Tonkin Gap Project and Associated Works

Tonkin Gap Alliance - compromising BMD, Georgiou Group, WA Limestone, BG&E and GHD has been awarded the contract to deliver this project. Read more in the media statement. 

Detailed design work will now progress to determine the final layout and configuration of roads, bridges, shared paths, noise walls and amenity walls. Further community and stakeholder consultation will also be undertaken to address issues raised during the early planning process.  

We will be engaging with local government, stakeholders, residents and businesses as it progresses the detailed design. Opportunities to participate in consultation activities will be advertised to our project subscribers. Subscribe to project updates here.  

Noise and screen walls 

A noise wall is a structure built between the road and a residential property. It improves amenity for surrounding residents by reflecting sound waves from the road, forcing sound to travel over and around the edges of the walls, thereby reducing the amount of noise that reaches nearby homes. 

Screen walls protect residents’ privacy from passing traffic at the rear of their property only. We will consider screen walls in cases where the construction has reduced the existing level of privacy. 

As part of this project, we expect to build noise or screen walls adjacent to most residential areas. The design and location of these will be finalised as part of the detailed design process, from mid-2020. If we need to construct noise or screen walls on property boundaries, the contractor will engage with individual property owners. 

Environment 

This is a very constrained site and there is no way we can build the required infrastructure without clearing vegetation. However, we are committed to minimising the extent of clearing and is exploring opportunities for local and regional environmental offsets. Any clearing will also be undertaken with appropriate State and Federal government approvals. 

Park and foreshore changes 

An area of Selby Park has always been reserved for a Tonkin Highway upgrade under the State Government’s Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS). This will be required to build the new loop ramp from Great Eastern Highway. We are working closely with the City of Belmont to minimise the impact and determine how best to reinstate the park at the conclusion of the works. 

We have identified an area under the Redcliffe Bridge, on the City of Bayswater side, that we could enhance. We are already working with the City of Bayswater and other State Government agencies to consider opportunities in this location. Suggestions from stakeholders and the community have included a skate park, fishing platforms and shared path facilities. Further consultation with local government, stakeholders and the community will occur around these opportunities after the contractor is appointed in mid-2020.