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State Significant Infrastructure

Determination

Sydney Metro - Chatswood to Sydenham

City of Sydney

Current Status: Determination

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Consolidated Approval

SSI 7400 MOD 9 - Consolidated Approval

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Application (1)

SEARS (2)

EIS (82)

Submissions (10)

Response to Submissions (47)

Determination (3)

Approved Documents

Management Plans and Strategies (139)

Reports (21)

Other Documents (17)

Note: Only documents approved by the Department after November 2019 will be published above. Any documents approved before this time can be viewed on the Applicant's website.

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Enforcements

Official Caution issued to AW Edwards Pty Limited (SSI-7400) North Sydney LGA

On 21 September 2022, the department issued an Official Caution to AW Edwards Pty Limited (AWE) for failing to comply with approved construction hours at the Sydney Metro Crows Nest station site. AWE has an extended work hours approval which allows concrete works until 10pm Saturdays. Once commenced, a concrete pour cannot be stopped without affecting the structural integrity of the concrete. On Saturday 26 March 2022, AWE commenced a concrete pour at 7am and due to quality issues with the concrete being supplied, the works were not completed until 2am on Sunday 27 March 2022. AWE has introduced additional quality control measures with its concrete supplier and pouring subcontractor to prevent concrete works from extending beyond the approved construction hours. Compliance with approved construction hours helps to minimise the impact on surrounding residents and protect the amenity of the area.

Inspections

20/05/2021

10/12/2021

23/02/2022

05/04/2022

12/05/2022

25/05/2022

14/07/2022

21/09/2022

17/01/2023

21/02/2023

14/06/2023

3/08/2023

11/10/2023

29/10/2023

21/11/2023

22/11/2023

06/12/2023

 

Note: Only enforcements and inspections undertaken by the Department from March 2020 will be shown above.

Submissions

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Geraldine O'Connor
Comment
Broadway , New South Wales
Message
I would like to provide a couple of comments for your consideration.
1. The EIS contains little information on metro train operating hours and frequency. Can consideration be given to operating the metro for 24 hours per day to support Sydney in its role as a global city. Providing a late night service at regular intervals, such as hourly after midnight, at least for a trial period, could build the habit of taking public transport.

2. There is little detail on impacts during special events. Have the city stations been designed to accommodate the large crowds during events like Vivid and New Years Eve. The operational transport working paper does not appear to have assessed the contribution Metro can make to Special Events or how the city will function through metro in combination with other transport modes.

3. The EIS does not address development on the land identified for metro. Any new developments need to consider existing planning guidelines and the surrounding urban form. Development on the land in Crows Nest should focus on the suburban character and should consider achieving increased density that builds on the existing Crows Nest development rather than development that replicates St Leonard's. Development around the Crows Nest station needs to retain the character of Crows Nest and differentiate this area from North Sydney an St Leonard's.
I hope that you can give my comments due consideration.
Name Withheld
Object
Chatswood , New South Wales
Message
With the removal of the bridge and block off of Nelson Street, there will be more vehicles traveling on Orchard Road (between Nelson and Mowbray) to get onto south bound of Pacific Highway via Mowbray Road. With the current traffic flow, we are already experiencing difficulties accessing our property. The change will put further pressure, please consider traffic arrangement for residence on this section of Orchard Road.
Name Withheld
Object
Hurlstone Park , New South Wales
Message
I take this opportunity to OPPOSE the southwest section of the Sydney Metro line from Sydenham to Bankstown and the proposed privatisation of our rail services.

The glossy brochures and hype don't provide the real details on costs and impacts along this section of the proposed route. Nor do they begin to take into consideration the displacement of 1000s of existing families or loss of 1000s of federation homes that represent our recent history. These unique communities and homes will be lost forever if the southern section goes ahead along with the disgraceful proposed up zoning adjacent to stations.

The lack of detail and transparency on this southwest section of the route is disgraceful. Why should we pay billions of dollars towards a metro system that is unlikely to actually provide a better service than already exists along that route and merely provides developers with the opportunity to make billions of dollars through the up zoning of land close to the stations.

The existing train route is under-utilised most of the time except for a relatively short peak in the morning and afternoon rush hour. Clever peak shifting, optimisation of the current railway system and considering how people will actually work in the future (i.e. many more in hubs in close proximity to their homes - rather than commuting to the city centre) has not been adequately considered. Such measures are far cheaper than the build build build attitude of the current government.

If you want to provide a metro service and to fit such a ridiculous population projection into NSW then don't wreck and existing rail route. Provide a new rail route to ADD to the system or better still provide such levels of investment to fast trains to regional hubs around the city.
Victor Taffa
Object
West Ryde , New South Wales
Message
Please kindly accept my Bankstown Metro Submission No. 1 as part of the EIS Process.
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Name Withheld
Object
alexandria , New South Wales
Message
pls see the pdf below. I object to the current metro proposal on the grounds of lack of stations for alexandria and st peters, inadequate consultation with the residents of inner-city suburbs being bypassed by this mass transit system and inadequate transport modelling of the metro's ability to reduce inner-city traffic congestion especially in relation to the areas increasing population growth and the 60,000 cars projected to flow through alexandria as part of the westconnex project.
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Matthew Gee Kwun Chan
Support
Earlwood , New South Wales
Message
please find attachment.
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Victor Taffa
Object
West Ryde , New South Wales
Message
Please be advised that I support Heavy Rail only.
Please be advised that I have renamed my submission to reflect the name. Chatswood-Sydenham EIS Submission No. 1
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Name Withheld
Object
Chatswood , New South Wales
Message
Dear Director, Transport Assessments (NSW Planning & Environment)

Re: Sydney Metro City & Southwest - Chatswood to Sydenham

With respect to the Chatswood Dive location (option 3), I want to object to this project for the following reasons.

* The impact to the safety of disabled (e.g. in wheelchairs), pedestrians, skateboard riders, cyclists, motorists and rail workers has been "grossly understated" in the EIS. The real impact to public safety is largely ignored and in some instances stated to be of a very low risk when this will not be the case at all.
* The closure of Nelson St rail over bridge should not be allowed to occur, especially when there are better options available.
* There is a reference to maximum permissible noise levels being exceeded yet the remedy offered is stated as being unlikely to occur.
* There is unacceptable implication that Noise levels will be exceeded beyond that which is permitted by law.
* Damage to the local environment is trivialised.
* Those to be mostly impacted by the project were not properly consulted with at the outset.

To expand in more detail,

1. The impact to the safety of disabled (in wheelchairs), pedestrians, cyclists, skateboard riders, motorists and rail workers has been "grossly understated" in the EIS. The real impact to public safety is largely ignored and in some instances stated to be of a very low risk when this will not be the case at all.
a) The alternate routes shown for disabled (in wheelchairs), pedestrians, cyclists and skate board riders when Frank Channon Walk is closed are not suitable for that combination of traffic. Aka these alternate routes are not fit for purpose. The pathways and road ways are extremely narrow in comparison to Frank Channon Walk. The consequence of this being allowed to occur would present a dangerous environment for pedestrians, cyclists and nearby motorists.
b) Building dual right turn lanes from Pacific Hwy (City bound) into Mowbray Rd appears to be unviable. There is no detailed information furnished on exactly how this would be achieved. Without these right turn lanes, there would be severe impact to traffic congestion on a major arterial road (Pacific Hwy) that would in fact reverse the improvements in safety made over a number of years already by NSW Roads and Maritime.
c) Building extra rail lines in the rail corridor (and specifically of a different rail gauge to the existing rail lines) between Chatswood Station and the Chatswood Dive (option 3), will remove the current access leading in from Hopetoun Avenue that is used by rail track maintenance workers, graffiti removalists and the digital radio tower maintenance teams to name a few. If this construction were allowed to occur, the level of safety for these teams of workers would be significantly reduced. Noting also that this is a major track location and the opportunities for maintenance works are limited.
d) The rail corridor at this location is of prime importance to City Rail where trains park here day in day out. Should the capability be removed, it would seem there would be a function removed that will detract from the safety of the public at large.
e) Police often access these areas via the entrance at Hopetoun Avenue or the stair case from Nelson St rail over bridge to apprehend Graffiti vandals. This project would remove this existing safe access infrastructure and would result in creating a more dangerous situation for the Police who are going about their duties.

2. The closure of Nelson St rail over bridge should not be allowed to occur
a) The options leading to the decision for the current Chatswood Dive option 3 was not brought to the attention of the public until at the first public meetings which were held. As a consequence the bulk of the public to be impacted by the Dive options were not in attendance at that meeting. The feedback from the public at those meeting led to the decision of the Dive location being moved away from St Leonards.
b) Chatswood Dive options 1 and 2 were first brought to my attention in the current EIS submission. In my view, these are both better options than Chatswood Dive option 3 and would not require closure of the Nelson St rail over bridge.
c) Building dual right turn lanes from Pacific Hwy (City bound) into Mowbray Rd appears to be unviable.
d) It is ironic that Sydney Metro wants to make changes to the surrounding roadways for the construction site, in terms of making a bunch of changes to road ways and traffic controls to suit their own purposes, yet go on to simply state that the impact to those living on Nelson St will be minimal. This is yet another gross understatement targeted solely for the benefit of the Sydney Metro project.
e) Who says the Government has a right to just come and knock out the bridge to suit this project, especially when there are other better options available that were simply ignored for cost reasons.
f) The reason for Nelson St is also inappropriately described. In addition for traffic using Nelson St to access Mowbray Rd (which is probably minimal), Nelson St is also an arterial pressure access for traffic to reach locations via the Pacific Highway. These locations include the City, North Sydney, Airport and the Lane Cove tunnel that extends to the great Sydney region... This greater use of Nelson St is omitted. The count of traffic did not include this specific situation.

3. There is a reference to maximum permissible noise levels being exceeded yet the remedy offered is stated as being unlikely to occur
a) I live at ... overlooking the rail corridor. However noting that in the EIS, this location is referred to as ..., Chatswood. This is a neighbouring property. In any case the report states that the noise levels will exceed that permitted (particularly for those like me on the upper level), yet it is unlikely the remedy of building up the wall along Frank Channon Walk will occur. No remedy is offered.
b) I have been in contact with Sydney Metro multiple times and this is the first time I'm hearing about this excess noise level issue.

4. There is unacceptable implication that Noise levels will be exceeded beyond that which is permitted by law.
a) As above in 3/. It would seem that Sydney Metro's position is that we couldn't care less if they break the law.
b) There are references that indicate the maximum permissible noise levels will be exceeded after hours for many years and absolutely no remedy is offered to nearby residents. In fact the omission of such a remedy is somewhat disturbing. It reeks of a Government that would simply ignore laws, rules and the impact to those nearby, when it suits their own agenda where Noise is concerned.

5. Damage to the local environment is trivialised
a) Over a number of years, City Rail has grown vines on the existing Frank Channon Walk wall adjacent to the corridor. This is great for the environment and also provides a barrier against graffiti. No doubt this project will destroy all of that.
b) There is a very old and very large tree just inside the rail corridor at Nelson St rail over bridge. No doubt that when this section of the corridor was built years ago it was decided that this tree was too important to cut down. This project will cut down that tree.

6. People who will be mostly impacted were not properly consulted with at the outset.
a) An initial mail out omitted key information about the options of Dive locations in Chatswood and St Leonards, where public feedback at the first meeting led to the decision of Chatswood Dive option 3. In my view this was a deliberate act on the part of the Sydney Metro team. The Chatswood Dive location residents would simply have been informed by Sydney Metro in an initial flyer that there was a project underway. The clear and present impact to them in terms of selection of the Dive location from a range of options was not provided in that document. Many people did not attend those meetings thinking there was no impact to them.
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Peter & Fran Munro
Object
Marrickville , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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James Ray
Object
Redfern , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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D Lardner
Comment
Narara , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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Dale Campbell
Object
ALEXANDRIA, , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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Peter Sackville
Object
ALEXANDRIA , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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Neil Hetherington
Object
ALEXANDRIA , New South Wales
Message
please see attachment
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Peter Carman
Support
WOLLSTONECRAFT , New South Wales
Message
please see attached
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Max Underhill
Comment
Chatswood , New South Wales
Message
Summary - See submission:
Sydney Metro Impact Chatswood - Traffic Nelson Street/Pacific Highway/Mowbray Road and Historic Mowbray House.
1. Frank Channon Walk Extension. While we support this we feel there are other options to the route.
2. Nelson Street Bridge removal. This we feel will have considerable impact on access to and from Nelson Street (Eastern side of railway) as well as Gordon Avenue. It will also impact on the businesses on Pacific Highway, in and between Gordon Avenue and Nelson Street. Nelson Street is also used by other local traffic as a means of joining the highway and Mowbray Road. The impact on an already congested Orchard Road - Albert Avenue "rat run", we feel, will be disastrous.
One solution would be to construct a road linking Nelson Street to Mowbray Road opposite Hampden Road.
3. Historical and Social considerations - Mowbray House and Open Space
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Brian Adams
Comment
sydney , New South Wales
Message
Attention: Director, Transport Assessments
The Stamford on Kent SP 61643 comments to the EIS SSI 15_7400 for Sydney Metro - the Chatswood to Sydenham Link
Please find appended the above response;

Regards

Brian Adams
Chair SP 61643

PS. Also mailed
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Brent Gerstle
Object
Millers Point , New South Wales
Message
please see attached submission
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David Apostolidis
Comment
Waterloo , New South Wales
Message
please see attached
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Judith Rintoul
Object
McMahons Point , New South Wales
Message
Dear Sir,

Please find attached my objection to the proposed Blues Point Temporary Retrieval Site - Application number :- SS1 15_7400.

I would appreciate emailed notification that my submission has been received.

Please note that your advertised email address is not able to be reached.

thank you

Judith Rintoul
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Project Details

Application Number
SSI-7400
Assessment Type
State Significant Infrastructure
Development Type
Rail transport facilities
Local Government Areas
City of Sydney
Decision
Approved
Determination Date
Decider
Minister
Last Modified By
SSI-7400-Mod-9
Last Modified On
30/06/2022

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