Concerns about 2 Western The importance of public open spaces Chapter 10 – access to portal and facilities as valued community Social and important public assets has been recognised Community 3 Arden – open spaces throughout the project’s planning and station Chapter 14 and facilities design. MMRA and its construction Historical 4 Parkville – such as JJ contractors would seek to avoid Cultural station Holland Park, impacts to and maintain access to Heritage North these spaces wherever possible. 5 CBD – Technical Melbourne North station The contractors would also be Appendix F Football required to develop detailed 6 CBD – Social and Ground, construction management plans that station Community University include maintaining access to 7 Domain Square, the – Technical important public spaces and station State Library, Appendix J buildings, to consult with the users of RMIT University Historical 8 Eastern affected open spaces and to reinstate – City Square, Cultural portal open spaces post-construction in Federation Heritage consultation with the land managers Square, the and surrounding communities. Technical Shrine of Appendix M In the CBD, with construction work at Remembrance Urban Design Swanston Street being completed Reserve, Strategy from underground, maintaining Edmund footpath access to key destinations Herring Oval, along the street would be achievable. Fawkner Park and South There would be no structural works Yarra Siding impacting on the City Baths, the State Reserve Library, St Paul’s Cathedral, Princes Bridge, Young and Jackson Hotel, Requests for Melbourne Town Hall or the Shrine of reinstatement Remembrance. works to improve and would be no direct impacts to the revitalise Shrine of Remembrance vista from affected spaces the final arrangement of Domain station and above ground structures. Concerns about 3 Arden An aquatic ecology and health Chapter 18 – potential station impact assessment has been Groundwater impacts from conducted during the planning 6 CBD Chapter 21 – tunnelling on process to analyse Melbourne Metro’s South station Biodiversity environmental impact on the Yarra River and other Technical assets such as water bodies within the vicinity of the Appendix O the Yarra River project. The assessment found that Groundwater the risk to these environmental assets would be low, as tunnelling would Technical avoid direct impacts and the Appendix U recommended Environmental Aquatic Performance Requirements would Ecology and minimise the potential for indirect River Health impacts. Geotechnical drilling is also underway to determine geological, hydrological and groundwater conditions, and to inform the selection of appropriate construction methodologies.
Concerns about access to important public open spaces and facilities such as JJ Holland Park, North Melbourne Football Ground, University Square, the State Library, RMIT University City Square, Federation Square, the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, Edmund Herring Oval, Fawkner Park and South Yarra Siding Reserve Requests for reinstatement works to improve and revitalise affected spaces 2 – Western portal 3 – Arden station 4 – Parkville station 5 – CBD North station 6 – CBD station 7 – Domain station 8 – Eastern portal The importance of public open spaces and facilities as valued community assets has been recognised throughout the project’s planning and design. MMRA and its construction contractors would seek to avoid impacts to and maintain access to these spaces wherever possible. The contractors would also be required to develop detailed construction management plans that include maintaining access to important public spaces and buildings, to consult with the users of affected open spaces and to reinstate open spaces post-construction in consultation with the land managers and surrounding communities. In the CBD, with construction work at Swanston Street being completed from underground, maintaining footpath access to key destinations along the street would be achievable. There would be no structural works impacting on the City Baths, the State Library, St Paul’s Cathedral, Princes Bridge, Young and Jackson Hotel, Melbourne Town Hall or the Shrine of Remembrance. would be no direct impacts to the Shrine of Remembrance vista from the final arrangement of Domain station and above ground structures. Chapter 10 Social and Community Chapter 14 Historical Cultural Heritage Technical Appendix F Social and Community Technical Appendix J Historical Cultural Heritage Technical Appendix M Urban Design Strategy Concerns about potential impacts from tunnelling on environmental assets such as the Yarra River 3 – Arden station 6 – CBD South station An aquatic ecology and health impact assessment has been conducted during the planning process to analyse Melbourne Metro’s impact on the Yarra River and other water bodies within the vicinity of the project. The assessment found that the risk to these environmental assets would be low, as tunnelling would avoid direct impacts and the recommended Environmental Performance Requirements would minimise the potential for indirect impacts. Geotechnical drilling is also underway to determine geological, hydrological and groundwater conditions, and to inform the selection of appropriate construction methodologies. Chapter 18 Groundwater Chapter 21 Biodiversity Technical Appendix O Groundwater Technical Appendix U Aquatic Ecology and River Health
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