Project Proponent Main Roads Western Australia Proposal description Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) proposes to construct and maintain a new road from Northwest Coastal Highway (near Karratha), through the Millstream-Chichester National Park (NP), to the Nanutarra-Munjina Road intersection (north of Tom Price). Assessment Number 1244 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated June 21, 2018 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Consultative Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors People Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Friday, 9 October, 1998 3. Assessment Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation Consultative Environmental Review - New Road Tom Price to Karratha (PDF, 24.06 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1159 EPA Report EPA report 1159 (PDF, 647.71 KB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Date published Tuesday, 4 January, 2005 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, 27 April, 2005 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 0677 (PDF, 1.02 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment 2 to Statement 677 – Changes: • Create a total disturbance footprint of 574 hectares, by combining the following areas of disturbance: - Road formation – approximately 474 hectares; and - Material sources – approximately 100 hectares. • Remove the following elements which are no longer considered Key Proposal Characteristics: - Design speed (110 kilometres per hour). - Railway crossings (One road-over-rail bridge. Four new level crossings.) – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 21 June 2018. Date of approval s. 45C Thursday, 21 June, 2018
