Monorail Removal Project - Review of Environmental Factors (REF)

7.3.5 General traffic impactsIn general, where there are more than two general traffic lanes, traffic would still be able to usethat section of road, under appropriate traffic control and speed limits. This would includeHarbour Street, Darling Drive and parts of Market Street.In cases where the Monorail passes along street sections with two traffic lanes or fewer, thesestreet sections would need to be closed for a city block length during phase 1 of workcomponent 2. These closures would be undertaken at night. In addition to these street closures,the following intersections would also need to be closed during phase 1:• Quay Street carpark entry• Harbor Street and Little Hay Street intersection• Harbour Street/Goulburn Street intersection• Liverpool Street/Sussex Street intersection• Pitt Street/Bathurst Street intersection• Pitt Street/Park Street intersection• Pitt Street between Park Street and Market Street• Market Street/Pitt Street intersection• Market Street/York Street intersection• Market Street/Kent Street intersection• Market Street/Sussex Street intersection• Market Street viaduct intersection• Western Distributor in the vicinity of the Darling Park Monorail Station.Work component 3 would also require temporary partial closures of Darling Drive (withsouthbound travel to be retained at all times), and temporary full closures on Pyrmont Street,Quarry Street and Pitt Street. For Convention and Paddy’s Market stations, these closureswould primarily be during weekend works. For work component 4 at Galeries Victoria station,Pitt Street closures would be at night whenever crane works are required.Local detours would be put in place to accommodate these closures, and it is anticipated thatvehicles would be rerouted by no more than one city block depending on one-way streetconfigurations.During work component 2, sections of the Western Distributor would need to be closed atdifferent times. The anticipated carriageway closures and their associated detours are asfollows:• Western Distributor northbound: closure of the northbound ramps at Fig Street andPyrmont Street, with traffic diverted through the Sydney CBD via Harris Street• Western Distributor southbound (excluding Market Street ramp): closure of the WesternDistributor south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with traffic diverted through the northernSydney CBD via York Street and Grosvenor Street to re-join the Western Distributor atDruitt Street• Market Street ramp: closure of the Market Street ramps with traffic diverted south throughthe Sydney CBD to re-join the Western Distributor at Druitt Street.A Road Occupancy License would need to be obtained to conduct these closures in accordancewith the consent requirements of Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993. Construction traffic wouldGHD | Transport for NSW - Monorail Removal Project REF | 63