sydney-city-centre-review-of-environmental-factors

Object
environment.
5(a)(ii) To encourage the
promotion and
coordination of the
orderly economic use
and development of land.
5(a)(iii) To encourage the
protection, provision and
coordination of
communication and utility
services.
5(a)(iv) To encourage
the provision of land for
public purposes.
5(a)(v) To encourage the
provision and
coordination of
community services and
facilities.
Comment
traffic.
If no action was taken, congestion would increase across
the city centre. This is considered a worse social and
economic outcome than the proposal. This is despite the
proposal’s temporary construction impacts and the few
operational impacts.
The proposal would develop land that is already in use as a
road corridor. It requires no additional property acquisition
and therefore it represents ‘continuity in use’.
The objective of improving key corridor and intersection
capacity (termed ‘making best use of the available street
space’ under the Access Strategy) is something that is
recognised as delivering a tangible economic benefit (refer
to section 2.1) as it would allow improve the city centre’s
road network functionality over the coming years.
The alternative would be to preserve the current kerbside
allocations and street configurations; however the increased
congestion across the city-centre would, in the long-term,
compromise road network functionality over the coming
years. This would have an effect on Sydney’s economy as
recognised under government policy (refer to Chapter 2).
The proposal footprint is located over and above a notable
number of above ground and belowground communication
and utility services. Affected belowground services would be
adjusted under the proposal (refer to section 3.5), whilst the
aboveground public utilities (eg phone booths, public signs,
bicycle racks, bus stops) would be preserved or relocated
(refer to section 6.5.4). This is despite some introduced
temporary access restrictions to these aboveground utilities
during construction (refer to section 6.5.4).
Roads and Maritime would work with the utility services
providers to identify any conflicts in maintenance and
upgrade schedules, as well as identifying emergency access
requirements. This would ensure all communication and
utility services are identified and protected. The temporary
access restrictions to aboveground public amenities during
construction would be managed by displaying work site
signage describing the location to the nearest alternative
(refer to Chapter 7).
The proposal would take place on State-owned land that is
either managed by City of Sydney Council or Roads and
Maritime. The proposal would develop land that is already
under use as a road corridor. It is therefore provisioned for
use by the public.
There would be some minor temporary traffic delays and
access disruption caused during construction. This may
have a minor impact on certain community services and
facilities in the city (refer to section 6.4). The proposal’s
construction may also have a temporary impact on some of
the city’s amenity values.
Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 464
Review of Environmental Factors