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T itle

Melbour ne Metr

• R

ail Pr

• jec t

E E S Inquir y and Advisor y Committee

Ge o rg e We sto n F

• o ds

Chris Co a th

• 1. Site L
• c a tio n

• 2. Site Ac c e ss Co nte xt (Sth)
• Clic k to e dit Ma ste r te xt style s

– Se c o nd le ve l

• T

hird le ve l

So urc e : Go o g le Stre e tvie w

• 3. Site Ac c e ss Co nte xt (Nth)

So urc e : Go o g le Stre e tvie w

• 4. GWF

Site Ope ra tio ns

T ruc k Ope ra tio ns (mvmts / we e k)

Truck Type Total B‐Double 83 19m Semi Trailer 85 Rigid Truck 79 Total 247

Ada pte d fro m T a b le 4.1 o f Chris Co a th e vide nc e re po rt

• 5. Pe rmitte d B-Do ub le Ac c e ss

Note:

L a ure ns Stre e t (via Arde n Stre e t) is the o nly B-Do ub le ro ute tha t pro vide s a c c e ss to GWF

• 6. E

xisting Site Ac c e ss – B-Do ub le

• 7. K

e y Are a s o f Co nc e rn

• Co nflic ts with L

a ure ns Stre e t lo a ding

• pe ra tio ns
• L

a ure ns Stre e t spa c e a llo c a tio n a nd

• c c upa tio n
• Ma na g e me nt o f pa rking

• 8. Co nflic ts with L

a ure ns Stre e t L

• a ding Ope ra tio ns

Re mo va l o f Ro ute 1 is re c o mme nde d

• 9. Co nflic ts with L

a ure ns Stre e t L

• a ding Ope ra tio ns

Co mme nta ry:

• Re mo va l a g re e d b y a ll re le va nt e xpe rts a t Co nc la ve
• Ro ute c re a te s c o nflic t with lo a ding mo ve me nts o f GWF
• Ro ute no t de sira b le fo r a me nity re a so ns:

–

Ro ute is mo st c irc uito us a c c e ss ro ute re lying o n mo re se nsitive stre e ts

–

Ro ute ha s the ste e pe st g ra die nts inc re a sing ne e d fo r b ra king a nd a c c e le ra tio n, impa c ting lo c a l a me nity

–

Dire c ts truc ks to wa rd ne wly c re a te d pa rk la nd

• 10. L

a ure ns Stre e t Spa c e Allo c a tio n a nd Oc c upa tio n

Se c tio n 7.4.1 o f AJM T ra nspo rt I mpa c t Asse ssme nt sta te s:

“T

• suppo rt the c o nstruc tio n o f the e ast e nd o f the statio n bo x, it

is e xpe c te d that parts o f L aure ns S tre e t wo uld ne e d to be

• c c upie d fo r the duratio n o f c o nstruc tio n”
• T

he o c c upa tio n o f L a ure ns Stre e t is a mb ig uo us. Optio ns c o uld inc lude :

– F

ull c lo sure

– L

a ne c lo sure (o ne -wa y o pe ra tio n)

– L

a ne c lo sure (ma rsha lle d two -wa y o pe ra tio n)

– K

e rb side pa rking la ne c lo sure (ma inta ins full two -wa y tra ffic

• pe ra tio n)

– F

• o tpa th c lo sure

• 11. L

a ure ns Stre e t Spa c e Allo c a tio n a nd Oc c upa tio n

T he na ture o f Ca ll F

• rwa rd o pe ra tio ns a t Arde n site a re

unc le a r:

• Are a dditio na l tra ffic vo lume s to b e g e ne ra te d b y Ca ll F
• rwa rd

mo ve me nts (in a dditio n to c o nstruc tio n mo ve me nts ide ntifie d a nd a dditio na l sta ff trips)

• Will Ca ll F
• rwa rd ve hic le s b e he ld o n site while wa iting to tra ve l to
• the r lo c a tio ns o r o c c upy ke rb side pa rking

• 12. L

a ure ns Stre e t Spa c e Allo c a tio n a nd Oc c upa tio n

Ca ll F

• rwa rd mo ve me nts a nd o c c upa tio n o f L

a ure ns Stre e t ha s po te ntia l to sig nific a ntly impa c t the GWF

• pe ra tio ns:
• L

a ure ns Stre e t (via Arde n Stre e t) is the o nly a ppro ve d B-Do ub le a c c e ss ro ute to the site a nd must the re fo re re ma in o pe n to tra ffic a t a ll time s

• T

he inc re a se d pe de stria nisa tio n o f L a ure ns Stre e t in the le g a c y sta te must no t g ive rise to a c ha ng e in de sig na tio n o f L a ure ns Stre e t a s a B-Do ub le ro ute

• Any o c c upa tio n o f L

a ure ns Stre e t must no t impa c t ve hic le turning mo ve me nts a t Arde n Stre e t

• Ca ll F
• rwa rd tra ffic o r o c c upa tio n o f L

a ure ns Stre e t must no t o c c upy L a ure ns Stre e t in suc h a ma nne r tha t will c o mpro mise a c c e ss to the GWF site

• Any o c c upa tio n o f L

a ure ns Stre e t must no t inhib it the a b ility fo r ve hic le s to wa it o n a rriva l to the GWF fa c ility a s c urre ntly pro vide d fo r

• 13. Ma na g e me nt o f Pa rking
• Unre stric te d pa rking a lo ng L

a ure ns Stre e t a nd within the surro unding a re a is a t c a pa c ity (re fe r T

a b le 6.3 o f Chris Co a th e vide nc e sta te me nt)

• I

n the se tting o f ‘ c o nstruc tio n ma na g e me nt’ it c o uld b e c o nside re d fa ir a nd re a so na b le tha t prio rity b e a ffo rde d to e xisting sta ff pa rking

• Hig hlig hts the ne e d fo r:

–

Suffic ie nt o n-site pa rking to b e pro vide d b y the MMRA, a nd

–

Ne e d fo r MMRA to wo rk with Co unc il to de ve lo p a nd imple me nt suita b le o n- stre e t re stric tio ns whic h pro vide prio rity to e xisting sta ff o ve r c o nstruc tio n sta ff.

• 14. E

PR Ame ndme nts

Suggested E PR s

Alle ns sub missio n ma de o n b e ha lf o f GWF sug g e st a t pa ra g ra ph 14 (a nd a t Atta c hme nt A) a me ndme nts to E PRs.

R esponse

I ha ve re vie we d the se re c o mme nda tio ns a nd a g re e with the se a s b e ing g e ne ra lly c o nsiste nt with the re c o mme nda tio ns ma de within my e vide nc e sta te me nt.