Taronga Zoo Wharf upgrade : review of environmental factors

Publication information

Title

Taronga Zoo Wharf upgrade : review of environmental factors

Agencies

Transport for NSW

Type

Report

Date published

2021-03

Description

Transport for NSW proposes to upgrade the Taronga Zoo wharf (the proposal) as part of the Transport Access Program (TAP) which includes both landside and waterside upgrade works. The water based features of the proposal would include: • Retention of most of the existing jetty and covered pontoon. However, to accommodate the new longer gangways the existing jetty structure and pontoon roof structure would be cut back by about 3.5 metres • Removal of existing gangways • Installation of two new covered aluminium 18 metre dual-lane gangways between the cut back jetty and pontoon. Each gangway would be held in place by two new piles (four in total) • Two new transition ramps on the existing pontoon to cater for the new gangways • Replacement of two of the existing jetty canopies to accommodate the change in jetty size • Construction of a new covered Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) compliant accessible ramp leading from the street level wharf entrance to the gangway entrances. The ramp would be held in place by nine new piles (three waterside and six landside) • Removal and relocation of the Transdev office and café on the existing jetty • Removal of the existing ferry arrestors on each side of the wharf to allow space for construction activities. Ferry arrestors would be replaced with two protection piles on each side of the wharf (four in total) • Changes to steel fencing on the pontoon to cater for changes in customer flows due to new gangways • Relocation of existing Opal Card readers and Opal top-up machine • Upgrade (where required) of safety and security features including lighting, closed circuit television (CCTV) security cameras, ladders to the water and tactile ground surface indicators, if required. The land based features of the proposal would include: • Regrading of the footpath and bus stop to achieve DSAPT compliance to the new accessible ramp • Retention of the five existing bicycle parking hoops • Retention of the public telephone booth • Removal of foreshore vegetation to construct the new accessible ramp. The proposal would be constructed over a duration of up to five months starting in late 2021. During construction the wharf would remain operational, however the adjacent café would be closed. Key features of the proposal are shown on Figure E-1.

Language

English

Coverage

New South Wales

Copyright

© State of New South Wales

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