Attachment 5 - Traffic Impact Assessment Final PTT · 132005.638.06

The transfer station incorporates separation of operational and public traffic to optimise safety and efficiency
of operations through reduction of interactions between vehicles with other vehicles and pedestrians. In
areas of the transfer bays the presence of collection vehicles has been restricted to the small forklift to move
full skips and the hook truck to collect full timber hook bins from aisles. Large vehicles including container
trucks, compactor trucks and articulated vehicles bypass transfer bays to access the bulk tipping floor,
reducing the interaction with these larger vehicles and removing more difficult and reduced visibility
manoeuvring in the transfer bay area. The loader operator sorting is separated from public and transfer by a
barrier wall, and is also grade separated, there is also no public or customer access to the operator sorting
area. At the bulk tipping floor there is an area indicated for operator sorting to increase separation from areas
where disposal to ground is undertaken.
Trailer bays are separated from small bays reducing delay where vehicles accessing smaller bays previously
needed to wait for trailer vehicles with a single accessway. There is increased opportunity for recovery and
recycling incorporated to the Masterplan design to address the NSC concern of limited effective landfill
diversion at transfer, which was observed at both transfer bays and bulk pad during site visits. The first
opportunity for diversion is through the free-of-charge area, where vehicles can pass through on route to the
transfer station and deposit free-of-charge waste, incentivised by reduced cost of disposal prior to
weighbridge 1. The second diversion opportunity is at the transfer bays, where there are skips and bins in
shared aisles to remove timber, tyres and recoverables from the general waste stream. The third option for
sorting and diversion is by operator in the operator sorting area, where incorrect landfill transfer of items can
be captured into various hook bins for internal transfer to other areas within RRA1.
Operational cost is reduced through increasing the stages of sorting of transfer station waste to increase
recovery, concrete pavement in areas more susceptible to damage requiring pavement repair. Capital cost is
optimised primarily through the following:
◼   Retention of landfill container drop structures including concrete retaining walls and steel covers
◼   Maintaining surface levels in the transfer station area to minimise earthworks
◼   Restriction of the transfer station to west of the existing pond and wet areas
◼   Retention of pavement and roadways where possible
◼   Minimising roof coverage to only high frequency operational areas and areas of waste
◼   Minimising structure and earthworks required through implementation of a walking floor
◼   Reduction in transfer station area for manoeuvring with angled bays
◼   Elimination of leachate management required at transfer station areas
Roof structures have been included to cover operational areas, including public sorting at transfer bays
loader sorting operations at bulk tipping floor and operator sorting areas, to increase operational safety and
comfort of customers to undertake sorting in wet weather conditions. Roofs also provide coverage of the
mixed waste stream at the transfer station including the walking floor and accumulation area. The increase in
roof coverage is minimal and eliminates the need for leachate management at transfer areas. There is
potential for leachate generation at the transfer areas due to the mixed nature of this waste stream and
potential inclusion of contaminants in due to material source, lack of customer awareness or incorrect
sorting. Leachate under the NRRF EA is defined as liquid that has passed through or emerged from, or is
likely to have passed through or emerged from, a material stored, processed or disposed of at the site that
contains soluble, suspended or miscible contaminants.




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