Social and environment aspects considered as part of Project Assessment Report
The Project Assessment Report (PAR) has been released, summarising the extensive technical investigations, assessments and planning work that has been undertaken to consider a range of important social and environmental factors related to the T2D design.
The PAR identifies potential impacts and opportunities during construction and ongoing operations, and considers potential mitigation measures to minimise or eliminate these impacts.
The work undertaken as part of the PAR has been critical in gaining a detailed understanding of the project area and will be used to inform project decisions.
A wide range of topics were considered, including social elements, land use planning and zoning, surface water, impacts on businesses, traffic and transport conditions, noise and vibration, air quality, sustainability, potential site contamination, health, landscape and visual amenity, geology and ground water, ecology, and Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage.
A comprehensive face-to-face engagement campaign with the community and stakeholders will be undertaken over the next five weeks to help broaden their understanding of the project, and gain any local insights which were not included in the PAR.
Community members will have opportunities to share their insights to ensure the T2D Project has lasting benefits for the community.
Pop-up information stalls will be held at Kurralta Central, Brickworks Marketplace and Castle Plaza Shopping Centre, followed by information sessions at the new T2D Community Information Centre at 290 South Road, Hilton.
Dates and times for these information sessions can be found here.
The project assessments, along with community insights already gathered through previous community consultation, have been provided to prospective contractors as part of the tender process. Information gathered from this process will be used to progress further detailed planning and design for the project, and for identifying the most suitable mitigation measures.
The Project Assessment Report can be viewed here.