The Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is now on public exhibition. The EIS assesses the potential impacts of the construction and operation of this project, including environmental and social impacts, proposed locations for construction support sites, truck movements and how we are managing the potential impacts to local flora and fauna.

This chapter provides an overview of Beaches Link and Gore Hill Freeway Connection, including its key features and location.

The EIS is now on display from 9 December 2020 to 1 March 2021 and you have the opportunity to review the assessments and provide feedback on our findings. Once the public exhibition period has closed, DPIE will provide us with a copy of all the submissions received. We will then prepare a submissions report to respond to the issues raised. The submissions report will be submitted to DPIE and be available to view on their website. This report and the EIS help inform the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces’ decision on the project. If the project is approved it will be built and operated in accordance with the plans described in the EIS and the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces’ Conditions of Approval.

This chapter outlines the strategic context and need for the project, assesses the current and future transport challenges Sydney is facing, and describes the benefits of the project for people across Greater Sydney. This chapter also looks at how the project aligns with national and state strategic planning and transport policies.

This chapter describes the alternatives that were considered as part of the project development process and explains the selection of the Proposed Reference Design. It also includes design refinements for specific elements of the project.

This chapter describes the project, including the route alignment, project footprint, main project elements, operational facilities and environmental controls. The plans proposed in the EIS may evolve depending on several factors including community feedback, and the construction methodologies developed by the contractor/s once appointed.

This chapter describes the proposed approach to construction of our project and our timeline, footprint, methodology, working hours, materials, equipment, traffic management, site access routes, and temporary construction sites. You may see some minor change, once our selected construction contractor carries out detailed planning and design. Any changes will be assessed for consistency with the assessment made in the EIS and if not consistent, a planning modification will be submitted to DPIE for their consideration and approval.

This chapter provides an overview of the stakeholder and community engagement activities carried out during the project’s development and during the preparation of the EIS.