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Evolution of Planning the Perth – Mandurah Railway System New Metro Rail Project Lessons Learnt May 2008 Reece Waldock, Peter Martinovich, Andrew Cartledge, Ross Hamilton Public Transport Authority WA New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project Overview Background: At $1.663 billion, largest public transport project undertaken by the Western Australian State Government. Southern Suburbs Railway infrastructure was $1.184 billion effectively doubled the size of the Perth urban rail network. Major SSR infrastructure works included: Bored tunnel under Perth City and construction of underground railway infrastructure including two underground stations; Over 70kms of civil and rail infrastructure works form the Narrow Bridge to Mandurah; A new road bridge at Mount Henry, strengthening of the existing road bridge, a new rail bridge at the Narrows and strengthening of part of the western road bridge plus median preparation work in the Kwinana Freeway between the Narrows and Glen Iris; Nine suburban stations. New Metro Rail Project Overview NMR Works Extension to Clarkson Extension to Thornlie New Mandurah Line City tunnels New Metro Rail Project - Packages Package Works All works south of the Narrows • Track and Civil Works Package A: • Communications and Signalling • Overhead, Power System and Sub-Station • Extensive works in Perth yard (east and west) Three stations Package B • Cockburn Central; Kwinana; Wellard Three Stations - Split into two because of the tender. Package C • Rockingham and Warnbro; Mandurah Three Stations Package D • Canning Bridge; Bullcreek; Murdoch Construction of the: • Rail corridor from the Narrows to Glen Iris • Rail Bridge at the Narrows Package E • Canning Bridge bus ramp relocation • Mount Henry bridge works • Leach Highway and South Street interchange modifications City Project • Tunnels through CBD • Perth Underground and Esplanade stations • Package F Railway works between the Narrows and Roe Street • Major civil, road and services works at the foreshore, through William Street and in the area west of Perth station Stakeholder Management Train control system Package G • Decommissioning of the old system • Commission of the new system Extensive track, electrical and railway systems works, Package H particularly in Perth Yard area and integrating with Package F and A works. New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project Overview New Metro Rail Project - Outcomes “How would you sum up the whole project?” The general consensus included comments such as: The project is a success; Operationally the results are outstanding; Community, political and public success; Operates without any problems or delays; It was a challenging project; A High Quality State Asset and Value for Money; Patronage and demand since the railway was opened in December is very encouraging and is close to the forecasts; and The Supplementary Master Plan was excellent. New Metro Rail Project – Lessons Learnt Project Phases Planning & Contracting methods Construction and Masterplan & Documentation Commissioning Peter Martinovich Andrew Cartledge Ross Hamilton Each speaker will address: What was done well? and What were the major issues and what could be done better? New Metro Rail Project Lessons Learnt May 2008 Reece Waldock, Peter Martinovich, Andrew Cartledge, Ross Hamilton Public Transport Authority WA Cent re for Excellence & Innovat ion in Infrastructure Deliver y Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 New Met roRail Planning Lessons Pet er Mart inovich Director of Rail Infrastructure Planning Public Transport Authority Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Pr esent at ion For mat . Planning Pr e Mast er Plans . SW MR & ot her Mast er Plans . Planning during New MetroRail Project . Out comes Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Mandur ah Railway - 20 Year Planning Cycle 1990. W est rail ? Initiates Planning 2008. PTA back in 1991. Planning passes Rail Planning to DOT DOT Initiates SWATS 2000-2007. New MetroRail Project (PTA) 1992. DPUD seeks Westrail help for a Direct Per t h Link 2002. Supplement ar y Mast er Plan (DPI) 1993. W estrail cannot access a Direct Route 1997-1999. SW MR Mast er Plan (DOT ) 1994. Kenwick rout e gazet t ed in t he MRS 1996. BSD Direct 1995. DOT Formulat es Rout e Review for 1995. All planning Three Com plem ent ar y W est r ail passes t o D OT Links Policy MPM 04 MAY 2006 Evolution of Planning the Perth – Mandur ah Railway Public Transport Studies; 1991 - 1993 Two st udies – different approaches 1. DPUD / W estrail Inter Corridor Direct route to Perth, wider catchments r equir ing mot or ised access. 2. Department of Transport (SW ATS) Intra corridor link to Fremantle heavily dependent on walking pat r onage. “ the rail transit systems were all assumed to co-exist with a complimentary express bus service operating in dedicated lanes on the Kwinana Freeway” (Rapid Transit Review – DOT June 1994) Public Transport Studies; 1991 – 1993 Planning for what Mar ket – Syst em Compar ison Trip Trip speed All day System Stops time (km/h) trips Year Perth - Fremantle 13 19.0km 24’ 48 25,000 2006 SWAT (Mandurah –Fremantle) 31 64.4km 75’ 52 40,400 2021 SSR (Mandurah – Perth) 8 70.9km 48’ 88 50,000 2008 Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Picking t he Mar ket Make a mass t r ansi t r ai l appl i cabl e t o: . Pre existing, very low density urbanisation . Among highest per capita world car ownership . Entrenched culture of car usage for most trips . Disregard for Public Transpor t . A long, urban corridor . Max i mi se access al ong t he r out e t o major centres including Kwinana and Thomsons Lake The system was not targeted to potential users who currently made private trips, especially the journey to work at peak t imes. Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 An Inter Regional Railway for The Market in Perth A t r adi t i onal mass t r ansi t r ai lway The following provisions have achieves it s “ mass” t hr ough been m ade in Pert h penetration of high urban densit ies. • St r at egically locat ed st at ions at wider int er vals t han older syst ems • Well designed, large stations with good In low urban densities the bus & car / rail interchanges “ masses” must be brought, or come to the railway in • Frequent ser vices their own way – the stations become the concentration • Provide high standard rollingstock points of population density Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Understanding and Defining the Demand – Perth, or Fremantle Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Typical Mar ket – W arwick Station Catchment 2007 Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 Perth Rapid Transit - Typical Station Catchment Perth Urban Rail Network Master Planning The now complet ed Rail Ext ensions were based on t hree Mast er Plans. South W est Metropolitan Railway Master Plan (1999 & 2000) . Northern Suburbs Currambine To Butler Extension Master Plan (2000) . Perth Urban Rail Development Supplementary Master Plan (2002) Master Planning Why not the Private Sector The Role Of Gover nment . Develop and own the Vision for its citizens . Articulate the requirement s for Privat e Sect or Response and seek bids . Adjudicat e bet ween compet ing responses received . Awar d cont r act s . Manage t o ensure expect at ions are delivered and t o prot ect t he public’s int erest The more defined t he requirement s, t he more cer t aint y t hat can be expected from the responses in substance and in cost – t he more cer t ain t he out comes. Perth Urban Rail Network St r at egy behind t he Railway Mast er Plans To produce . A comprehensive, rigorous, credible and persuasive document for the case to build the railway . The more rigorous the plan, the greater the confidence that can be placed in t he out comes, especially t he cost est imat es . To integrate the Railway into the Community Prepar at ion of t he Mast er Plans required a core int erdisciplinar y t eam of r ai lway and pr oj ect ex per t i se acr oss a br oad spect r um of r ai lway engineering, operations and public consultation. Knowledge N et wor k For um –Tuesday May 6, 2008 SW M R Master Plan (April 2000) . Produced by the Department of Transport’s Urban Planning Group, having commenced in 1997. Intensive Public Consultation. Fully developed final concepts and costs. Advised ser vices could commence t o Mandur ah 6 ½ year s aft er Project Initiation . Costed the Project at $941m (July 1998 $value) Note, applying an annual increase of 6%, $941m (July 1998) is equivalent to $1685 million (July 2008). SW MR Mast er Plan Public Transport Policy Framework In 1995 the Department of Transport recommended three Complementary Links which formed the foundation of the SWMR Master Plan (Clause 3.1.2): 1. Express buses on the Kwinana Freeway 2. A busway Linking Fremantle, Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah primarily for inter corridor movements; and 3. A railway consistent with the existing metropolitan train system, connecting Perth, Rockingham and Mandurah, for mainly inter corridor movement South W est Metropolitan Railway Master Plan Governance Steer ing Commit t ee . Public Transpor t Authority . Tr easur y . Department for Planning and Infrastructure . Mai n Roads W A . State Solicitor’s Office . Local Gover nment . Minister for Planning and Infrastructure South West Metropolitan Railway Master Plan Object ives .
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