Project documents - Safety Improvement Upgrades - Great Western Highway Upgrade Program

• April 2013 community update

  Final concept design and road boundaries.

• July 2012 community update
  Concept design and road boundaries - invitation to comment.

• April 2013 final concept design plan

  Mount Victoria to Lithgow - Great Western Highway upgrade.

• April 2013 completion report
  Mount Victoria to Lithgow, Great Western Highway upgrade - concept design.

• April 2013 community and stakeholder feedback report
  Mount Victoria to Lithgow, Great Western Highway upgrade - concept design.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors

  Great Western Highway Katoomba to Mount Victoria safety upgrades.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix A – Consideration of clause 228(2) factors and matters of national environmental significance. Appendix B - Statutory consultation checklists.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix C – Final Design boundary and final clearing.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix D – Arboricultural Report (including tree pruning photomontage).

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix E – Endeavour Energy asset adjustments.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix F – Neutral or beneficial effect assessment.

• December 2017 addendum review of environmental factors
  Appendix G – Flora and Fauna Assessment.

• November 2017 community update

  Katoomba to Mount Victoria safety upgrade.

• November 2014 community update
  Katoomba to Mount Victoria safety improvements.

• July 2014 community update
  Mount Victoria village safety upgrade - update.

• April 2014 community update
  Katoomba to Mount Victoria safety upgrades.

• February 2013 letter to the householder
  Great Western Highway upgrade between Katoomba and Mount Victoria.

• February 2013 community workshop presentation

  Mt Victoria, Katoomba, Medlow Bath and Blackheath.

• February 2013 community meeting notes
  Blackheath meeting.

• February 2013 community meeting notes
  Medlow Bath meeting.

• February 2013 community meeting notes
  Katoomba meeting.

• February 2013 community meeting notes
  Mount Victoria meeting.

• November 2014 preferred treatments report

  Great Western Highway – Katoomba to Mount Victoria Road safety upgrades.

• November 2014 community feedback repor
  Katoomba to Mount Victoria.

• March 2014 potential treatments report
  Great Western Highway – Katoomba to Mount Victoria Road safety upgrades.

• October 2019 project notification

  Bus stop relocation along the Great Western Highway, Mount Victoria from Monday 28 October 2019.

• February 2018 project notification
  Night work in Section 1 and 2 at Mount Victoria Village.

• February 2018 project notification
  Nightwork on the Great Western Highway in Mt Victoria Village from Tuesday 20 February 2018.

• January 2018 project notification
  Temporary road closure of Hooper Street in Mount Victoria Village from Monday 15 January 2018.

• November 2015 community update
  Safety work to start on Great Western Highway upgrade through Mount Victoria village.

• December 2014 community update
  Mount Victoria Village safety upgrade - review of environmental factors finalised.

• November 2013 community update
  Mount Victoria Village safety upgrade - review of environmental factors.

• October 2014 submissions report

  Great Western Highway safety upgrade - Mount Victoria village.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Volume 1 - review of environmental factors and Appendix A and B.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Volume 2.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix A - Concept design drawings.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix A part 2 - Concept design drawings - part 2.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix A part 3 - Concept design drawings - part 3.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix B - Consideration of clause 228(2) factors and matters of national environmental significance.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix C - Stakeholder consultation.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix D - Biodiversity technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix E - Noise and vibration technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix F part 1 - Non-Aboriginal heritage technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix F part 2 - Non-Aboriginal heritage technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix G part 1 - Hydrology technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix G part 2 - Hydrology technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix G part 3 - Hydrology technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix H - Water quality technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix I part 1 - Landscape character and visual amenity technical report.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix I part 2 - Landscape character and visual amenity technical report.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix I part 3 - Landscape character and visual amenity technical report.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix I part 4 - Landscape character and visual amenity technical report.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix J - Aboriginal heritage clearance letter.

• October 2013 Summary of comments made – Mount Victoria village upgrade – safety upgrade

  A summary of the community comments made to the proposed safety upgrade in Mount Victoria.

• September 2013 Mount Victoria village draft concept design/roll plot
  Roll plot of the draft concept design for Mount Victoria village staffed displays held 30 and 31 August 2013.

• March 2020 work notification

  Night closure on the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass on Saturday 21 March 2020.

• April 2014 submissions report

  Great Western Highway safety upgrade - Hartley Valley submissions report.

• March 2014 submissions report - Appendix B
  Blasting assessment.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Main Report - Part 1.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Main Report - Part 2.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix A - Consideration of clause 228(2) factors and matters of national environmental significance.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix B - Stakeholder Consultation.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix C - Biodiversity technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix D - Non-Aboriginal heritage technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix E - Hydrology technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix F - Water quality technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix G - Noise and vibration technical paper.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix H - Landscape character and visual impact assessment.

• November 2013 review of environmental factors report
  Appendix I - Aboriginal heritage clearance letter.

• November 2013 community update
  Hartley Valley safety upgrade - review of environmental factors.
• March 2013 community feedback report

  Hartley Valley safety upgrade.

• December 2014 community update
  Hartley Valley to Forty Bends - start of work.
• October 2012 community update

  Forty Bends upgrade environmental impact assessment for your comment.

• October 2012 feedback form
  Forty Bends Review of Environmental Factors and the safety upgrade proposals.

• April 2013 submissions report

  Great Western Highway Upgrade - Forty Bends review of environmental factors submissions report.

• April 2013 submissions report

  Report appendices.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Great Western Highway Upgrade - Forty Bends review of environmental factors Volume 1 main report.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Great Western Highway Upgrade - Forty Bends review of environmental factors part 2 and appendices.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 1 Biodiversity.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 2 Aboriginal Heritage Excavation Report.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 3 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report - Part 1 of 2.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 3 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report - Part 2 of 2.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 4 Non Aboriginal Heritage Part 1 of 2.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 4 Non Aboriginal Heritage Part 2 of 2.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 5 Noise and Vibration.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 6 Water quality.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 7 Urban and landscape design Part 1 of 3.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 7 Urban and landscape design Part 2 of 3.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 7 Urban and landscape design Part 3 of 3.

• October 2012 review of environmental factors report
  Technical paper 8 Traffic and Transport.

• April 2013 photomontage 5

  Revised artist's impression looking west towards the highway from Forty Bends Road - 10 years after highway upgrade.

• April 2013 photomontage 4
  Revised artist's impression looking west towards Forty Bends from Padleys Pedestal lookout - 10 years after highway upgrade.

• October 2012 photomontage 3
  Artist's impression looking north towards Whites Creek bridge from Forty Bends Road - 10 years after highway upgrade.

• October 2012 photomontage 2
  Artist's impression looking west towards the highway from Forty Bends Road - 10 years after highway upgrade.

• October 2012 photomontage 1
  Artist's impression looking west towards Forty Bends from Padleys Pedestal lookout - 10 years after highway upgrade.

Central West transport needs study - evaluating the appropriateness of existing land transport networks in meeting the short and long term needs of the Central West. To view the final report see the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development website.

The Australian Government funded a strategic study of the transport needs of the Central West. The final report can be viewed following the link below.

The study focussed on the road and rail transport needs for passengers and freight between the Central West region of NSW and Sydney, Newcastle, and Port Kembla. The study also investigated the future role of major centres in providing inter-modal transport and strategies to meet the region's needs over the next 25 years.

The study area was predominantly made up of the local government areas forming the Central West regional organisation of councils: Bathurst, Blayney, Boorowa, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Harden, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Weddin, Wellington and Young.

The following stakeholders were consulted during the study:

• Councils in the study area (Central West regional organisation of councils)
• Blue Mountains City Council
• Hawkesbury City Council
• Federal Members of Parliament
• State Members of Parliament
• The Bells Line Expressway Group
• Government agencies
• Port corporations
• Australian Rail Track Corporation.