Navigating the Transport Infrastructure Landscape

Presentation to: South East Australian Transport Strategy Inc.

Friday 15 February 2008Monash University Gippsland Campus

Craig BarrassManager – Transport & Aviation Infrastructure

National - • AusLink

State - • National Transport Links – Growing Victoria’s Economy

Local - • Regional Infrastructure Development Fund

Questions -

Summary:

AusLink National Network

AusLink National Network

SEATS Membership

Network and Planning

• The National Land Transport (AusLink) Network is a single integrated network of land transport linkages of strategic national importance, which is funded by Federal, State and Territory Governments.

• The AusLink Network is based on national and inter-regional transport corridors including connections through urban areas, links to ports and airports, rail, road and intermodal connections that together are of critical importance to national and regional economic growth development and connectivity.

• The key component of better coordinated planning is a series of corridor strategies that have been prepared for each of the 24 corridors on the AusLink Network.

Corridor Strategies

1. Perth-Adelaide Corridor Strategy2. Sydney-Melbourne Corridor Strategy3. Brisbane-Cairns Corridor Strategy 4. Adelaide Urban Corridors Strategy 5. Melbourne Urban Corridor Strategy 6. Melbourne-Adelaide Corridor Strategy7. Sydney-Wollongong Corridor Strategy

  8. Adelaide-Darwin Corridor Strategy 9. Melbourne-Geelong Corridor Strategy10. Mount Isa-Townsville Corridor Strategy11. Brisbane-Darwin Corridor Strategy

12. Perth-Bunbury Corridor Strategy 13. Perth-Darwin Corridor Strategy 14. Perth Urban Corridor Strategy15. Brisbane Urban Corridor Strategy 16. Melbourne-Sale Corridor Strategy17. Melbourne-Mildura Corridor Strategy18. Melbourne-Brisbane Corridor Strategy19. Sydney-Adelaide Corridor Strategy20. Sydney-Brisbane Corridor Strategy 21. Sydney Urban Corridor Strategy 22. Tasmanian Corridor Strategy 23. Sydney-Dubbo Corridor Strategy

CommonwealthPolicy Framework

• Continuation of AusLink as the planning and delivery model for jointly funded projects.

• Support for intermodalism, including the development of networks of terminals in each State linked to trading ports and interstate freight corridors.

• Increasing rail’s share of the freight task on the eastern seaboard.• Upgrading capacity and performance of Sydney-Melbourne rail corridor

and Sydney-Brisbane rail line.• Engagement with States and industry around network priorities to

increase supply chain efficiency, export growth and regional development.

• Creation of a new statutory authority, Infrastructure Australia, to provide advice to priorities across the transport, water, energy and telecommunications sectors.

Victoria’s AusLink 2Policy Document

National Transport Links – Growing Victoria’s Economy

Victorian Government’s strategy to upgrade the State’s transport network under AusLink 2 for the future growth and prosperity of Victoria and Australia.

The strategy proposes to deliver a significant upgrade of Victoria’s key transport links on our road, rail and port networks between 2009 and 2014.

Thirty priority projects in regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne, have been identified for partnership with the Commonwealth Government.

Victoria’s AusLink 2Policy Document

These projects will:

• Address capacity constraints in key transport corridors;• Enhance the efficient operation of Victoria’s transport network for

industry growth, regional development and export activity;• Make our roads safer for truck drivers and Victorian motorists and

deliver significant travel time savings;• Reduce transport costs;• Improve the international competitiveness of Australian industries;• Make our rail system more competitive and efficient for freight

companies; and• Provide faster and enhanced connections to our trading ports for the

export of Australian manufactured goods and agricultural products.

Victoria’s Strategic Freight Corridors

Kulwin

Mildura

YaapeetHopetoun

Yelta

Robinvale

Ouyen

Portland Warrnambool

Dimboola

Ararat

Heywood

Murtoa

Maroona

Camperdown

Horsham

Swan Hill

Kerang

Echuca

PiangilMoulamein

Bendigo

Ballarat

Geelong

Colac

Hamilton

Korong Vale

Maryborough

Dunolly

Deniliquin

Shepparton

CobramStrathmerton

Nagambie

Traralgon

Leongatha

Sale

BairnsdaleMelbourne

Morwell

Oaklands

Wangaratta

Lakes Entrance

Benalla

Wodonga

Albury

Serviceton

SeymourMangalore

Tocumwal

Stawell

Pinnaroo

Bordertown

Mt Gambier

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Werribee

Melton

SunburyCraigieburn

Melbourne

Dandenong

Victorian AusLink 2 nominated projects

Rail project

Road project

Intermodal project

A mix of road, rail and intermodal terminal projects.

Total value of Commonwealth expenditure will be $2.715 billion.

This equates to 18.4 per cent of national transport funding commitments by the new Commonwealth Government. (Coalition commitments totalled 10.9% in Victoria)

Approximately $1.9 billion of Commonwealth national network funding remains uncommitted.

Intent

Victorian AusLink 2 projects funded by the Commonwealth

1. Western Ring Road upgrade2. West Gate Bridge Rehabilitation3. Somerton Intermodal Terminal4. Altona Intermodal Terminals5. Dandenong Intermodal Terminal

Development6. Wimmera (Dooen) Intermodal Terminal7. Shepparton Freight and Logistics Centre8. Western Highway Duplication – Ballarat –

Stawell9. Western Highway – Stawell – SA border

capacity improvements10. Western Highway – Anthony’s Cutting11. Melbourne-Adelaide Rail Line upgrade –

concrete sleepers/longer passing loops

12. Melbourne-Adelaide Rail Line – Geelong Port connection

13. Geelong Ring Road Stage 4A14. Geelong Ring Road Stage 4B15. Princes Highway West: Geelong - Colac

duplication (Stage 1 Winchelsea section)16. Nagambie Bypass17. Princes Highway East – Traralgon to Sale

duplication18. Calder Highway – Kings Road interchange19. ARTC projects within Dynon precinct (TBC)20. Springvale Rd grade separation –

Nunawading21. Clyde Rd upgrade – Berwick22. West Warrnambool Intermodal Terminal23. Colac-Lavers Hill Road

AusLink 2 Victorian projects

• The 23 funded projects are spread across seven of the eight national network corridors in Victoria.

• Only corridor that did not receive any project funding was Sydney-Adelaide (Mildura Bypass project).

• For larger projects (Western Ring Road, Western Highway Duplication, Princes Highway West duplication and Princes Highway East duplications) Commonwealth cash flows will run across AusLink 2 (2009-2014) and AusLink 3.

Key Outcomes

• Increase road/rail capacity on the eastern seaboard.• Support private investment in infrastructure, encourage innovation, PPPs and

world’s best practice.• Develop network of intermodal terminals (regional and metropolitan) at

strategic locations.• Facilitate regional development (e.g. improved management of the Strategic

Regional Program)• Infrastructure to support the tourism industry, particularly for new and

emerging destinations.• Recognise linkages to ports as critical component in land transport funding.• Manage urban congestion on the national network and adjoining corridors.• Commonwealth support for 30% target rail share of freight to ports.• Deliver targets in National Road Safety Strategy 2010.• Enhance road network for Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles.• Promote regulatory Reform – e.g. PBS.• Support innovation – e.g. ITS and next-generation train control technology.

Victoria’s AusLink 2 Package highlights

• $2.2 billion upgrade of Western Ring Road (extra lanes and traffic management technology).

• $660 million to improve the capacity of the Melbourne-Adelaide corridor between Geelong, Bacchus Marsh and the South Australia border.

• Duplications of Princes Highway East (Gippsland) & Princes Highway West (South-West Vic).

• $250 supply chain package – including enhanced network of regional and metropolitan intermodal terminals.

• Investment in interstate rail corridors and connectivity to trading ports.

AusLink Allocations

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18.3%

NSW32.1%

QLD32.2%

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• Victoria has proposed to contribute approximately 25% of the total cost of the AusLink 2 package, consistent with the negotiating framework endorsed by the Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Roads and Ports in June 2007.

• Funding contributions from the Commonwealth will generally vary between 50% and 80% of total project cost.

AusLink Contributions

AusLink StrategicRegional Program

• $300m in Commonwealth funding 2009-2014.• Direct grants to councils for projects that support and facilitate

economic development across council boundaries.• Victorian councils received 14% of SRP funding under AusLink 1.• Victorian councils have a strong case for higher levels of funding

under AusLink 2 – forecast growth in dairy, timber, resources, horticulture and tourism industries.

• Victorian Government is working closely with councils and MAV to prioritize projects; and optimize synergy with investment in the arterial transport network by the State.

Victoria’s Intermodal Network

Melbourne’s

Intermodal Network

• The final scope of works for metropolitan intermodal projects will be guided, in part, by the Victorian Freight Network Strategy (2008) and the Eddington East-West Needs Assessment (2008).

• Proposed regional intermodal terminals at Geelong, Shepparton, Wodonga and Gippsland subject to ongoing feasibility studies or EOI processes.

• The scope and design of the Wimmera Terminal at Dooen is well-advanced with a high degree of stakeholder support, including from regional councils and the grain industry.

• Victorian Government is in discussions with all key stakeholders regarding continuation of freight rail services on the intrastate freight network.

Policy Framework

Regional Development Victoria

Objective: To ensure the sustained economic growth and industry development of

regional Victoria.

Strategies:1. Develop and facilitate investment in rural and regional Victoria in

industry sectors managed by RDV;2. Provide assistance to infrastructure projects that contribute to

economic growth;3. Facilitate sustainable business development through the provision of

information, programs and advice;4. Facilitate rural and regional community building and engagement with

rural and regional communities;5. Encourage regional population growth.

Regional Development VictoriaInfrastructure

Chief Executive

Executive Director –Industry Investment

SecretaryDIIRD

Regional DevelopmentAdvisory committee

Executive Director –Delivery

Executive Director – Infrastructure

Executive Director – Promotion & Development

Executive Support & Coordination

Minister for Regional &Rural Development

Energy

Transport &Aviation

Major Projects –Land Use

Major Projects –Arts/Cultural/

Education

Water

Finance

Program Administration & Evaluation

Intermodal Freight Infrastructure Program

• $20 million is available over four years to facilitate the infrastructure development of Intermodal hubs at strategic locations in regional Victoria.

• The Program provides contributions towards the capital costs of developing or enhancing intermodal freight facilities in partnership with regional councils, the private sector and the Commonwealth Government.

• The program aims to improve the performance of the supply chain between regional export industries and ports and to complement developments occurring in the growth of urban intermodal facilities.

$5 million is available, over three years, to assist Local Government Councils improve airfields and aerodromes, thereby supporting continued growth in regional tourism and helping to alleviate the pressures imposed by drought and bushfire.

Regional Aviation Fund

RAF Project Eligibility

Grants are available for a range of capital projects including:

• Upgrades or extensions to runways.• Creation, upgrades or extensions of taxiways.• Levelling and/or strengthening of aprons.• Creating or upgrades to aircraft parking areas.• Sealing of internal roads.• Building or improving passenger terminal facilities.• Upgrading or relocating navigational aids and refuelling areas.• Providing additional infrastructure such as car parking, • Fencing, lighting, drainage or landscaping to a standard

suitable for safe and efficient aircraft operations.

Local Roads to Markets Program

$5 million is available, over three years, to Local Government Councils to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of agricultural and horticultural producers and related industries through the strategic upgrade of local roads for B-double access.

The objective is to deliver the better linking of farms to markets and processing centers, particularly in the dairy, timber, grain and fruit/processed foods sectors.

LRM Project Eligibility

Grants are available for:

1. Improving a local road to a standard suitable for safe and efficient B-double movements.

2. Improving local road intersections; including the intersection of a local road with an arterial (VicRoads) road.

• Funding will be provided on a $1: $1 basis.

• The funds will be allocated on a competitive basis.

• Priority will be given to projects that can demonstrate broad industry and community support, clear and demonstrable regional benefits and road safety improvements.

Local Roads Farm Gate Access Schemes

$2 million is available under the:1. Local Roads Dairy Farm Gate Access Scheme2. Local Roads to Market Farm Gate Access Scheme

• These Schemes, administered by VicRoads for RDV, provide grants to dairy farmers and other agricultural and horticultural primary producers, toward the improvement of farm gate access to a standard suitable for safe and efficient B-Double access.

• Eligible property owners can receive a subsidy of the lesser of $2,000 or 50% of the cost of the works.

• These Schemes operate in conjunction with RDV’s Local Roads Programs.

Craig Barrass

Manager – Transport and Aviation Infrastructure

Ph: 03 9651 9071

E-mail: craig.barrass@rdv.vic.gov.au

Questions?