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

Anzac Park Toowong not to go unscathed by the Legacy Way Tunnel Project, after all! Relocation of water main

While the Western Community Liaison Group Meeting 5 Minutes of 8 June 2011 noted that it was 'highly unlikely' that there would be further interference with ANZAC Park by the Legacy Way Tunnel Project (in addition to the five month Save ANZAC Park campaign and the Legacy Way power supply cable which will cut across ANZAC Park) recently on 19 July we were advised by Transcity that ANZAC Park will be used for access to the water main under the Western Freeway which needs to be relocated. This will have quite an impact on the area below the Dog Off-Leash Area where a significant amount of bushland is proposed to be cleared for the construction of the temporary road needed to access the water main. This area is bushland adjoining what is officially ANZAC Park, however a section of the area proposed to be cleared is on the BCC Heritage listed area of ANZAC Park - Lot 1 RP 18899 (part). The temporary road from Wool Street/Broseley Road is not on official ANZAC Park land. Planning for this is still in the preliminary stages and details still to be finalized.

Access through ANZAC Park!

EIS document - The University of Queensland Archaeological Services Unit Report No. 423b Cultural Heritage Report for the Proposed Northern Link Project September 2008, states at 10.2.3 Construction Access

Any vehicles involved in construction activities must not use Anzac Park as a means of access to the project area nor can it be used for the storage of construction materials.

Transcity have now provided the below details in addition to the Notification posted earlier on this blog:

Transcity will begin works to relocate the water main in August/September 2011. Transcity must lower the existing water main that crosses underneath the Western Freeway approximately 350m to the west of Mt Coot-tha Road to enable the construction of the entry and exit ramps to the Legacy Way Tunnel.

The water main works involve driving a 2.4m tunnel from a launch pit at the western worksite, under the Western Freeway, through to a retrieval pit between the Dog Off-Leash Area and the bikeway adjacent the freeway. The tunnelling equipment will be removed from the retrieval pit, however spoil from the tunnel will be removed from the launch pit at the western worksite.

To facilitate this work, from late August/early September Transcity will build a temporary access road from the end of Wool Street to the retrieval pit area. This work will involve some tree clearing activities although this will be minimised where possible and all disturbed areas will be rehabilitated following the completion of works.

Transcity investigated a number of options to access the retrieval pit area to ensure the least possible impact to the community. These options included:

* Access from the Western Freeway (across the bikeway)
* Utilisation of the existing road within ANZAC Park
* Utilisation of Wool Street onto Council land adjacent to the dog park.

The first option considered was to access the area from the Western Freeway. Unfortunately, this option is not possible as it would require lane closures on the Western Freeway and the Western Freeway bike path on a regular basis to allow vehicles to safely enter and exit at an access point. The Department of Transport and Main Roads will only permit lane closures for this duration to occur at night, which would force all works to happen out of normal hours, adding a significant extension to the works timeframe and night time noise impacts to local residents. Night work such as these are also outside Transcity's allowable hours of work.

The second option was to use the existing road within ANZAC Park. Although this option would have required less establishment work due to the existing road surface within ANZAC Park, it was ruled out as it would have breached the Coordinator General conditions regarding access through ANZAC Park.

The third option considered was to build an access off Wool Street to the Council land adjacent to the Dog Off-Leash Area. Due to the constraints on all other access options, this is the only available possibility. This option provides a direct access that can be safely fenced off. Pedestrian access will be maintained around the Dog Off-Leash Area and to ANZAC Park. Vehicular access to the Dog Off-Leash Area will be via the existing access through ANZAC Park. The Wool Street access option also allows for these works to occur during normal hours, 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday. Some out of hours work may be required, however Transcity will notify residents in advance of these works occurring. Transcity will rehabilitate the area following these works.

Transcity is still finalising the design of the water main and associated access works and will have more information shortly. We are committed to working with Friends of Anzac Park throughout this process.

If you require any more clarification on the above options, please do not hesitate to contact Transcity on 1800 778 772.

Water main relocation and survey work Wool Street and adjacent to the Dog Off-leash Area

Further impact of Legacy Way Tunnel Project on ANZAC Park! (Update November 2011 - possible alternative to this access route from the Western Freeway is being explored. Transcity should notify us by the end of 2011.)

Read the 'Transcity Information Notice' received today HERE:
 

In coming months, Transcity will need to undertake works to relocate the trunk water main which runs under the Western Freeway.

Currently, the water main is located 1-2 metres beneath the Western Freeway, approximately 350 metres west of the Mt Coot-tha Roundabout. To enable construction of the entry and exit into the tunnel, the service needs to be lowered to approximately nine metres below the road surface.

Survey work

To inform the design process for these works, Transcity needs to undertake survey work near Crossway College and the Toowong dog off-leash area between Wednesday 20 July and Friday 22 July.

This work will be undertaken during normal day hours, 6.30am-6.30pm.

Working with you

Following survey activities and detailed design, further detail regarding the water main works will be available. As this information becomes available, Transcity will work with local residents and businesses to minimise impacts to the community.

Our project

Legacy Way is a road tunnel that will connect the Western Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass (ICB) at Kelvin Grove. It will provide an alternative route to local roads for traffic leaving the Western Freeway and travelling to and from the ICB. When it opens, Legacy Way will reduce, by up to 44%, the peak hour travel time of journeys from the Centenary Bridge to the ICB.

Water main relocation work

From mid-August 2011, Transcity will begin works to relocate the western water main. The works involve sending a 2.4m diameter tunnel bore from a launch pit in the western worksite under the Western Freeway through to a retrieval pit between the dog off-leash area and the freeway where it will be retrieved. All spoil from the tunnel will be removed at the western worksite.

Transcity will install a new pipe from the western worksite which will be connected to the water main on the southern side of the freeway.

To facilitate this work, Transcity will build temporary road access from Wool Street to the retrieval pit area. This work will require clearing activities and the installation of an access ramp at the end of Wool Street.

Workers will be bused in each day, to avoid parking on local streets. The delivery of oversized equipment and machinery will be required at certain stages throughout the works.

All areas will be rehabilitated following the completion of this activity and Transcity will work to improve road conditions at the corner of Wool Street and Broseley Road.

The Toowong dog off-leash area will not be impacted by these works.

Please contact a member of Transcity’s Community Relations team on 1800 778 772 for more information regarding upcoming construction activities.

Legacy Way Western Community Liaison Group Meeting 6 - Minutes and Slides

Meeting 6, 13 July 2011: Minutes and Slides HERE

Community Liaison Group Meeting 6 - Wednesday 13 July 2011

Transcity Legacy Way Western Connection Community Liaison Group Meeting 6 - Wednesday 13 July 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

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Legacy Way Western Worksite 13 July 2011

Media: The Courier-Mail June 28 2011

Airport Link residents win battle against noise
PEOPLE power has delivered a win for residents tormented by round-the-clock construction noise from the Airport Link, but many fear it is too little, too late. HERE

Media: brisbanetimes.com.au June 27 2011

Let's hope the residents of Toowong are given more consideration during the Legacy Way project.

Tunnel noise not on: Ombudsman
The state government has failed to protect residents in Brisbane’s northern suburbs from excessive noise during the construction of the Airport Link Tunnel, the Queensland Ombudsman has found.
Ombudsman Phil Clarke today tabled his report, The Airport Link Project: An Investigation Into Complaints About Night-Time Surface Work, in State Parliament.
Mr Clarke said there were inadequate guidelines for noise on the project, run by Thiess John Holland, and that existing ones were poorly policed amid confusion over which government agency was responsible. Read the full story HERE

Read the Report HERE - Report of the Queensland Ombudsman, The Airport Link Project Report, An investigation into complaints about night-time surface work June 2011

Kalinga Wooloowin Residents Association (KWRA) represents residents impacted by the Airport Link Project and made the complaint to the Ombudsman.

Media: Courier Mail June 24 2011

This story is about the eastern end of the Legacy Way tunnel project.
120-year-old fig tree saved 11 years ago to be felled to make way for Legacy Way tunnel. Read the story HERE

Electricity supply installation – Wool St and ANZAC Park Toowong

Transcity Construction Notification for the cable installation HERE

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Transcity Legacy Way Construction Notifications

Works notification – Sheet piling (June 2011)
From Thursday 9 June 2011 Transcity will commence sheet piling works at the western worksite in Toowong.

It is expected that these works may take up to four weeks to complete.

Works will be undertaken from 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.

More information HERE

Image: Transcity

Legacy Way Western Community Liaison Group Meeting 5 - Minutes and Slides

Meeting 5, 8 June 2011: Minutes and Slides HERE

See Page 5 of meeting slides for the Legacy Way undergroud power supply cable to cross ANZAC Park: Site electricity supply – revised alignment

Revised by Transcity and Energex at the request of FAPT so that the route would not impact on the restoration of the Avenue of Honour by 2015.

Environmental Management and Environmental Management Sub Plans

The construction of Legacy Way must comply with a list of environmental conditions that have been established by Queensland's Coordinator-General. Transcity has prepared an Environmental Management Plan to ensure compliance with the Coordinator-General’s conditions and relevant legislation during the design and construction phases of the Project.

The plans are available HERE and also available for review in the Legacy Way Visitor Centre, Level 2, 80 Jephson Street, Toowong.

Community Liaison Group Meeting 5 - Wednesday 8 June 2011

Transcity Legacy Way Western Connection Community Liaison Group Meeting 5 - Wednesday 8 June, 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

'Like' our FAPT Facebook page and post your questions.

Community Liaison Group Meeting minutes and slides

Legacy Way underground power supply cable route revised

After consultation with Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong and others, Transcity have advised that the proposed route for the underground Legacy Way power supply cable has been revised to minimise impact on residents in Wool Street and on BCC heritage listed ANZAC Park. This first proposal was to run along Wool Street and across ANZAC Park near the Dog off-leash area.

While the cable will still need to be installed from the western worksite near the Botanic Gardens, across ANZAC Park, then along Wool Street to the Energex substation on the corner of Wool and Miskin Streets, the revised route moves the trenching works on Wool Street to the opposite side of the road from the residences. It also removes the need for any surface works through ANZAC Park, by boring deep under the park, and therefore any impacts to the future Avenue of Honour restoration.

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New 'Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong' Facebook Page

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Legacy Way Western Community Liaison Group Meeting 4 - Minutes and Slides

Meeting 4, 11 May 2011: Minutes and Slides HERE

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Legacy Way underground power supply cable

To be installed along Wool Street - more information here

ANZAC PARK Research Project

Image: ANZAC Park Avenue of Honour

Our campaign is over, we have saved the park, but the history of ANZAC Park, corner of Wool and Dean Streets, Toowong, continues to be researched and the file is growing thicker. If you have anything you would like to contribute -  notes, photographs, documents, etc -  please email: faptoowong@gmail.com

Thanks to all those who have contributed so far.

Did you know ANZAC Park has an Avenue of Honour planted at the beginning of last century? Some of the palms and other trees are still there.

• Treenet 'Avenues of Honour' Project 1915 - 2015 HERE
• BCC 'Avenues of Honour' Research Report 2007 lists ANZAC Park HERE
• The 'Avenue of Honour' in ANZAC Park was not mentioned in the Northern Link Cultural Heritage EIS of September 2008 HERE

Subscribe to the new FAPT email list for updates about ANZAC Park and/or the Legacy Way Tunnel Project: faptoowong@gmail.com

Image: Florence Hamilton (c1923) beside memorial palm and plaque in ANZAC Park, Wool Street.

'SAVE ANZAC PARK' campaign now over - WE SAVED ANZAC PARK!!

Visit Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong (FAPT) 'SAVE ANZAC PARK' campaign Blogspot HERE

Message from TOOWONG RSL

My most sincere congratulations to the Save Anzac Park Team,

This is a huge success for you.
You can now have that break and get your life back.

Warmest regards,

Kerry Gallagher
President Toowong RSL Sub Branch

Legacy Way Community Liaison Group Meeting 4 - Wednesday 11 May 2011

Friends of ANZAC Park Toowong (FAPT) has a Community Liaison Group (CLG) Member representing FAPT and the wider community at the western connection, who attends the CLG Meetings along with ten other representatives from the local community, BCC and Transcity. The purpose of the CLGs is to provide communuity input on a range of matters. The CLG's provide an advisory role to Transcity on community issues, concerns and values.

At the moment the main issue for ANZAC Park is the Legacy Way underground power supply cable which will run from the sub-station on the corner of Wool and Miskin Streets, along Wool Street, crossing ANZAC Park near the dog off-leash park to the Legacy Way western worksite. We are discussing the best possible route so that this power supply cable doesn't impact on the remnants of the Avenue of Honour. Our other concern, of course, is our friends across the pedestrian/bikeway at Mt Coot-tha.

Email the FAPT CLG Representative if you have any questions: faptoowong@gmail.com

Next CLG Meeting: Wednedsday, 11 May 2011, then 6 June 2011.

Also sign up for Transcity Legacy Way emails and/or updates HERE