Wolgan Road upgrade options assessment - Criteria Survey

A Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) is being used to compare the reconstruction options for Wolgan Road. The MCA builds on project objectives to determine criteria and then identify measures to assess each option against the criteria. These are illustrated below:

Objectives	Criteria	Measure
1. Restore access to the Wolgan Valley as a priority	Full road access	Month and year of opening
2. Reduce safety risks for all road users	Safe System Assessment	Safe System Assessment score
3. Reduce ongoing geotechnical risks to Wolgan Road	Geotechnical Risk	Geotechnical Risk Score
4. Achieve a cost-effective solution	30-year project costs for each option	Total project costs over 30 years Total capital cost Total maintenance costs (30 years)
5. Minimise biodiversity impacts	Total area of clearing	Area of clearing (hectares)
5. Minimise biodiversity impacts	Impact on biodiversity corridors	Extent of the severance on new or existing biodiversity corridors
6. Minimise impacts on Aboriginal cultural values	To be determined by Aboriginal knowledge holders	To be determined by Aboriginal knowledge holders
7. Minimise ongoing economic costs to the community	Disruption to normal travel time	Estimated travel time
7. Minimise ongoing economic costs to the community	Estimated road closure due to landslides	Annual estimated road closure duration
8. Minimise visual impacts	Extent of visual impact	Visual impact score
9. Minimise project approval risks	Approvals risk	Environmental approvals risks and funding risks Project funding risks
10. Minimise property impacts	Level of acquisition	Number, area and type of acquisitions (i.e. private, public or other land ownership)

This form asks you to review the proposed criteria and how they will be measured. Your feedback will directly inform how the assessment is structured.

This is not a general feedback form, and it is not asking you to choose a preferred option. It is focused on answering the question: are these the right criteria and measures to assess upgraded road alignment options?

This survey will be available until Friday, 12 June 2026.

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