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Proponent: Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics

Overview

The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is proposing to upgrade 73km of gravel road between Pirlangimpi and Pickertaramoor on Melville Island. The works include pavement lifts, re-gravelling, sealing to a two-lane standard, formation widening, realigning, installation of drainage structures, overall improvements to the flood immunity and progressive rehabilitation of cleared areas. The upgrades would include development of 23 gravel pits, 14 road alignments and access to water extraction with a total land clearing requirement of up to 296.4 hectares.

Stage 1: Referral

Public consultation

Statutory notice (25 May 2022)

The NT EPA invited public comment on a referral for standard assessment submitted by the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics to upgrade 73km of gravel road to bitumen on Melville Island, 80km north of Darwin.

Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 22 June 2022. The NT EPA made this notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.

Referral documents

Stage 2: Assessment

Assessment by referral information

The NT EPA decided the method of environmental impact assessment to be by referral information (tier 1). A general overview of timeframes under the EP Act is available in the flowchart of the environmental impact assessment process PDF (689.7 KB).

Stage 3: Assessment completed

NT EPA notice

Statutory notice (3 October 2022)

The NT EPA completed its environmental impact assessment on 14 September 2022 and provided its Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security, under sections 64 and 65 of the EP Act.

The Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval may be inspected and obtained above.

The NT EPA publishes this notice in accordance with section 67 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.

Once the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security’s decision is made, it can be viewed on the Environmental approvals page.

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