MCU18.0166 - Response to Information Request

5. Project scope                                     A total construction period of approximately ten
                                                     weeks is anticipated. Once operational, the
The project includes the following built             facility will function on a continuously unstaffed
elements:                                            basis and will typically only require maintenance
                                                     works three (3) times a year.
•    35-metre-tall circular streel NBN monopole
     with internal cabling

•    square concrete slab to locate to monopole
     and outdoor cabinets
•    120 metre square compound, with a 2.4-
     metre-high chainwire fence and a 3-metre-
     wide access gate

•    1 x parabolic dish antenna (600 mm)
     located at an elevation of 32 m on the
     monopole

•    5 x panel antennas located at an elevation
     of 35 m (dimensions 1.07 m high x 0.30 m
     wide x 0.15 m deep)

•    2 x metallic grey outdoor cabinets installed
     at ground level on a concrete slab

•    ancillary equipment associated with
                                                     F IGURE 5-1 T HE MONOPOLE
     operation of the facility, including cable
     trays, cabling, safe access methods, bird
     proofing, earthing, electrical works and air-
     conditioning equipment
•    existing aerial power lines between
     Tablelands Road and the site would be
     upgraded
•    there would be a 45-metre-long gravel
     access track, leading from Tablelands Road
     to the site.
The construction of the project would require:       F IGURE 5-2 P LAN VIEW OF MONOPOLE FACILITY
•            2
     a 300m area of trees to be removed for
     construction of the proposal.
•    a 15 x 12 metre construction zone located
     immediately northeast of the proposed
     site.

•    site access via Tablelands Road.



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