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

Consequently, the proposal is to work for extended periods including out of hours
working (refer to section 3.3). This would allow the construction program to be staged
to reduce travel delays during times of heaviest traffic demand (ie peak periods) and
to limit the overall impact on the performance of the city centre road network during
construction. Notwithstanding this approach, there would still be a range of potential
traffic, transport and access impacts experienced during construction as described
below.
Transport and road infrastructure (construction impacts)
Existing road infrastructure
The proposal would temporarily alter the configuration and layout of the existing road
network in order to construct each of the proposed improvements. The changes
would depend on the nature and scale of the proposed work, with the more major
work sites (refer to grey shaded cells in Table 3-3 to Table 3-7) requiring more
extensive changes potentially over the medium-term (up to three months) and longterm
(over three months). The consequential traffic, transport and access impact of
this is described below.
Pedestrian and cycleway infrastructure
Footpath and cycleway restrictions would be implemented during construction. This
would temporarily reduce pedestrian and cycleway capacity and accessibility in the
city. Table 6-5 describes the required temporary footpath and cycleway restrictions
(ie reduced footpath widths) that would be implemented at the major work site
locations. Other more minor temporary restrictions may be required at all the other
locations across the proposal footprint however they would be short-term lasting
typically no more than a few days.
Table 6-5
Temporary footpath and cycleway restrictions during construction
Section
Precinct 1: north west
NW1: Kent Street
C: Erskine Street intersection
6: Lane arrangements
NW2: King Street
A: Sussex Street intersection
1: Intersection reconfiguration and
geometry modifications
South east kerb on the intersection
E: Clarence Street intersection
2: Kerb extension alterations
Eastern kerb extension on Clarence
Street immediately north of the
intersection
Temporary footpath/cycleway restriction
Potential short-term reduced access of the
cycleway across the intersection due to traffic
management controls
Medium-term impact due to temporary
footpath restriction/closure
Potential short-term reduced access of the
cycleway
Long-term impact due to temporary footpath
restriction/closure
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