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Commuter Car Park and Interchange Program 12 Report Number 610.08297Mount Druitt Commuter Car Park29-Nov-2010Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Revision 14.3 Comments on ResultsThe commercial property north of the development site has no window or entrance facing thedevelopment. The predicted construction noise levels in Table 5 represent the eastern and westernfacades of the building. Exceedances of the noise management levels of up to 16 dBA are predicted.The construction noise levels are predicted to exceed the noise management levels by up to 6 dBA atthe nearby Court House.Predicted noise levels at the nearby TAFE educational facility exceed the noise management levels<strong>for</strong> some scenarios, but not by more than 11 dBA.Exceedances of the noise management levels of up to 10 dBA are predicted <strong>for</strong> the residentialreceivers south of the railway corridor.4.4 Mitigation MeasuresTCA has prepared a “Construction Noise Strategy (Rail Projects)” which provides practical guidanceon how to minimise, to the fullest extent practicable, the impacts on the community from noise andvibration generated during the construction of rail projects (and related infrastructure) through theapplication of all feasible and reasonable mitigation measures. The Construction Noise Strategy isavailable <strong>for</strong> download on TCA’s website (www.tca.nsw.gov.au).The strategy includes a standard suite of noise and vibration management measures that are to beapplied on all projects and additional mitigation measures when construction noise or vibration ispredicted to exceed the project’s construction noise and vibration objectives.The standard suite of mitigation measures includes management measures such as communityconsultation, site inductions (with guidance on how to minimise noise and vibration) and thepreparation of site specific Construction Noise and Vibration Management Plans. The strategy alsoincludes several recommendations <strong>for</strong> reducing the source noise levels of construction equipment viagood planning and equipment selection.In many instances, it is not feasible to achieve the construction noise objectives and there<strong>for</strong>e the TCAConstruction Noise Strategy includes a list of additional noise mitigation measures which aim toreduce the potential noise impacts. These include measures ranging from letter-box drops and phonecalls to offers of alternative accommodation (<strong>for</strong> noise intensive night-time works). A summary of theadditional noise mitigation measures matrix is provided in Table 6. The purpose of letter box drops isto provide specific notification of the duration and timing of the construction activities so that residentsare in<strong>for</strong>med about the proposed works ahead of time. The purpose of the monitoring is to validatethe construction noise predictions and confirm that the noise levels from individual equipment are notexcessive.Heggies <strong>Pty</strong> <strong>Ltd</strong>A member of SLR Group

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