West Gate TunnelOpening Slides on behalf of Western Distributor Authority

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West Gate Tunnel Project

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West Gate Freeway section

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Tunnel section

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Fishermans Bend Precinct

Arden-Macauly Precinct

LegendTunnels

Surface road

Elevated road and structures

Parks

Lakes/surface water

Urban Renewal Areas

Stylised map not to scale

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Port, CityLink and city connections

Project Objectives• Improve transport performance in the M1

corridor

• Reduce reliance on the West Gate Bridge

• Improve freight access to the Port of Melbourne and greater Melbourne

• Improve community amenity on local streets in the inner west

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Improve transport performance in the M1 corridor

• To support the increased travel demand generated by future population and economic growth

• To enhance connectivity between economic clusters

• To enhance safety along the M1 corridor

• To enhance access to jobs and services

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Reduce reliance on the West Gate Bridge

• To improve network resilience and redundancy

• To mitigate strategic risks to the State and national economy

• To improve travel reliability

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Improve freight access to the Port of Melbourne and greater Melbourne

• To improve reliability of access to the Port of Melbourne and on the freight network

• To support the travel demands arising from the future freight task

• To enhance State and national competitiveness through freight productivity improvements

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Improve community amenity on local streets in the inner west

• To reduce freight on local streets

• To improve safety on local streets

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WDA case• Part A submission

• Topic submissions and evidence

• Project notes

• Legal submissions

• Part B (closing) submission

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Population projections for Greater Melbourne (2016)

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1.8

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2011 2021 2031 2041 2051

8.0247.016

6.0585.106

4.169

Source: Victoria in Future 2016

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Growth of Melbourne over time

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2011 2021 2031 2041 2051

6.4715.955

5.4114.808

4.137

Source: Victoria in Future 2012

Population projections for Greater Melbourne (2012)

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Faster growth in western LGAs

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Index of comparative growth

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137.5

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1996 2001 2006 2010 2014

Western Rest of Melbourne

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Existing truck volumes

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Proposed truck

curfews

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Proposed and existing

truck curfews

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Plan Melbourne central Melbourne

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Source: WGT EES Fig 2-625

Growth in population and jobs to 2031

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Contribution of Metro Tunnel

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Role of regional rail link

Not a reference design

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Net Community Benefit“Society has various needs and expectations such as land for settlement, protection of the environment, economic well-being, various social needs, proper management of resources and infrastructure. Planning aims to meet these by addressing aspects of economic, environmental and social well-being affected by land use and development. “Planning authorities and responsible authorities should endeavour to integrate the range of policies relevant to the issues to be determined and balance conflicting objectives in favour of net community benefit and sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations.”

Victorian Planning Schemes clause 10.04

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Economic impacts• The capacity of western roads will be enhanced, resulting in less

congestion than the no-project case, with flow-on economic benefits

• Western road routes will have greater security, resilience and reliability

• Reduction in travel time (compared to the no-project case) to the Port of Melbourne and to freight destinations will reduce transport costs

• Road safety will be enhanced

• Labour and job markets will be enlarged

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Social impacts• Accessibility to jobs, education, services and

other people will be enhanced

• Road safety will be enhanced

• Amenity will be enhanced by net reduction in truck traffic in residential streets

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OtherEducation

Personal business

Serve passenger

ShoppingWork related

32%

Social

Purpose of travel in Melbourne (by distance travelled)

Source: Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity 200738

Social impacts

• Access to jobs

• Education opportunities

• Close to friends & family

• Access to services

• Opportunities for all members of families

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Environmental impacts• Net traffic impacts on residential streets will be positive, especially

in relation to trucks

• Infrastructure has been celebrated; visual impacts have been mitigated and, in any event, impacts must be assessed in context

• The net effect of air emissions is positive compared to the no-project case and is acceptable

• Noise emissions have been mitigated in accordance with State policy and are acceptable

• Construction impacts will be appropriately managed

• Net traffic impacts are acceptable

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Infrastructure celebrated

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Port, CityLink and city connections

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Project objectives will be achieved

• Improve transport performance in the M1 corridor

• Reduce reliance on the West Gate Bridge

• Improve freight access to the Port of Melbourne and greater Melbourne

• Improve community amenity on local streets in the inner west

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Improve transport performance in the M1 corridor

• To support the increased travel demand generated by future population and economic growth

• To enhance connectivity between economic clusters

• To enhance safety along the M1 corridor

• To enhance access to jobs and services

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Reduce reliance on the West Gate Bridge

• To improve network resilience and redundancy

• To mitigate strategic risks to the State and national economy

• To improve travel reliability

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Improve freight access to the Port of Melbourne and greater Melbourne

• To improve reliability of access to the Port of Melbourne and on the freight network

• To support the travel demands arising from the future freight task

• To enhance State and national competitiveness through freight productivity improvements

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Improve community amenity on local streets in the inner west

• To reduce freight on local streets

• To improve safety on local streets

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“The Melbourne of today is a successful city. That success is built in part on the transport decisions and investments made by previous generations - and it is a legacy that has served Melbourne well.”

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