Master Plan Delivery Starts In 2023

By STEVE CUFF

THE Snowy Mountains $391 million Special Activation Precinct (SAP) master plan will be a hot topic of conversation in 2023 as residents and interested visitors to Jindabyne and Kosciuszko National Park await the next phase.

In December 2022 a new 43-member community advisory group were updated with information about what to expect in 2023. The meeting did not necessarily offer any new key detail, keen observers were mostly aware of the content discussed.

The good news for 2023 is the master plan moves into the delivery stage with the release of key documents available for public discussion (see summary). The NSW Government also have appointed new personnel in various departments to implement the next stage.

When the documents are exhibited, the community will be informed about more exact detail on subjects including building height, built form, road networks and landscaping. These will all be included in the Development Control Plan (DCP). The three main areas the government will focus on are the new Southern Connector, Catalytic Tourist Opportunities and Utilities.

Southern ConneCtor

This new road bypassing Jindabyne is in planning stages. It will comprise stage 1 from Kosciuszko Road prior to entering town to the Barry Way. Stage 2 will be Barry Way to an intersection towards the Alpine Way. More design detail to be revealed in 2023.

Each intersection will have new roundabout junctions and the road will be single lane each way. There will be provision for dual lanes and pedestrian lanes in the future. At the Barry Way there will be a 250 space Park and Ride car park and pickup facility. The SAP team are aware that with the continued winter bus trial to the resorts, until the road is built a temporary car park should be arranged.

CatalytiC touriSt opportunitieS

The Town Centre public realm, Lake Foreshore and the Mountain Bike and Adventure Park development are the key aspects of the Catalytic works. Design and detail of the lake foreshore will be released in early 2023. This will include Banjo Paterson Park and its immediate foreshore being raised to a height where it will never be impacted by high water lake levels. The work at Banjo Paterson Park area is not likely to occur until 2024, although everyone is aware, including government, of the public urgency and outcry to rectify this situation. utilitieS infraStruCture

The Mountain Bike and Adventure Park near the Alpine Way will be a 100km park with gondola to mid station in stage 1, and then a chairlift to the top in stage 2. There will be funds invested by the government in consultation with a private sector developer. Tenders and negotiations will occur from 2023.

The procurement process is also well underway for key major infrastructure contracts. Due to commercial arrangements, government did not afford breakdown costs on individual elements of infrastructure. With future population and tourism growth, the current systems will not cope.

Utility upgrades include sewer treatment plant, potable water treatment plant and electrical upgrades to the town.