New Road from Tom Price to Karratha ProjectProponent: Main Roads Western AustraliaProposal 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: 1244Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureLast updated: June 21, 2018Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Consultative Environmental ReviewPreliminary Environmental Factors: PeopleFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 9 October, 1998 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 6 January, 2003 to Monday, 3 March, 2003Environmental Review documentation: Consultative Environmental Review - New Road Tom Price to Karratha 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1159EPA Report: EPA report 1159Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesDate published: Tuesday, 4 January, 2005 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 27 April, 2005Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 0677 Post-assessment changess. 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
