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Mount Druitt Commuter Car ParkReview of Environmental FactorsKiss-and-RideAn origin destination survey conducted by Opus indicated that a significant proportionof commuters are being dropped off at the station (Opus, 2010). The survey suggeststhat kiss-and-ride commuters arriving at the northern entry to the station arepredominantly travelling along Mount Street and turning right onto North Parade. Thekiss-andride commuters arriving at the southern entry are predominantly travellingalong Carlisle Avenue and turning right onto Beames AvenueOn site observations at Mount Druitt Railway Station found that kiss-and-ride volumesare high and consistent and that dedicated kiss-and-ride spaces are limited (Opus,2010). Consequently, drivers are stopping and dropping passengers at no stoppingzones, and/or conducting U-turns at the roundabouts on North Parade.Park and rideOrigin destination information gathered by Opus found that 43 per cent of park andride commuters accessed Mount Druitt Railway Station via Luxford Road and 35 percent via Carlisle Avenue (Opus, 2010).Park and ride commuters were observed to begin parking before 0600 on the streetsand in car parks closest to the station. As time progressed, the parking spaces filledconcentrically from the station outwards.Commuters are currently provided with approximately 280 free angled off-street parksadjacent to the rail corridor along both Beames Avenue and North Parade. Five ofthese spaces are reserved for disabled parking. Blacktown City Council providescommuters with over 90 free spaces in their off-street commuter car park accessedvia Jirrang Close. Furthermore, the Blacktown City Council provides unrestricted onstreetparking in most of the surrounding streets.In addition to the above 370 off-street commuter parking spaces provided by RailCorpand Blacktown City Council, there are also 450 on-street unrestricted parking spacesavailable within 350 metres of the station. St Patrick‘s Tavern, nearby from the station,provides all-day paid parking for commuters in their car park which is over 8,000square metres in area. This car park remains underutilised. Currently, the parking rateis five dollars per day.It is noted that Westfield Shopping Centre across the street from the station providesover five hectares of free parking. Despite these spaces being reserved for shoppers, itis presumed that the spaces are commonly used by commuters.It was observed that by 0630 all available on-street and public car parking spaceswithin 200 metres of Mount Druitt Station were filled and by 0830 the spaces out to400 metres were filled.Pedestrians and CyclistsMount Druitt is an area of high pedestrian activity. The surrounding retail areas, alongwith the TAFE campus, two high schools, the hospital and Rooty Hill RSL Club, providea constant stream of pedestrians of all ages to and from the station. In particular, theproposed car park site has large numbers of TAFE and high school students traversingthe site‘s street frontage. These students were observed using the council‘s commutercar park and CentreLink‘s car park.Of those commuters parked near the site on Mount Street and on the northern side ofNorth Parade, it was observed that these pedestrians cross North Parade in front ofthe site, often jaywalking and utilising the median as a refuge. Most of the pedestriansoriginating near the car park site are accessing the station entry on the westboundside of North Parade.KMH-2010123a REF Rev 4 doc Page 44 of 116Status: Final
Mount Druitt Commuter Car ParkReview of Environmental FactorsPedestrian movements to and within the bus and rail interchange are well facilitated.The network of overhead footbridges and the elevated station concourse providesrelatively effective flow of commuters accessing the station from the retail areas, thebus interchange, taxis, kiss-and-ride, and from Beames Avenue on the south.Bicycle lockers are located adjacent to the North Parade entrance of Mount DruittRailway Station and on the corner of Beames Avenue and Coates Street near thepedestrian overpass.Bus services and taxisOn the northern side of North Parade, directly across from Mount Druitt RailwayStation, is Mount Druitt bus interchange. Buses run frequently along the major accessroutes to Mount Druitt Railway Station servicing all suburbs within a seven kilometreradius of the Mount Druitt Interchange. Services to the major regional centres are alsoprovided including Penrith, Blacktown and Windsor.A taxi rank for 10 taxis is also located within the bus interchange.6.1.2. Potential impactsPotential pedestrian and traffic impacts may arise during the construction andoperation phases of the car park. The potential impacts for each of these phases havebeen analysed in the sections below.Construction stageThe potential impacts to traffic and transport during construction include:Temporary alterations to pedestrian movements;Delays or disruptions to public transport and facilities; andConstruction traffic generation on local roads.It is anticipated that construction of the proposed commuter car park would becompleted within 11 months. During construction, approximately 85 per cent ofconstruction vehicles would travel to the site from Carlisle Avenue along North Parade.The remaining heavy vehicles would access the site via Mount Street. Figure 6.3shows the proposed haulage routes during construction.The estimated volume of heavy vehicles during construction is provided in Table 6-1.Table 6-1Estimated volume of heavy vehicles required for constructionPhase Duration Estimated number of heavy vehiclesTotal Daily Hourly 1Demolition 3 weeks 80 6 1 every 1.3hrsExcavation 4 weeks 40 2 1 every 4hrsConstruction 16 weeks 400 5 1 every 1.6hrs1 based on an 8 hour dayThe estimated increased volume of construction traffic in Table 6-1 is considered lowgiven the current performance of the key intersections assessed in Appendix C. Duringthe construction period, a total of approximately 520 heavy vehicles are expected totravel to and from the site. The major arterial roads that provide access to the area areshown in Figure 6.2.KMH-2010123a REF Rev 4 doc Page 45 of 116Status: Final
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