Fwd: Exhibition of M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement

[Brendan Terrett]

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Date: Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 7:58 AM
Subject: Exhibition of M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement
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No Images? Click here 18 August 2017 M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement - now on exhibition M4-M5 Link - Environmental Impact Statement process The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DP&E) has placed the Roads and Maritime Services M4-M5 Link Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on exhibition for a period of 60 days, commencing today. You now have the opportunity to review the EIS and make a formal submission about the project, to be considered by DP&E as part of its assessment of the project.  What you’ll find in the M4-M5 Link EIS The EIS describes the key features of the M4-M5 Link project and outlines the key benefits to both motorists and the community once the project is operational. It also describes potential environmental and social impacts such as construction, traffic and noise that may occur during construction and how this will be managed. Where to view the M4-M5 Link EIS To view a copy of the EIS online visit the Department of Planning and Environment website. It can also be viewed electronically at any Service NSW Centre. Hard copies of the EIS are available to read at the following locations. How to make a formal submission Submissions must be in writing and can be lodged through the NSW Department of Planning and Environment website or sent by post. Online: Department of Planning and Environment Write to: Attention Director Infrastructure Projects, Planning Services Department of Planning and Environment Application number SSI 7485 GPO Box 39 Sydney NSW 2001 The Department of Planning and Environment respects your right to privacy. Before lodging your submission online you will be asked to confirm that you have read the terms of the Privacy Statement available from planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy EIS information sessions To find out more and ask our project team and specialists questions about the project, please drop into one of the EIS information sessions. M4-M5 Link - Concept Design Feedback Report The Feedback Report for the M4-M5 Link is available here. Sydney Motorway Corporation Unsubscribe

[Brendan Terrett]

One interesting thing that appears to be happening is that many of the major onramps (Wattle St, M5 Link, Iron Cove Link/Anzac Bridge westbound) are being split in two before they enter the tunnel, allowing traffic to merge onto either side of the tunnel to reduce weaving.

The northbound mainline tunnel will do the same thing, being split into two one lane tunnels. Methinks this will be a bottleneck in the future when the F6 is hooked up...

[davis]

Definitely a weave control measure for relatively closely spaced interchanges that, being in tunnel, have less margin for driver error than on the surface. In sections the tunnels are five lanes wide per carriageway, so that's far too much weaving if interchanges were constructed naively left entrance-left exit (and worse if constructed right entrance-left exit - the poor result of which is seen on both the M5 and M1).

[Hubert Lam]

Wattle Street - A44! :P 

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