CAWB
  • Home
  • About Us
    • The Right to Peaceful Assembly
    • CAWB Submissions
    • A Snapshot of Our Campaign
    • Heritage Tours
    • Some Wise Words
    • Our Campaign Song
    • The Battle for Windsor Bridge
  • The Occupation
    • Points to Ponder
    • The Writing's on the Wall
  • The Place
    • Windsor Bridge History and Significance >
      • A Bridge To The Past
    • Thompson Square >
      • History of the Square and Andrew Thompson
      • Buildings of Thompson Square
      • Amenity and Use
      • Symbolism of Thompson Square
      • Smuggler's Tunnels
      • Maps
      • Square Maps
    • Stories From The Square >
      • Andrew Thompson
      • Long Term Planning; The Age Of Enlightenment
      • An Old Photograph.....And A Poignant Story
      • The Riverfront - The Fourth Side Of The Square
      • Richard Fitzgerald (1772-1840) ; A Square Man And A Pub Man
      • Thompson Square And The Battle Of The Newspapers
      • Howes That
      • Harry And His 'Brother' Jack
      • Thomas Mina - Defender Of The Square
      • Anzac Day March In Windsor - 1935
      • Hawkesbury's Homage
      • Golfing In The Hawkesbury
      • Was there a Dr in the Square? Dr Fiaschi
      • Just for the record
      • A Wife For Sale
      • To Be Sure, To Be Sure
      • Children Of The Square
      • Napoleon's Intention to Capture the Square?
      • The Mounted Police of the Square
      • The Blood and Passion of Thompson Square
      • The Lost Fitzgerald House
      • The Steamer "St Albans"
      • Part One: No. 6 Bridge St
      • No. 6 Bridge St - Sisters of Charity
      • No. 6 Bridge St - The Armstrong Century
      • No.6 Bridge St - Leo Armstrong
      • No.6 Bridge St - Dark Days of WW2
      • 10 Bridge St - Part One
      • Part 3: No. 10 Bridge St
      • Windsor Court House - In The Beginning Part One
      • Thompson Square - The Big Picture
      • Mr Huggins and The Carrington/Jolly Frog
      • Mr Huggins and the Jolly Frog Part 2
      • Every Picture Tells A Story
      • A Painter's Love of This Spiritual Home
      • What Was And What May Be
      • Thompson Square and Windsor's First School
      • Lionel Lindsay
      • Another artist of the square
      • William Hardy Wilson
      • In The Beginning
  • The Project
    • Upper House Inquiry Submission Template
    • Background
    • Community Consultation
    • Why Say No? >
      • Impacts on the Square
    • An Alternative
    • Myths >
      • Myth - Bridge Condition
      • Myth - Lane Width
      • Myths - Enhanced Heritage
      • Myths 4 - Enhanced Greenspace
      • Myths - Flood Immunity
      • Myths - Improved Traffic
    • Political Interference
    • Statement of Heritage Impact 2008
  • News and Media
    • Press
    • News >
      • PROPOSED NIGHT MAINTENANCE
    • Gallery
    • Video
    • Radio
    • Media Releases
    • Correspondence >
      • Sandstone Correspondence
      • ASM Corro
    • Hansard
  • Contact
    • Tell Gladys How You Feel
    • Donations
    • Supporter Registration
    • What Can You Do To Help?
Picture


The Windsor Bridge Replacement Project




"....We suggest that it may be prudent to ‘step back’ and undertake a broader study to investigate long term solutions... This would avoid investing substantial funds into a traffic route which will have a limited ‘life’ due to constrained intersection capacity on the roads feeding the bridge."
CAMBRAY CONSULTING TRAFFIC REPORT 2013



THE PROJECT (OPTION 1)

The Windsor Bridge Replacement Project, which is also referred to as 'Option 1', was developed by the Roads and Maritime Services (formerly the Roads and Traffic Authority). The Project was developed in response to the NSW Government's $65 million commitment to replace the existing Windsor Bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Windsor. Read the background here.

Option 1 involves the demolition of the existing Windsor Bridge and the construction of a high, modern bridge structure. The structure will be situated 35 metres downstream of the existing Windsor Bridge and includes a road approach through the historic Thompson Square. Other aspects of Option 1 include the replacement of the round about at George St/Bridge St with a set of traffic lights, and a round about built at the Freemans Reach Rd/Wilberforce Rd intersection. Option 1 will also see the introduction of several 'No Right Turn' traffic restrictions at the George St intersection, making entering the town difficult.

The RMS has stated that by 2026 Option 1 will be close to travel demand capacity, resulting in traffic queuing and traffic unpredictability. The RMS has also stated that the proposed route may impact on the commercial operations of the retail precinct on George Street.

The RMS has admitted that certain alternative river crossing options outperform Option 1 in a number of important areas and/or have less  visual, physical and heritage impacts.   Nevertheless, the RMS has chosen Option 1 as their preferred option. A recent report by Cambray Consulting states that Option 1 fails all project objectives apart from the cost/benefit ratio. i.e. it is cheap.

Picture
Picture
Picture
Exerpt from Roads and Maritime Services (formerly Roads and Traffic Authority) presentation from the community workshop on 31 August 2011. Preliminary Urban Design and Heritage Review of Option 1, p 22.
Picture

Option 1 will also see a reconfiguration of the parkland in the Square. Due to one of the project objectives being to open access to the riverfront, the grassed area will be excavated from George St down to The Terrace, resulting in a grassed area with a 1 in 4 slope (25% gradient), rather than the comparatively level area we have now. Plans for the parkland do not reflect the heritage values of the space.

On 20 December, 2013, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Brad Hazzard, approved the Windsor Bridge Replacement Project.


Watch an artist's impression of the approach road through Thompson Square here.


Picture
Is this the future of Thompson Square?


Project Documents

EIS
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Option 1 was on public exhibition until 17 December, 2012. The general submissions written in response to the EIS can be viewed here.

EIS Response from CAWB
cawb_eis_submission_v2_pdf_copy.pdf
File Size: 5218 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Department of Planning Documents
Documents from the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, including independent reports, the recommendation from the Department and the Determination, can be read here.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.