If the final site is to be 4.1 ha, why is the initial excision from Royal Park bigger?
The initial excision from Royal Park will be 6.8 ha. This will be scaled back to 4.1ha at the end of the construction phase. A larger area is required initially in order to accommodate construction requirements and ensure a safe construction environment. The area will provide a buffer zone around the old and new sites to accommodate construction equipment and activities and ensure public safety and that of site personnel. Once the construction of the new hospital is completed and the old hospital buildings are demolished, all the surplus construction site land as well as the site of the demolished hospital buildings will be restored to parkland. The final footprint of the new hospital will be less than 4.1 ha.
