ProjectProponent: Specialized Container TransportProposal description: The proposal is to establish and operate a rail freight terminal and distribution centre on Lot 1 of Part Lot 14 Baile Road in the Canning Vale Industrial Estate. Essentially the proposal comprises: a warehouse and associated office buildings on the SCT site to hold the freight and operate as a distribution centre using semi-trailers and small trucks. rail sidings on the SCT site, referred to as the "SCT sidings" comprising six 500 m tracks. The northern most of these tracks is referred to as the "container line". rail sidings within the rail reserve, referred to as the "Westrail sidings", comprising two 1600 m tracks branching from a through line connecting Forrestfield and Kwinana. Assessment Number: 1116Region: PerthReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: IndustrialInfrastructureLast updated: March 17, 1998Current Status: Minister determined that the proposal should not be implemented 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Consultative Environmental ReviewPreliminary Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsDate published: Saturday, 8 March, 1997 3. AssessmentScopingApproved: Friday, 4 July, 1997 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 7 July, 1997 to Monday, 4 August, 1997Environmental Review documentation: Consultative Environmental Review document (PDF, 8.74 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 873EPA Report: Rail Freight Terminal and Distribution Centre, Pt Lot 14 Baile Road, Canning Vale (PDF, 2.15 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsDate published: Friday, 28 November, 1997Appeals close: Friday, 12 December, 1997 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial decisionDate: March 17, 1998