The community is invited to provide feedback on the Addendum Review of Environmental Factors (A/REF) for the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Appin Road Upgrade - Mount Gilead to Ambarvale from 22 November to 13 December 2022. Community feedback will help us understand what is important to customers and the community.
The Appin Road upgrade, including the amendments, facilitates important road safety works while providing increased protection for the local koala population.
Key features of the A/REF include:
A northern underpass which connects Noorumba Reserve to Glen Lorne Reserve.
An interim southern underpass which connects Beulah to Browns Bush Reserve.
The community is invited to provide feedback on the Addendum Review of Environmental Factors (A/REF) for the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Appin Road Upgrade - Mount Gilead to Ambarvale from 22 November to 13 December 2022. Community feedback will help us understand what is important to customers and the community.
The Appin Road upgrade, including the amendments, facilitates important road safety works while providing increased protection for the local koala population.
Key features of the A/REF include:
A northern underpass which connects Noorumba Reserve to Glen Lorne Reserve.
An interim southern underpass which connects Beulah to Browns Bush Reserve.
Monitoring technology of the underpasses to provide information on their use and effectiveness.
Fauna fencing at Noorumba Reserve and Beulah Reserve and the length of Appin Road.
The underpasses have been designed to encourage koala use and will include large logs leading into the underpasses, drainage to keep them dry, natural lighting and flooring.
The proposed underpasses and fauna fencing align with the State Government’s position on koala corridors as part of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineers advice on the protection of the Campbelltown Koala population. They will involve minor construction impacts to the surrounding area.
Subject to planning approval, construction is expected to commence in early 2023 and take up to 6 months to complete.
Please note: Due to a system error, some incorrect information was unfortunately published in the Addendum Review of Environmental Factors. This has now been corrected in the current version reissued on Friday 2 December, 2022.
