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As can be seen from Table 6-8, there would be certain locations where access
restrictions would need implementing for more than three months (ie a long-term
impact). The impact would depend on the location of the access relative to the
planned construction activity:
The access at work site F1: Macquarie Street (B: Bent Street to Bridge Street)
and C2: College Street (A: Macquarie Street intersection) would be temporarily
restricted for short periods over a construction program that would likely last
longer than three months in these locations in order to implement the proposal
at (moderate to high adverse impact)
In five other locations (work sites, NW2: King Street (B: Sussex Street to Kent
Street and H: York Street to George Street); and C1: Wentworth Avenue
(B: Macquarie Street to Prince Albert Road, D: Prince Albert Road to Park
Street and F: Park Street to Oxford Street)) there would short periods when
access would be restricted during a construction program that would likely last
up to three months (minor-to-moderate adverse impact)
In all other locations access would either be temporarily reduction in access or
short-term delays due to adjacent traffic management controls (minor adverse
impact).
The impact would affect those people that routinely rely on off-street access due to
the required restrictions. The off-street restrictions/prohibitions would require people
to find alternatives. This would inconvenience some people as they may need to walk
further to reach their normal destinations once parked.
Traffic conditions and network performance (construction impacts)
It is anticipated that there would be reduced traffic capacity and additional minor
delays at, and surrounding, each work site due to temporary lane restrictions,
localised access arrangements and traffic controls. This would result in reduced
network performance on the local road network. The impact would depend on the
extent of the traffic controls required to service each work site. Construction staging
and programming would be used to minimise such delays and therefore limit any
impact to the overall performance of the city centre road network. The anticipated
impacts would include:
A partial temporary reduction/removal of traffic lanes at work sites leading to a
temporary minor reduction in network capacity
Introduced temporary traffic management controls (eg manual stop/start or
temporary traffic lights) leading to temporary minor traffic delays
Construction traffic access/egress from work sites leading to traffic delays
Partial reduction/removal of traffic lanes at work sites leading to temporary
minor turning movement restrictions.
The effect of the above impacts would be greatest at the locations where the major
work is proposed (refer to the grey shaded locations in Table 3-3 to Table 3-7) as the
impacts would be long-term due to the required temporary traffic management
controls and footpath/kerbside restrictions.
Loss of navigation and ‘way-finding’
The implemented traffic management controls, lane restrictions and closures, turning
movement restrictions and associated footpath and cycleway restrictions would affect
navigation and way-finding 3 for all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. This
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The way in which people orient themselves in physical space and navigate from place to place
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