What are the key features of the
Concept Proposal?
• Widening of Warringah Road from west of
Fitzpatrick Avenue to east of Allambie Road
to include:
– Subsurface eastbound and westbound
travel lanes in a slot (underpass), through
the middle of the Warringah Road corridor,
generally from west of Forest Way through
to east of Wakehurst Parkway for more
than one kilometre
– Surface eastbound and westbound
lanes running parallel to the slot as part of the Warringah Road corridor to provide access to side roads and the Northern Beaches Hospital
– Upgrades to intersections with Forest Way,
Hilmer Street and Wakehurst Parkway at
surface level.
• Widening, intersection upgrades, new
signalised intersections and changes to access
along sections of Forest Way, Naree Road,
Frenchs Forest Road and Allambie Road
• Widening Wakehurst Parkway from north of the
intersection with Frenchs Forest Road to south
of Aquatic Drive
• Provision of a new connection at Aquatic Drive
and Wakehurst Parkway
• Substantial utility relocations, including water,
sewer, telecommunication, electricity and
gas services
• Ancillary works for construction including,
but not limited to, construction compounds
and stockpile sites.
A detailed assessment of the Stage 2
Network Enhancement Work will be the
subject of a separate EIS which will be
displayed for community comment by
mid 2015.
EIS display locations
Printed copies of the EIS are available to view at
the following locations during the exhibition period:
• Nature Conservation Council
Level 2, 5 Wilson Street, Newtown
• Warringah Council
725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why
• Dee Why Library
725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why
• Belrose Library
Glenrose Place, Belrose
• Forestville Library
6 Darley Street, Forestville
• Warringah Mall Library
Shop 650, 2nd Floor, Warringah Mall,
145 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale
• Department of Planning and Environment
Information Centre
23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
• Roads and Maritime Services (Head Office)
Level 9, 101 Miller Street
North Sydney
Have your say
We welcome your feedback on the EIS
and invite you to make a formal submission
to DP&E.
To make a submission, use the online form
on the DP&E website at www.majorprojects.
planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition
and search for Northern Beaches Hospital
Road Connectivity and Network Enhancement
Project. Your submission must reach DP&E
by 21 November 2014. Before making your
submission, please read the Privacy Statement
at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy. DP&E
will publish your submission on its website in
accordance with the privacy statement.
Or via mail:
Director Infrastructure Assessments
(Application Number SSI 14_6434)
Planning Services
Department of Planning and Environment
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001
DP&E requests that your submission includes:
What are the next steps?
Following exhibition of the EIS, Roads and Maritime
will consider all submissions received and provide
responses to issues raised in a submissions report.
The submissions report will be submitted to DP&E
and will inform consideration of approval by the
NSW Minister for Planning.
If approved by the Minister for Planning, the
project would be constructed and would operate
in accordance with the mitigation measures in the
EIS, the submissions report and the conditions
of approval. Communication with the community
would be ongoing throughout construction.
In response to community feedback, we are
investigating options to inform the design and
environmental assessment process for the Stage 2
Network Enhancement Work of the proposed road
upgrades along Warringah Road.
We are committed to finding the best solution to
ensure the road network can support the increased
growth and broader traffic needs of the area and
the new Northern Beaches Hospital.
An EIS for the Stage 2 Network Enhancement
Work will be prepared and placed on public
exhibition by mid 2015.
A copy of the EIS on CD can be made available
on request by contacting us on 1300 367 459 or
[email protected] or by downloading
from DP&E website.
• your name and address, at the top of the
letter only. If you want DP&E to delete your
personal information before publication,
please make this clear at the top of your letter
Community information sessions
• the name of the application and the
application number (SSI 14_6434)
For more information or queries about the
project, please contact our team:
• a statement on whether you support or
object to the proposal
Phone: 1300 367 459
Email: [email protected]
Web: rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney
north/northern-beaches-hospital
We encourage you to find out more about the
proposal and meet our team at one of our two
community information sessions. A formal
presentation will not be given, so please feel free
to drop in at any time during these sessions:
• Saturday 8 November, 1pm to 5pm
Forestville Memorial Hall
Corner of Starkey Street and Warringah Road,
Forestville
• Tuesday 11 November, 5pm to 8pm
Galstaun Function Centre
5 Grattan Crescent, Frenchs Forest
• the reasons why you support or object
to the proposal
• a declaration of any reportable political
donations made in the previous two
years. To find out what is reportable,
and for a disclosure form, go to
planning.nsw.gov.au/donations
Written submissions must be received by
DP&E by 21 November 2014.
Community Update
OCTOBER 2014
Northern Beaches Hospital Road Connectivity
and Network Enhancement Project
Background
Planning approval process
The NSW Government is planning to invest
$400 million on road upgrades around the new
Northern Beaches Hospital with work planned
to be completed in time for the hospital opening.
These upgrades will provide customers with a
better travel experience by car or bus, increase
the capacity of the road network and improve
access through the precinct.
The project is being assessed in stages:
Roads and Maritime Services is delivering the
road upgrades in two stages. Stage 1 will provide
essential access for the Northern Beaches Hospital
and Stage 2 will help to increase capacity of the
road network and reduce congestion.
Further information
Please note, any submissions received by
Roads and Maritime will be forwarded to
DP&E. All submissions will be posted on
DP&E’s website. If requested, your name can
be removed to protect your privacy but you
must state this in your submission.
© Roads and Maritime Services
Privacy: Roads and Maritime Services (“RMS”) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (“PPIP Act”) which requires
that we comply with the Information Privacy Principles set out in the PPIP Act.
All information in correspondence is collected for the sole purpose of assisting in the assessment of this proposal. The information received,
including names and addresses of respondents, may be published in subsequent documents unless a clear indication is given in the
correspondence that all or part of that information is not to be published. Otherwise RMS will only disclose your personal information, without your
consent, if authorised by the law. Your personal information will be held by RMS at 27 Argyle Street, Parramatta NSW 2150. You have the right to
access and correct the information if you believe that it is incorrect.
RMS 14.455
• Stage 1 – Includes the Northern Beaches
Hospital Connectivity Work which aims to
enhance the existing road network to support
the opening of the Northern Beaches Hospital.
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback
in March and August this year. We have been
able to make a number of improvements to
our proposal based on your suggestions.
This includes changes to the intersection of
Frenchs Forest Road East and Nandi Avenue
allowing left and right turns.
• Stage 2 – Includes the Northern Beaches
Hospital Network Enhancement Work
which is directed towards broader network
capacity enhancements, particularly along
Warringah Road.
Each of the stages and the Concept Proposal,
which provides an overview of the whole project,
are being assessed in accordance with Part 5.1
of the Environmental Planning and Assessment
Act 1979.
Concept Proposal and Stage 1 now
on display
We have prepared an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Concept Proposal and the
Stage 1 Connectivity Work.
This EIS outlines the key features of the proposal
and the potential environmental, social and
economic impacts during construction and
operation. Importantly, it also outlines measures
to minimise and manage potential impacts.
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment
(DP&E) has placed the EIS on public exhibition
from 22 October 2014 to 21 November 2014.
You can view and make a submission to DP&E
on the EIS via the Department of Planning and
Environment website at www.majorprojects.
planning.nsw.gov.au
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AAM Aerial photography under licence to Roads and Maritime Services by AAM 2014
Aquatic Drive
What are the key features of the Stage 1
Connectivity Work?
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Widening and intersection upgrades along
sections of Forest Way between Warringah
Road and south of Adams Street, including
providing a right turn bay for traffic turning
from Forest Way into Naree Road.
Upgrading the existing bus bay fronting the
Forestway Shopping Centre on Forest Way to
allow two buses to stop within the bay.
Widening Naree Road/Frenchs Forest Road
West from two to four lanes.
Widening Frenchs Forest Road East from
Wakehurst Parkway to Allambie Road from
two to four lanes.
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Improvements to the intersection of Frenchs
Forest Road East and Nandi Avenue, allowing
left and right turns.
New traffic lights with signalised pedestrian
crossings at the intersections of:
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a. Forest Way and Naree Road
b. Naree Road, Rabbett Street and
Frenchs Forest Road West
c. Frenchs Forest Road West and the
new access to the hospital opposite
Gladys Avenue
d. Frenchs Forest Road East and
Romford Road
e. Frenchs Forest Road East, Patanga Road
and Allambie Road.
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Widening and upgrading the intersection of
Frenchs Forest Road with Wakehurst Parkway.
Widening Wakehurst Parkway from about
330 metres north of the intersection with
Frenchs Forest Road to the intersection with
Warringah Road.
New bus priority measures along approaches
and departures to the Frenchs Forest Road
intersection with Wakehurst Parkway.
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Widening Allambie Road to the north of the
intersection with Warringah Road to include
additional turning lanes into Frenchs Forest
Road East from Allambie Road.
Widening and upgrading the intersection
of Warringah Road and Allambie Road to
include an additional right turn lane into
Allambie Road from Warringah Road.
Widening Warringah Road from approximately
700 metres east of the intersection with
Allambie Road and Courtley Street.
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New traffic lights, to be triggered by buses
only, to enable buses to cross the eastbound
lanes of Warringah Road to enter Frenchs
Forest Road East from the median lane on
Warringah Road in the westbound direction.
A left-in and left-out access on Warringah
Road opposite Hilmer Street to provide an
additional access point to the hospital.
15 Retain keep clear at Bantry Bay Lane.
This map refers to the Stage 1 Connectivity Work only
and does not include details of the Stage 2 Network
Enhancement Work. Maps are indicative images only.