The proposed Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) at Rooty Hill will consist of a rail siding where construction materials from quarries are unloaded from trains and transported to enclosed storage bins by conveyor belt. The materials will be sorted and blended as required by the customer, then loaded into trucks, which carry them to construction sites and concrete plants around Sydney.
The RDC will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most truck movements will occur between 6am and 6pm on weekdays and Saturdays, with a lower number of despatches outside of these hours to meet customer demands. Trucks will use dedicated roads within the industrial area to access the M7.
The initial plan contains such facilities as an office block, materials testing laboratory and ancillary facilities, storage bins and other storage areas for construction materials. Car and truck parking has been included on site. A concrete batching plant is also incorporated into the RDC.
