Hurstville REF - Transport for NSW - NSW Government

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Executive SummaryNeed for the ProposalTransport for New South Wales (TfNSW) currently operates an analogue train radio systemknown as MetroNet for operational communications between signallers and train drivers. Thissystem has reached the end of its serviceable life and requires replacement. The New SouthWales Government and TfNSW have begun work on the implementation of a Digital Train RadioSystem (DTRS) which will replace this analogue system and address a number ofrecommendations from the Waterfall Special Commission of Inquiry. The DTRS will be a securedigital train radio system designed to provide reliable voice and data communications on aGlobal Systems Mobile – Railway (GSM-R) platform.The DTRS will provide 100% radio coverage across the 1,455 kilometres electrified rail network.The DTRS has an expected design life of at least 15 years. UGL Infrastructure has beencontracted to design, construct, commission and maintain the DTRS.Proposal DescriptionThe proposal at Hurstville West Portal is for a new outdoor Distributed Base Station (DBS) siteand additional installations within Hurstville Station. The DBS site is referred to as OutdoorLocation 2 and the two installations at Hurstville Station and Apparatus Room are referred to asEquipment Location 3 and 4. A 10 metre monopole and associated antennas (at OutdoorLocation 2) will be installed in a cleared, gravel area about 10 metres north of the EasternSuburbs and Illawarra Line. Hurstville Station is about 130 metres east of the proposed OutdoorLocation 2 site.The proposal also includes installation of a DBS and power cabinet at the end of Platform 3 and4 of Hurstville Station and Yagi antennas mounted on the west end portal of the HurstvilleStation Tunnel (Equipment Location 3).A DTRS cabinet will also be installed in the Hurstville Apparatus Room 40 metres north-west ofOutdoor Location 2, at Equipment Location 4.A DTRS site has been assessed and approved at Outdoor Location 1 at Hurstville, henceOutdoor Location 1 at Hurstville will not be discussed in this REF.The proposed work for Outdoor Location 2 will involve the elements listed below.A 10 metre high monopoleTwo Yagi antennas to be mounted on the 10 metre monopoleFibre optic cable connection from the mast to existing pit approximately 6 metres away andthen via existing cable routes to the DBS /power cabinet to be installed at end of Platform 3and 4.Page 4 of 75
Equipment Location 3 comprises:Two Yagi antennas mounted on the soffit (underside of the ceiling) of the west end portal ofthe tunnelDBS/power cabinet installed at end of Platform 3 and 4Fibre optic cable connection from DBS/power cabinet located at the end of Platform 3 and 4to the Apparatus Room (Equipment Location 4)Two radio remote units (RRU) will be installed next to the cabinet.Equipment Location 4 at Hurstville Apparatus Room comprises:DTRS cabinet to be installed within the Apparatus Room 40 metres north-west of OutdoorLocation 2Fibre optic cable connection from the Apparatus Room to the TfNSW fibre terminationcabinet and from the Apparatus Room to the DBS/power cabinet located at the end ofPlatform 3 and 4.Approval ProcessThe proposal is being assessed under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and AssessmentAct 1979 (EP&A Act) which requires TfNSW to consider the environmental impacts of theproposal.This Review of Environmental Factors (REF) has been prepared to address the requirements ofthe EP&A Act. It assesses the potential environmental impacts of the proposal within thecontext of Clause 228 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EP&ARegulation) and the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act). The requirementsof the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCAct) are also considered.Environmental Impact AssessmentThe benefits of the proposal cannot be achieved without some degree of environmental impact.The impacts resulting from construction and operation of the facility have been assessed in thisREF. This REF identifies that, subject to the implementation of mitigation measures, potentialenvironmental impacts can be controlled and reduced to acceptable levels and would notsignificantly affect the environment.The main environmental issues relate to construction impacts such as erosion andsedimentation risks as well as short-term traffic, air quality and noise issues for nearbyreceivers. Such impacts will be managed through the implementation of a ConstructionEnvironmental Management Plan (CEMP) and site-specific ECM.In the long term, a new monopole and the new antennas will be introduced into the visuallandscape. The 10 metre high monopole will be screened from residential receivers by largePage 5 of 75
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Appendix 4: Electro- Magnetic Energ
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