Presentation by COFA and UNSW to the community and Construction Liaison Committee outlining their new, comprehensive Traffic Management Plan

1. Gateway @ CoFA
Construction Liaison Committee
11 February 2010

2. Opening Remarks
Prof Ian Howard
Dean of COFA, UNSW

3. Suzanne Moore
Independent Facilitator

4. Construction Liaison Committee
Purpose
• Convened by University of NSW
• Project Team to advise community of progress and
construction related impacts from the site so that they
can be dealt with “expeditiously and co-operatively”
• For members of the CLC to feed back any issues they
have with the reports tabled

5. Construction Liaison Committee
Protocols
• Approximately 20 members
• Membership focus – adjacent properties and properties
opposite
• Monthly meetings
• Ad hoc meetings as required
• Meetings one hour duration
• Project team to provide monthly reports to CLC regarding the
construction program, progress and impending works
• Minutes to be kept – record of issues captured
• Minutes to be made available on the COFA website
• Minutes issued to Council within seven days of meeting
• 24 hour contact number to be provided
• Complaints register to be tabled at each monthly meeting

6. Construction Liaison Committee
Principles
1. Communicate simply and succinctly
2. Provide an opportunity for everyone to participate and
provide feedback
3. Treat other meeting participants with courtesy

7. Key Focus of Meeting
• To table a report – Pedestrian and Traffic Management
Plan for Demolition, Excavation and Construction of
College of Fine Arts Campus, Paddington
• For the CLC to provide feedback on the report

8. Peter McGeorge
- Acting Director, Facilities Management
UNSW

9. Key Focus of Presentation
• To provide a summary to the CLC of the
• Pedestrian Traffic Management Plan for Demolition,
Excavation and Construction of the College of Fine Arts
Campus, Paddington
• prior to lodging it with Council for assessment and
determination.

10. Project Stages and Timing
Demolition – 2 months
Shoring and Excavation – 3+ months
Stage 1 – 12 months
Stage 2 – 10 months
Overall Project Duration – 27+ months

11. Truck Routes
Requirements of Demolition
Statistics
1150 m3 of in-situ material translating to
2430 m3 of loose material to be removed
from site
Average of 7 truck cycles/day in peak
period
Total 270 truck loads @ 9m3/load
4 trucks – Week 1
20 trucks/week – Weeks 2-4
40-50 trucks/week – Weeks 5-9

12. Truck Routes
Requirements of Shoring and Excavation
Statistics
• 16000 m3 of in-situ excavation material
Approx 20 truck cycles per day, then
removal of material would take approx
22 weeks
Minimal truck traffic on Selwyn or
Albion, main focus Greens Road
2200 truck loads required to remove
loose material from the site
Sewer Diversion and Temporary Access
Construction adds an Additional 16
weeks to Construction

13. Truck Routes
Requirements of Construction
Statistics
Minimal truck traffic on Selwyn or
Albion, main focus Greens Road
Construction Method:
Electric crane proposed (over a diesel
powered crane) to minimise noise
disturbance
Crane lifting points all from Greens Road
Access
Smaller Loads Transported through
Basement to Materials Hoist
Concrete Pumping all from Greens Road
Access from Selwyn Street for those
things that can’t be lifted by the crane
and related to the establishment and dis-
establishment of the crane itself

14. Site Access Through
Building F Fully Investigated
- Deemed Not Feasible for Demolition
Reasons
Design Development - Loading Dock now not
being constructed
Geotech Report - Additional excavation to
create an underpass would be in rock
Vehicle Movement – Turning Circes not
Available Between Building F and Shoring of
Building C North
Access to Demolition Site – Blocked by Building
C South
Staging – Need to stage Development as not
able to Decant functions from Building F – Need
to keep in tact for Stage 1
Temporary Works – Major temporary works
would be required significantly extending
program and generating their own
environmental impacts
Craning Over Building F – Unable to establish
crane base early, unable to create a structurally
sound crane base, safety issues, approx. 3
month extension to project

15. Issues and Mitigating Strategies
Issues Mitigating Strategies
People Safety + Certified Traffic Controllers Managing All Traffic Movements
+ Footpath Management
+ Avoiding Craning over Occupied Buildings
Noise + Reducing Council-Approved Operating Hours for Demolition Phase
vs
+ Minimising Construction Duration
+ Selection of Electric Crane (for construction works) in lieu of Diesel Crane
+ Compliance with Council’s Noise Regulations
Dust + Suitable Demolition Methodology
+ Dust Screens on Site Perimeter
+ Watering Down
+ Covered Truck Loads
+ Wash Bays for Trucks Leaving Site
Vibration + Augered Piers in lieu of Hammered Piles
+ Suitable Demolition Methodology
+ Slow Truck Movement on Residential Streets
+ Dilapidation Reports for Surrounding Houses

16. Issues and Mitigating Strategies
Issues Mitigating Strategies
Trees + Protected in accordance with Council’s requirements
+ Level 5 Arborist appointed to ensure protection requirements are adhered to
Parking + Selwyn Street - 3 spaces lost in Selwyn Street during Demolition Hours only for
first few weeks
+ Spaces potentially lost at end of Napier Street
+ Albion Avenue - 1-2 spaces for during Demolition Hours only
+ Public Transport – Construction Staff and Students
+ Minimising Construction Zone in Greens Road
Mud on Public Roads + Temporary Concrete and/or Timber Plank and/or Road Base Driveways
+ Grated Entrance Zone
+ High Pressure Water Cleaning of Truck Tyres Before Leaving Site
+ Street Sweeping if Required

17. Suzanne Moore
- Independent Facilitator

18. CLC Feedback Process
• CLC members (and others attending tonight) invited to
complete a written feedback form
• Form may be completed individually or in pairs, no
names are required
• 15 minutes will be allowed for completion
• Forms will be collected and attached to the Plan to be
provided to Sydney City Council tomorrow, 12 February
2010.
• If time permits each participant can share one key issue
and suggested mitigation strategy from their feedback
form.

19. What Happens Next?
• All CLC feedback attached to Final Pedestrian Construction Traffic
Management Plan
• Final Pedestrian Construction Traffic Management Plan (for Whole Project
Phase only) lodged with Council
• Council issued with Minutes of CLC Meeting
• Council to advise adjacent properties of Plan and call for further comment
• Council to consider and approve / disapprove Construction Traffic
Management Plan for Whole Project

20. Q&A
Community Hotline
1 800 109 451