waka Kotahi Statement of Intent 2017-2021..................................................................................... 49 9.1.5 Waka Kotahi Long Term Strategic View .............................................................................................. 49 9.1.6 National Land Transport Programme 2018-2021 ............................................................................... 49 9.2 Regional .............................................................................................................................................. 49 9.2.1 The Waikato Plan 2017 ......................................................................................................................