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Work site Option Proposal overview R5: York Street B Improve bus operations on York Street between Barrack Street and Druitt Street by removing kerb extensions. Precinct 3: southern S1: Sussex Street A Introduce morning and evening peak hour parking restrictions adjacent to the western kerb of Sussex Street on the approach to Goulburn Street and Liverpool Street. Introduce evening peak hour parking restrictions adjacent to the eastern kerb on the approach to Goulbourn Street. S2: Goulburn Street A Modify the existing kerb extension on the south-east corner of Goulbourn Street and George Street to provide three through lanes on the approach to George Street. S3: Pitt Street A Modify lane arrangements and introduce morning and evening peak period parking restrictions to introduce northbound and southbound capacity between Goulburn Street and Campbell Street. S4: Ultimo Road A Modify lane arrangements to provide a dual-left turn into Harris Street from Ultimo Road. S5: Broadway A Modify lane arrangements in Broadway (city bound) and on Wattle Street to encourage use of Wattle Street for access to the city centre and city north areas. S6: Pitt Street A Modify lane arrangements to set priorities between Pitt Street, George Street and Quay Street. Precinct 4: college C1: Wentworth Avenue A Maximise the use of the 21-metre wide carriageway to provide an additional northbound and southbound lane over much of the length of the corridor whilst improving the turning movements at both Goulburn Street and Oxford Street. C2: College Street A Create additional lengths for left and right turns on both of the approaches to Park Street, whilst also modifying the road geometry at the northern end of College Street and on Prince Albert Road to introduce capacity for the traffic approaching Macquarie Street. Modify the lane arrangements between Macquarie Street and College Street to introduce northbound capacity. Precinct 5: financial F1: Macquarie Street A Introduce northbound capacity in the morning and evening peak periods on the approach to Bridge Street. F1: Macquarie Street A Remove right turn bay on Macquarie Street on the approach to Hunter Street in order to increase right turn capacity for motorists accessing Shakespeare Place and the Eastern Distributor. Chapter 3 describes the key features of the preferred option (the proposal). Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 49 Review of Environmental Factors

3 Description of the proposal The proposal is described in this chapter. 3.1 The proposal 3.1.1 Proposal footprint The proposal comprises traffic capacity improvement work at 17 locations across the city centre, which combine to form the proposal footprint. Figure 1-1 shows the proposal footprint. Figure 3-1 to Figure 3-22 show the extent of the proposed work in each of the 17 locations and the detail of the improvements that would be implemented. Table 3-1 provides an overview of the five precincts and 17 work sites. The start and end point for each work site has been identified by a major intersection for ease of reference. The work sites have been broken down into sections, as detailed in Table 3-1. Work would not take place in all sections, as shown in Table 3-3. Table 3-1 Overview of precincts, work sites and road sections Work site reference Section Start and end point Precinct 1: north-west A Margaret Street intersection B Margaret Street to Erskine Street NW1 Kent Street C Erskine Street intersection D Erskine Street to King Street E King Street intersection A Sussex Street intersection B Sussex Street to Kent Street C Kent Street intersection D Kent Street to Clarence Street E Clarence Street intersection F Clarence Street to York Street NW2 King Street G York Street intersection H York Street to George Street I George Street intersection J George Street to Pitt Street K Pitt Street intersection L Pitt Street to Castlereagh Street M Castlereagh Street intersection Precinct 2: retail R1 Park Street A Pitt Street intersection A Kent Street intersection R2 Market Street B Kent Street to Clarence Street Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 50 Review of Environmental Factors

3 Description <strong>of</strong> the proposal<br />

The proposal is described in this chapter.<br />

3.1 The proposal<br />

3.1.1 Proposal footprint<br />

The proposal comprises traffic capa<strong>city</strong> improvement work at 17 locations across<br />

the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong>, which combine to form the proposal footprint. Figure 1-1 shows the<br />

proposal footprint. Figure 3-1 to Figure 3-22 show the extent <strong>of</strong> the proposed work in<br />

each <strong>of</strong> the 17 locations and the detail <strong>of</strong> the improvements that would be<br />

implemented.<br />

Table 3-1 provides an overview <strong>of</strong> the five precincts and 17 work sites. The start and<br />

end point for each work site has been identified by a major intersection for ease <strong>of</strong><br />

reference. The work sites have been broken down into sections, as detailed in<br />

Table 3-1. Work would not take place in all sections, as shown in Table 3-3.<br />

Table 3-1<br />

Overview <strong>of</strong> precincts, work sites and road sections<br />

Work site reference Section Start and end point<br />

Precinct 1: north-west<br />

A Margaret Street intersection<br />

B Margaret Street to Erskine Street<br />

NW1 Kent Street C Erskine Street intersection<br />

D Erskine Street to King Street<br />

E King Street intersection<br />

A Sussex Street intersection<br />

B Sussex Street to Kent Street<br />

C Kent Street intersection<br />

D Kent Street to Clarence Street<br />

E Clarence Street intersection<br />

F Clarence Street to York Street<br />

NW2 King Street G York Street intersection<br />

H York Street to George Street<br />

I George Street intersection<br />

J George Street to Pitt Street<br />

K Pitt Street intersection<br />

L Pitt Street to Castlereagh Street<br />

M Castlereagh Street intersection<br />

Precinct 2: retail<br />

R1 Park Street A Pitt Street intersection<br />

A Kent Street intersection<br />

R2 Market Street<br />

B Kent Street to Clarence Street<br />

Sydney City Centre Capa<strong>city</strong> Improvement 50<br />

Review <strong>of</strong> Environmental Factors

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