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3.3 Construction activities
The likely construction method, staging, work hours, plant and equipment
requirements for the proposal are described in this section. An indicative construction
plan and method are also provided. The construction contractor(s) would prepare the
detailed construction plan and method once the proposal’s detailed design is
complete.
The construction plan and method would allow for multiple work sites to be
constructed at the same time. It would also account for the interface between the
different Access Strategy projects and would consider the construction staging
required to maintain traffic flows around the city centre; particularly during peak
periods.
The actual construction method may vary from the description provided in this
section due to the identification of additional constraints pre-construction, ongoing
detailed design refinements, feedback from community consultation, and construction
contractor requirements/limitations.
3.3.1 Work method
The works would be carried out under a construction environmental management
plan (CEMP). The following Roads and Maritime quality assurance specifications
(QA specifications) would be used to develop the CEMP:
G36 Environmental Protection (Management System) (Roads and Maritime,
2014)
G38 Soil and Water Management (Soil and Water Management Plan) (Roads
and Maritime, 2014)
G40 Clearing and Grubbing (Roads and Maritime, 2012).
Works would only take place within the areas specified in this REF. They would be
completed in accordance with the safeguards and management measures included
in this REF (refer to Chapter 7), the subsequent response to submissions report, the
Roads and Maritime decision report, and any Roads and Maritime environmental
specifications.
Construction method and activities
A number of activities would be required to construct the proposal as described
below.
Broadly, the construction activities would be carried out in five sequential stages:
Stage 1: site establishment
Stage 2: modification and alteration works
Stage 3: signage and traffic signal modifications as well as bus lane markings
Stage 4: reinstatement, refurbishment and post works
Stage 5: site hand back.
As noted in section 3.3.3, the construction staging within each work site and between
work site locations would be defined by the construction contractor. Most likely, in the
larger work sites, various stages of works would be going on concurrently. It is also
proposed that several work sites would be constructed simultaneously.
Table 3-2 shows the general construction activities and methods associated with
each of the proposed traffic capacity improvements and supporting work in relation to
the above five construction stages.
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