Legacy Way Western Community Liaison Group Meeting 7 - Minutes and Slides

Meeting 7, 24 August 2011: Minutes and Slides HERE

Note on page 2 of the Minutes, in relation to accessing the water main, that Transcity advised that there was an alternate design being investigated so that access will not have to be via Wool Street and Broseley Road, involving construction of a new road on BCC land  near the Bible College and below ANZAC Park, and the removal of some bushland, but will be confined to the Western Freeway area.

A message from BCC Legacy Way/Northern Link Consultation Team

Good morning,

Queensland’s Coordinator-General has approved the use of the Scenic Drive site (at the intersection of Sir Samuel Griffith Drive and Scenic Drive) for workforce parking on the Legacy Way project.

Scenic Drive was included in Council’s community consultation earlier this year and there was strong community support for this location to be used for workforce parking.  This feedback informed Council’s decision to establish a temporary construction workforce car park in this location.

Construction on the car park, which will provide approximately 170 spaces, is due for completion in early September.  Once open, workforce parking arrangements at this site will be managed by Transcity.

The car park will be used for both day and night time workers, who will be bused to and from the western worksite.

The Scenic Drive site was previously used as a post-flood waste collection and disposal area, and parking/lay down area.  Preliminary works have been undertaken to upgrade kerb and channel at the site in order to improve safety and reduce the spill of gravel onto the roadway.

If you have any questions about the construction of this car park, please contact Council’s Legacy Way project team on 1800 692 333.

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Andrew Fraser MP Legacy Way Parking Battle Won

Andrew Fraser MP Legacy Way Parking Battle Won

Brisbane City Council will be permitted to build a new car park on Scenic Drive under strict conditions after locals won a hard-fought battle to save Anzac Park. An outcome has been reached with the Coordinator-General approving key changes to the Brisbane City Council's (BCC) Legacy Way project, including providing up to 170 additional temporary parking spaces for workers on Scenic Drive. Legacy Way worker parking has been a local issue for more than a year. Everyone agreed we didn't want workers' vehicles clogging up local streets. The issue reached fever pitch when Council put forward a sacrilegious proposal to build a car park in Anzac Park. Through the power of community lobbying, we've been able to save Anzac Park and deliver the best possible outcome to accommodate Council parking and minimise disruption to local residents. Council has stuffed this up from the start and it's taken the Coordinator-General's decision to put in place a sensible solution with lowest impact on local residents. Of the five parking proposals put forward by BCC, the Scenic Drive option is the most tenable. It means Anzac Park is saved and also ensures Council workers will not be parking out local streets. It is furtherest away from residents and on the same side of the freeway as the construction site, which will help minimise impacts locally. There will be some very strict conditions imposed by the Coordinator-General around the Scenic Drive car park. The Coordinator-General has stipulated modifications must be made, including lighting, signage and an upgrade to the intersection to improve the safety of workers, cyclists and other road users. A number of my constituents have talked with me about their concerns about bicycle safety on Scenic Drive and the Coordinator-General's conditions to improve safety are important. The Coordinator-General's decision to also approve a new underground conveyor belt under the Botanic Gardens, allowing for the disposal of spoil directly into the Mount Coot-tha Quarry, will cut truck movements by around 11,700 during construction. Instead of the spoil material being removed by trucks it will be sent directly from the site via an underground system. This is a win for local residents because it will reduce noise, dust and emissions, and result in less traffic congestion and improved road safety. It also means around two hectares of vegetation in the Botanic Gardens will now not need to be cleared. Andrew

Community Liaison Group Meeting 7 - Wednesday 24 August 2011

Transcity Legacy Way Western Connection Community Liaison Group Meeting 7 - Wednesday 24 August 2011 - email Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong CLG Representative if you have questions or matters to raise with BCC and/or Transcity about the tunnel project: faptoowong@gmail.com

Energex begins power supply cable works for Legacy Way

Energex is about to begin boring the tunnel from the western worksite across and under ANZAC Park for the power supply cable as previously mentioned in earlier posts. Transcity have placed two of these sign in ANZAC Park to inform park patrons and locals. The works to relocate the water main situated underneath the Western Freeway will begin in mid-September - this water main is part of the system which provides Brisbane with 60% of its water, it is not the water supply for the tunnel project.

From August 2011 Energex works will be undertaken to install electrical supply to the Legacy Way western worksite.

This work will include trenching and excavation along Wool Street and Miskin Street.  A tunnel to house the electrical cable will be bored from the western worksite, under the Western Freeway and ANZAC Park, to Wool Street.

Surveyors will need to intermittently enter the park during the works to mark the alignment for the underground tunnel and monitor progress however there will be no surface works within the park.

Thank you for your patience during these works. For more information, call Transcity on 1800 778 772.

Contact your Transcity Community Liaison Group Representatives for ANZAC Park

ANZAC Park has three locals who are Community Liaison Group (CLG) Members for the Transcity Legacy Way tunnel project - 'Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong' representative, 'Toowong RSL Sub-Branch' representative and another 'Resident' representative, who are working with BCC and Transcity to obtain the best possible outcome for ANZAC Park and the local community in relation to the relocation of the water main. Please contact the CLG Members through this Blog Spot if you would like further information or email: faptoowong@gmail.com