ProjectProponent: Main RoadsProposal description: The proposal is to construct and operate a new 48 km section of the Great Northern Highway within the Shire of Chittering. The proposal would bypass the town of Bindoon located approximately 70 km north east of Perth, Western Australia. The Proposal would consist of a combination of four lane dual carriageway, four lane single carriageway and two lane single carriageway and would divert from the existing GNH at the Chittering Roadhouse running west of Bindoon and re-joining the GNH between Hay Flat Road and Calingiri West Road Proposal Content Document: Bindoon-Bypass PCD July 2022.pdf (PDF, 605.96 KB)Assessment Number: 2135Region: PerthReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureLast updated: June 26, 2023Current Status: EPA Report and Recommendations released - appeals closed 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Great Northern Highway - Bindoon BypassComment period: Friday, 15 September, 2017 to Thursday, 21 September, 2017Referral documentation: Bindoon Bypass Referral Form.pdf (PDF, 669.34 KB) Bindoon Bypass Referral - Supporting Information.pdf (PDF, 605.58 KB) AppendixA-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFloraSurveyReport_Part1.pdf (PDF, 7.56 MB) AppendixA-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFloraSurveyReport_Part2.pdf (PDF, 7.97 MB) AppendixA-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFloraSurveyReport_Part3.pdf (PDF, 1.95 MB) AppendixC-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFaunaSurveyReport_Part1.pdf (PDF, 7.58 MB) AppendixC-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFaunaSurveyReport_Part2.pdf (PDF, 7.57 MB) AppendixC-BindoonBypass-2016SpringFaunaSurveyReport_Part3.pdf (PDF, 1.46 MB) Figure 1 - Disturbance Envelope.pdf (PDF, 2.67 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Great Northern Highway Muchea to Wubin Upgrade – Stage 2 - Bindoon Bypass (PDF, 206.68 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 2 October, 2017 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: Great Northern Highway - Bindoon Bypass - ESD (PDF, 2.08 MB)Approved: Monday, 4 December, 2017 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 25 May, 2020 to Monday, 6 July, 2020Make a submission: Great Northern Highway Muchea to Wubin Upgrade – Stage 2 - Bindoon Bypass - Public Environmental ReviewEnvironmental Review documentation: BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part1_Cover-Chpt1.pdf (PDF, 7.5 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part2_Chpt2a.pdf (PDF, 19.17 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part3_Chpt2b-Chpt3.pdf (PDF, 10.83 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part4_Chpt4a.pdf (PDF, 17.66 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part5_Chpt4b.pdf (PDF, 33.1 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part6_Chpt4c.pdf (PDF, 7.17 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part7_Chpt4d.pdf (PDF, 11.71 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part8_Chpt4e.pdf (PDF, 33.34 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part9_Chpt4f.pdf (PDF, 19.67 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part10_Chpt4g.pdf (PDF, 19.8 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part11_Chpt4h.pdf (PDF, 18.35 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part12_Chpt4i-Chpt5.pdf (PDF, 23.03 MB) BindoonBypass_ERD-PD_Assess2135_EPBC2017-8035_Part13_Chpt6-Chpt9.pdf (PDF, 12.54 MB) ApA_Asst-2135_GNH-Bindoon Bypass_EPA-Endorsed-ESD.pdf (PDF, 2.08 MB) ApB_EPBC_2017-8035_FurtherInformationRequest.pdf (PDF, 808.61 KB) ApC1_S43AChangeRequest.pdf (PDF, 10.72 MB) ApC2_EPBC-VariationRequest.pdf (PDF, 9.9 MB) ApD1_2016SpringFloraSurveyReport.pdf (PDF, 14.59 MB) ApD2_ASJV17001_FloraJuly18_REP_Rev1_Part1.pdf (PDF, 14.01 MB) ApD2_ASJV17001_FloraJuly18_REP_Rev1_Part2.pdf (PDF, 11.17 MB) ApD2_ASJV17001_FloraJuly18_REP_Rev1_Part3.pdf (PDF, 11.92 MB) ApD3_ASJV17001_3Wetland_REP_Rev0.pdf (PDF, 11.89 MB) ApD4_ASJV17001.5_FloraMay19_REP_Rev0.pdf (PDF, 17.49 MB) ApE1_2016SpringFaunaSurveyReport.pdf (PDF, 13.45 MB) ApE2-1_TargetedFaunaSurveys.pdf (PDF, 14.31 MB) ApE2-2_AdditionalBlackCockatooSurvey.pdf (PDF, 1.46 MB) ApE3_FaunaAssessment_2019.pdf (PDF, 15.59 MB) ApF_SurfaceWaterAssessment.pdf (PDF, 7.45 MB) ApG_GroundawaterAssessment.pdf (PDF, 11.01 MB) ApH1_Report of an AHS of GNH Bindoon Bypass Yued FINAL.pdf (PDF, 7.32 MB) ApH2_HistoricalAssessmentReport.pdf (PDF, 7.32 MB) ApI_AcousticAssessment_Optimized_Part1.pdf (PDF, 24.12 MB) ApI_AcousticAssessment_Optimized_Part2.pdf (PDF, 19.18 MB) ApI_AcousticAssessment_Optimized_Part3.pdf (PDF, 20.09 MB) ApI_AcousticAssessment_Optimized_Part4.pdf (PDF, 21.39 MB) ApJ_LCVIA_Part1.pdf (PDF, 10.33 MB) ApJ_LCVIA_Part2.pdf (PDF, 10.28 MB) ApK_LightSpillMemo_Part1.pdf (PDF, 8.08 MB) ApK_LightSpillMemo_Part2.pdf (PDF, 9.75 MB) ApL_EPBC_OffsetToolWorksheets.pdf (PDF, 440.67 KB)Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): May 25, 2020Proponent response to submissions: Response to Submissions May 2022.pdf (PDF, 45.33 MB) Response to Submissions Addenda.pdf (PDF, 10.31 MB)Date published (Proponent response to submissions): May 22, 2023 Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A s. 43A notice: CMS17204 - S43A Notice - 070918.pdf (PDF, 2.21 MB) CMS17204 - s. 43A Notice - 070722.pdf (PDF, 1005.02 KB)Date of approval s. 43A: Thu, 07/07/2022 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1742EPA Report: EPA Report 1742 - Great Northern Hwy - Bindoon Bypass - assessment report.pdf (PDF, 1.79 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaInland WatersDate published: Monday, 26 June, 2023Appeals close: Monday, 17 July, 2023 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 29 May, 2024Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 1221 (PDF, 631.32 KB)