The first stage of the North West rail link includes twin underground railway tunnels between Bella Vista and Epping in Sydney’s North West…
The NWRL project is a key priority for the NSW Government. The NWRL will deliver a new high frequency single deck train system initially operating as a shuttle between Cudgegong Road and Chatswood. Infrastructure to be built in by the Tunnel and Station Civil works includes twin underground railway tunnels between Bella Vista and Epping with numerous cross passages between the twin underground railway tunnels, sumps, nozzle enlargements at stations and service facilities, a crossover cavern at Castle Hill to allow trains to cross from one track to another, a services facility shaft adjacent to Beecroft Road at Epping, and a services facility shaft adjacent to Castle Howard Road at Cheltenham, station excavations at Bella Vista, Norwest, Showground, Castle Hill and Cherrybrook, connections to the existing Epping to Chatswood Rail Line down track and up track stub tunnels and interface local area works.
Our role as Environmental Representative was to independently oversee the implementation of all environmental management plans and monitoring programs, independently advise the Proponent on its compliance obligations against all relevant requirements of the Concept Plan, Project Approval and Statement of Commitments, permits and licenses and have the authority and independence to require reasonable steps to be taken to avoid or minimise unintended or adverse environmental impacts.