New Perth Stadium Transport Project Definition Plan December 2012
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new Perth Stadium Transport Project Definition Plan December 2012 Artist’s impression: pedestrian bridge location 0ii transport solution for the new Perth Stadium transport solution for the new Perth Stadium Artist’s impression: new Perth Stadium Station 03 contents key features 2 Appendix 1 19 Dedicated train services 2 Transport facilities to be funded Complementary bus services 3 by the Government Bridge entry 3 Appendix 2 19 Enhancing existing infrastructure 3 Indicative cashflow evolution of the transport solution 4 executive summary 6 Project Definition Outcomes 7 Infrastructure 15 Importance of rigour 16 Cost Estimates 16 Project Management 17 Staging 17 Cashflow 17 01 key features Passengers first. Integrated approach. Multiple mode options. Capacity for growth. The new Perth Stadium presents This will be achieved through a unique opportunity for the a $298 million (July 2012 prices) integrated train, bus and pedestrian Public Transport Authority (PTA) approach to provide spectators with to concurrently develop the multiple options. This will support transport solution within the a cultural shift of reliance on cars precinct, rather than retrofit it and move, within an hour of an event into a constrained space. finishing, up to 50,000 people, or 83 per cent of a capacity crowd. The Transport Project Definition Plan (PDP) has been guided by the new Perth By applying the ‘tentacles of movement’ Stadium Master Plan (released in August philosophy, as outlined in the Master 2012), which provides a framework for Plan, spectators are dispersed, rather the new Perth Stadium development than surging together in one direction, within a Sports Precinct on the Burswood ensuring fast and safe transfers and Peninsula, extending over the northern reducing the impacts on nearby portion of the existing golf course. residential and environmental areas. The Master Plan presented a multi-modal Key features of the responsive and transport strategy, largely driven by robust transport solution, to be delivered public bus and rail transport, with limited by late-2017, include: onsite parking but access to extensive public parking facilities in East Perth Dedicated train services and the Perth CBD via new and existing Six-platform Stadium Station for pedestrian linkages. specific destinations for easy transfers. Drawing from the new Perth Stadium’s Nearby stowage for up to 117 railcars ‘fan first’ philosophy, the Transport to keep a continuous flow of trains PDP reflects passenger behaviour, following events. needs and demands to create a Additional stowage between ‘passenger first’ transport solution. Great Eastern Highway and Victoria Park Station for 24 railcars for full capacity events. 02 Upgraded East Perth Station to Enhancing existing accommodate the additional number infrastructure of passengers on event days. Extension of, and additional lane Various enhancements to network to Victoria Park Drive road bridge systems and infrastructure in and over expanded rail network. around Perth Station. Improvement of Great Eastern Complementary bus services Highway and Victoria Park Drive intersection to accommodate Dedicated new Perth Stadium bus increased bus and vehicle movement. facility able to load up to 20 buses at any given time to service suburban Coach, taxi and ACROD drop-off areas without rail services. facility near the new Perth Stadium. CBD bus shuttle from Nelson Avenue in East Perth, enabling spectators to Without public transport, moving access more than 40,000 inner city 50,000 people by cars would need: car bays. 20,000 cars. Bridge entry 50 hectares of ground level parking, costing A new Swan River pedestrian bridge $150 million. between the Peninsula and East Perth will take pressure off Windan Bridge 12.5 hectares for and divert pedestrians away a multi-storey car from East Perth’s high-density park, costing up to residential area. $650 million. It will improve connections between the two areas and attract locals and visitors to the precinct outside of event days. 03 The new Perth Stadium | Master Plan evolution of the transport solution In September 2012, Cabinet endorsed the new Perth Stadium Project Definition Plan. It included a framework to guide the new Perth Stadium’s development within a Sports Precinct, supported by an integrated public transport system. The identified transport strategy included The changes proposed include: major transport infrastructure, such as: replacing the pedestrian bridge new Perth Stadium Station to replace over Victoria Park Drive with the existing Belmont Park Station. an underpass, which still achieves a safe separation of pedestrians pedestrian bridge across the Swan River. and vehicles; bus hub facility south of the new realigning the Peninsula Bus Station Perth Stadium, known as the Peninsula to a location further from the river Bus Station. foreshore and orientated on a north- pedestrian bridge across Victoria Park west south-east axis. This minimises Drive for access between the new the potential impact on the Swan River Perth Stadium and southern entry and facilitates improved access onto of the new Perth Stadium Station. Victoria Park Drive; and extending Victoria Park Drive road redesigning a section of the bridge across the new Perth Swan River pedestrian bridge Stadium Station. on the new Perth Stadium side, as the initial concept is no longer In developing the Transport PDP, the PTA required to separate pedestrians refined the transport requirements, which from the bus hub, due to the has seen some initial transport concepts Peninsula Bus Station relocation. modified. The proposed modifications do not result in any significant impact on the overall transport strategy, nor the final cost. 04 The new Perth Stadium | Master Plan evolution of the transport solution The New Perth Stadium – Master Plan aerial 05 executive summary The new Perth Stadium (Stadium) Project Definition Plan (PDP), that was endorsed by Cabinet in September 2012, highlighted that the transport requirements would be addressed in a separate Transport PDP to be submitted to Cabinet before the end of 2012. The new Perth Stadium PDP included a Cost estimates, which are based on a Master Plan which provided a framework highly defined scope of works, provide to guide the development of the stadium the best insurance against future cost within a sports precinct supported by an “blow-outs”, as cost blow-outs are most integrated transport system. likely to be caused by changes in scope. This PDP therefore covers the rail, bus, The most complex issues in preparation road and pedestrian investments that of this PDP were those associated with will be constructed to ensure the new the passenger railway. Provision of Perth Stadium operates as a world class good, safe and reliable railway services venue, with commensurate facilities for depends on integrating a number of access and egress from events. It has electrical, electronic, structural and civil been prepared by the PTA in concert engineering disciplines into an effective with Main Roads Western Australia and reliable system. and the Department of Transport by an Preparation of this PDP adopted the experienced project team that prepared following sequence used in preparing the Master Plans for the New MetroRail Master Plans that preceded the successful Project completed in late 2007, and the delivery of recent, major rail projects Perth City Link Project, which is now | in Perth. well into a successful implementation phase. The Project team also included Quantification and clarification of expertise from within government and patronage demand and its drivers. the private sector. Preparation of operating plans A fundamental objective in the to handle the demand. preparation of this PDP was to deliver Definition of infrastructure and a set of operating plans and infrastructure rollingstock requirements to satisfy requirements, and their cost, which the operating plan. provide a high degree of certainty to achieve required objectives, and Preparation and testing of concept conversely, the risk of non-performance designs for the infrastructure required. would be as low as reasonably possible. Consultation with stakeholders to A high degree of Project Definition ensure functionality and adequacy in the final planning phases is critical of infrastructure. to successful implementation. A highly Risk analysis. defined scope of works not only greatly reduces future uncertainty, but it also Finally, and only after all of the above, provides the soundest basis for the estimate the cost of the operating preparation of credible estimates. and infrastructure plans that have been produced. 06 Special attention was paid to define the The access from the bus hub requirements to meet passenger demand to Victoria Park Drive has been and ensure the infrastructure, particularly improved. for rail, would be driven by, and be The scale of the connection between responsive to a robust operational plan. the Stadium and the pedestrian bridge An innovative Operating Plan has over the River has been reduced. been produced, which was led by overseas experts, who have specialised Project Definition Outcomes in the movement by rail of large crowds Demand attending major sporting events in the UK. Great emphasis was placed on defining the nature and magnitude of the travel The final infrastructure outcomes of the demand the Stadium will create. Transport PDP are entirely consistent With respect to the railway, this was with the transport requirements an