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Western Highway Project Ballarat to Stawell Michael McCarthy Project Director March 2014

Michael Mccarthy, VicRoads - Driving down the costs of road project delivery

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Michael McCarthy, Project Director, Western Highway Project, VicRoads delivered the presentation at the 2014 Major Road Projects Conference. The Major Road Projects Conference brings together government officials with those responsible for the planning, financing and construction of Australia’s critical road infrastructure to discuss future plans. It offers a practical assessment of the strategy necessary to ensure Australia’s current and future major roads projects are successful. For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.informa.com.au/roadprojectsconference

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Western Highway Project Ballarat to Stawell

Michael McCarthy

Project Director

March 2014

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Project background

Project drivers - the need for the Project

The Project

– Planning process and lessons

– Community involvement and challenges

– Delivery strategy and works to date

– Future works

Questions

What I will cover…..

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Project Background

Western Highway (A8) connects Melbourne and Adelaide

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Major freight route that has seen a series of projects which recognises the growth in the corridor and the growth in importance of the route.

– Deer Park Bypass ($333 million TEC)

– Anthony’s Cutting Project (between Melton and Bacchus Marsh) ($200 million TEC)

– Stawell to SA Border safety improvements ($50M)

Project Background

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Growth in traffic volumes

– Currently 5,500 per day with nearly 30% CV’s

– Expected to double by 2025

Road safety in the 5 years to June 2013

– 7 fatalities

– 80 casualty crashes

Freight

– Busiest unduplicated national highway link in Australia in terms of interstate freight movements

– 75% non bulk freight which is suited to road transport

Local communities

– Connectivity, transport efficiency, economic sustainability

Emergency management

– Access and detours

Project drivers – the need

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$505M committed in 2008 budget

80% Federal Government Funding 20% Victorian State Government Funding

Undertake planning from Ballarat to Stawell (excluding town bypasses of Beaufort and Ararat)

Duplicate as much as possible

Total cost in the order of $1 billion

The Project

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Provide safer conditions for road users by:

– Reducing the incidence of head-on and run-off road crashes

– Improving safety at intersections

– Improving safety of access to adjoining properties

– December 2013 – two killed

Ballarat to Stawell Project Objectives

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Ballarat to Stawell Project Objectives

Improve the efficiency of freight by designing for High Producitivity Freight Vehicles

Provide adequate and improved rest areas

To locate the alignment to allow for possible future bypasses of Beaufort and Ararat

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Corridor of 100km – multiple and varied impacts

– Social

– Cultural heritage

– Flora

– Fauna

– Geotechnical

– Land use

Scale escalated significance in terms of impact

Planning processes

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Planning processes

Approval to undertake in sections

– Process considered impact and multiple concurrent processes spread risk

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Bigger isn’t necessarily better

Just-in-time planning

Risk based decision making

– Speed vs Perfection

Expectations

– Level of detail at planning stage

– Level of certainty at the conclusion of planning stage

Understand constraints – real vs implied

Planning lessons

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Mortuary trees

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Inspections of hollows

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Planning Lessons

Consultant working “with” you rather than “for” you

Engagement

– Community

– Technical Reference Group – helping to overcome the “assumption of knowledge”

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Early and open – ask don’t tell

Options assessment – managing the messages

Managing expectations in relation to timeframes

Owning the consultation and the outcomes – who leads and is the face of the consultation?

Building trust for positive long lasting relationships

Community involvement and challenges

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What has been important?

– Engineering aspects

– Community expectations including landowners needs

– Government expectations

Flexible and adaptable

High Value High Risk process

Delivery Strategy and Works to Date

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Ballarat to Burummbeet – complete

Burrumbeet to Beaufort – under construction

Beaufort to Buangor – tenders closed

Buangor Bypass – existing funding

Buangor to Ararat – currently unfunded

Ararat to Stawell – currently unfunded

Milestones to date and Future Works

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QUESTIONS