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1.0 OUTCOMES

Cardno MBK was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the various
infrastructure components required to adequately service the proposed Noosa North Shore
Eco-Tourism Portal. Given the sensitive nature of the site, there was a requirement for full
integration of the proposed development within the site’s physical and. environmental
constrainis.

Given these constraints, innovative and best practice techniques were adopted for the
development of infrastructure systems to meet the environmental goals of the Noosa North
Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.

Below is a summary of the outcomes of each specific infrastructure component.
Soils and Geology
Geciechnical testing was conducted and confirmed the existing soil conditions.

it was concluded that the geology of the area will not have an adverse impact on the Proposed
type of development and ihe associated construction methodologies.

Traffic

The likely traffic generation and potential impacts from the proposed Noosa North Shore Eco-
Tourism Portal are strongly affected by the unique development type and the access restriction
caused by the Noosa River ferry.

All external traffic management will involve a crossing of the Noosa River on the existing ferry
service. The ferry in this particular instance will continue to convey traffic at the same raie,
regardless of the traffic generated by visitors to the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.
Therefore the expected increase in traffic generation will be “contained” at the ferry site and will
not have an adverse impact in traffic management and intersection movements within the
Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.

It is intended that suitable speed control measures shail be incorporated into the approach
areas of the Maximillian Road and Beach Road intersection along both frontages and the West
Visitor Precinct for distances of approximately 300 m from the intersection.

The traffic numbers forecasted are not likely to create peak period probiems on the Noosa North
Shore. Peak periods will occur as at present around holidays, long weekends and other
associated peak times. The rate of arrivals and departures will be controlled by the ferry
occupancy, ioading and crossing times and will therefore convey the same rate of traffic
generation.

It is therefore considered that although the expected increase in numbers of trips will have an
impaci_on traffic volumes and intersection movements in Tewantin and on the Noosa North
Shore that this effect will be manageable ‘and acceptabie.

Sewerage Infrastructure

A preliminary design for the proposed sewerage system was developed to adequately service
the proposed development and meet the environmental goals of the Noosa North Shore Eco-
Tourism Portal.

 

PETRAC LAND HOLDINGS P/L, Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal September 2003
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