ICN’s Major Projects Forum 2011

1 August 2011

Robert Freemantle Executive Director Network and Asset Planning VicRoads Program for 2011/12

. $1.863 billion total program

ￚ New improvement projects $205 million

ￚ Improvement projects continuing from previous years $842 million

ￚ Maintenance and operational works $509 million

ￚ Road safety projects $162 million

ￚ Registration & Licensing services $145 million Nation Building Program (current)

Program objective – The Nation Building Program aims to promote sustainable national and regional economic growth, development and connectivity by contributing to the development of an integrated National Network

Program funding – 5-year period (2009-10 to 2013-14) • Federal funding $2.3b • State funding $1.0b – 2011-12 • Federal funding $343m • State funding $180m

Program status – Current Nation Building Program ends in 2013-14 • 14 Road projects funded in • 9 projects currently under construction • 1 in preconstruction • 4 projects completed Mildura

Swan Hill

Western Hwy upgrade Stawell – SA border Echuca Wodonga

Nhill Trailer Exchange Shepparton Benalla

Bendigo Horsham Nagambie Bypass Maryborough Western Hwy duplication Seymour Ballarat - Stawell Ararat

Ballarat Anthonys Cutting Hamilton Stage 4 Warragul Sale Geelong duplication Portland Geelong to Winchelsea Traralgon Warrnambool Princes Highway East upgrade Traralgon-Sale

Major regional projects funded or under way Mildura 1. Geelong Ring Road Noise Barriers 2. Highway sealing 3. Western Highway duplication 4. Ballarat Link Road 5. Ballarat Buninyong Road 6. Passing lanes Princes Highway West 7. Princess Highway West Winchelsea to Colac planning 8. Koo Wee Rup bypass

Swan Hill 9. -Lancefield Road 10. Strezlecki Highway 11.

Echuca Wodonga

Wangaratta Shepparton Benalla

Bendigo Horsham

Maryborough Seymour 2

Ararat 3 5 9 4 Ballarat Hamilton Bairnsdale

1 Warragul 6 Sale Geelong 7 Portland 8 Traralgon 10 Warrnambool 11

Other regional road projects funded or under way Calder Freeway/Kings Road

M80 upgrade

Stud Road

Kororoit Creek Road High Street Road Palmers Road Rail overpass

Dingley Bypass Major metropolitan road projects funded or under way

Cardinia Road

Peninsula Link Main Rd East/ Main Rd West $150m, $10m this term

Blackburn Rd $150m, $12m this term Mitcham Rd/Rooks Rd $180m

Burke Rd $180m, $2.5m this term Mountain Hwy/ Scoresby Rd $180m, $20m this term Murrumbeena Rd North Rd $150m, $2.5m this term $150m, $12m this term

Springvale Rd $140m

Planned grade separations

Removed first term Planning and construction first term Planning to commence Mitcham Road

Rooks Road

Planned grade separation - Mitcham Springvale Road

Planned grade separation - Springvale Tram and Bus Priority Program . 2011-12 Budget – $15.5m for tram priority projects – $2.7m for bus priority projects

Tram Route 86 Improvements Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

. 2011-12 Budget – $14.5m for cycling facilities – $5.2m for pedestrian projects Road Safety

Major activities $milli on Safer Road Infrastructure Improvements (TAC 75.3 funded) Nation Building Blackspot (federally funded) 12.4 Motorcycle projects (TAC Levy funded) 7.8 School Crossing Supervisor Scheme 9.3 New Technology

. Managed Motorways – M1 upgrade completed – M80 Ring Road upgrade in progress – from Williamstown Road to M80 Ring Road proposed New Technology

. Radio Break-in Trial Project

– In 2008 VicRoads began investigating technologies that could assist in preventing vehicle crashes at railway level crossings

– A project has been established by VicRoads to trial radio break-in technology at railway level crossings

– Radio break-in systems are used to broadcast warning messages to local vehicles

– This Project will address Recommendation 35 of the Victorian Parliamentary Road Safety Committee Inquiry into Improving Safety at Level Crossings (2009) New Technology

. Radio Break-in Trial Project

– In 2008 VicRoads began investigating technologies that could assist in preventing vehicle crashes at railway level crossings

– A project has been established by VicRoads to trial radio break-in technology at railway level crossings

– Radio break-in systems are used to broadcast warning messages to local vehicles

– This Project will address Recommendation 35 of the Victorian Parliamentary Road Safety Committee Inquiry into Improving Safety at Level Crossings (2009)