Leach Highway (High Street) Fremantle upgrade (Carrington Street to Stirling Highway) urail suomisston inTrascrumure /Australia or reaerat Tunaing August 2012 — • -.1111•111K1 mainroads vir WESTERN AUSTRALIA SUBMISSION COVERSHEET This coversheet should be included with all submissions to Infrastructure Australia. Please complete all fields. Organisation: Main Roads Western Australia Date: 10 August 2012 Submission title: Leach Highway (High Street) Fremantle Upgrade (Carrington Street to Stirling Highway) Author(s): Main Roads WA Contact person: Maurice Cammack Position: A/Manager Project Programming Postal address: PO Box 6202, EAST PERTH State: Western Australia Postcode: 6892 Email address: [email protected] Telephone: - --- Please email your submission to: submissionsinfrastructureaustralia.dov.au Two (2) hard copies (one marked as the original) to: SUBMISSIONS Infrastructure Australia GPO Box 594 Canberra ACT 2600 Ph: 02 8114 1900 CONFIDENTIALITY If this submission contains material which you believe is confidential, this material should marked as confidential on this coversheet and the reason for claiming confidentiality must be provided. The material must also be marked as confidential in the body of the submission. Infrastructure Australia may review claims of confidentiality with the proponent. 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El List of documents included in this submission (please complete page 2 of this coversheet) El Completed templates E GIS data E Other, please state: Signed: Name and Position (please print): Maurice Cammack A/Manager Project Programming Date: 10 August 2012 List of documents contained in this submission Item Document Title Related initiative Version Author Date (if applicable) 1 Leach Highway (High Street) Fremantle Draft Revision A Main Roads WA 10/8/2012 Upgrade (Carrington Street to Stirring Highway) Infrastructure Australia Submission Draft Revision A Page 2 INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA REFORM AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK Western Australia Department of Transport Stages I to 6 Leach Highway (High Street) Fremantle Upgrade (Carrington Street to Stirling Highway) Version: Draft Revision A August 2012 (To be read in conjunction with Infrastructure Australia's Submission guidelines for the Infrastructure Priority List) Transport Portfolio, Main Roads WA — Infrastructure Australia Submission Leech Highway (High Street) (Carrington Street to Stirling Highway) — Draft Revision A Proposal Summary Initiative Name: Leach Highway (High Street) Fremantle Upgrade - Carrington Street to Stirlina Hiahwav Location (State/Region(or City)/ Fremantle, Western Australia Locality): Name of Proponent Entity: Western Australian Transport Portfolio -Main Roads Western Australia Contact (Name, Position, phone/e- Maurice Cammack, Main Roads WA mail): Maurice.cammackamai Leach Highway (High Street) between Carrington Street and Stirling Highway is a key part of Perth's urban freight network. It is an important connection between the nearby Port of Fremantle Inner Harbour and industrial areas including Kewdale, Forrestfield, Welshpool and Kwinana. Connections between Fremantle and Kewdale on High Street form part of a designated Primary Regional Road in the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS), and are also part of the National Land Transport Network. The High Street component of the freight network is under considerable strain from the significant growth in container trade through the Inner Harbour. This growth has increased by an average of 7.5 per cent per annum over the past 15 years and is expected to continue, underpinned by Western Australia's strong economy and population growth as a result of the global demand for energy and resources located in the North West of Australia. According to projections by the Fremantle Port Authority, the volume of freight needing to be transported by road to and from the Inner Harbour is likely to increase by 80 per cent between 2012 and 2027, even with 30 per cent of the total freight task being met by rail (as per the WA State Government's target). The core goal of this initiative is to ensure the High Street freight network supports access to the Port of Fremantle in future. This includes maximising the productivity of the Inner Harbour through improved landside port access, but also maximising safety for vehicles and people utilising the High Street freight network. These improvements will contribute to the development and liveability of the City of Fremantle which is a major strategic city centre in Perth. These proposal goals help to deliver on State and National policy priorities on transportation. For example, both the national Perth Urban Corridor Strategy and Western Australia's own Metro Freight Network Strategy specifically highlight the importance of addressing the present constraints on High Street. The goals also support many of the key strategic priorities of Infrastructure Australia, such as improving the nation's competitiveness and building our cities and towns. Importantly, the project also complements the significant investment in capacity expansion at the Inner Harbour itself in recent years, which will allow it to meet the growth in demand. High Street is a four-lane undivided road, with design characteristics which make it difficult for heavy vehicles to negotiate and several points of local road and residential access. This is impacting upon freight reliability and port access. In this context, the High Street freight network is an enabler of economic growth and activity in the state. In considering options to meet these goals and address identified problems, several alternatives were considered including demand management strategies, better use options and regulatory intervention. All of these were assessed according to a set criteria which linked to goals and constraints identified. The preferred option is to invest in the High Street road network to expand the link into a 4-lane divided road, with provision for further expansion to six-lanes in future (in line with future plans to expand the surrounding freight network to six lanes). The priority of traffic flow will be given to the high volume movements to and from the Inner Harbour while safety will be improved by correcting the present shortcomings in design that make it difficult for heavy vehicles to maneuver. The existing High Street will also be retained as a local access road. A key risk remaining to be resolved is to secure agreement from key local stakeholders. This aspect of the project led to its funding being removed from the National Building Program 1 (where it was allocated $68m). However, significant work with stakeholders has been undertaken since then by the State's planning and transportation agencies to bring the project closer to delivery. Transport Portfolio, Main Roads WA — Infrastructure Australia Submission Leech Highway (High Street) (Carrington Street to Stirling Highway) — Draft Revision A Is this a new submission? No. A total of $68m was allocated for the upgrading of this section of High Street in the Nation Building Program 1 (NBP1) as part of the Perth Urban Transport and Freight Corridor initiative with the Commonwealth and State Governments contributing equal shares. However, the City of Fremantle was opposed to the preferred alignment option at the time. Due to this and other statutory issues which still needed resolution, it was not feasible to construct the project within the NBP1 timeframe. The State and Commonwealth Governments agreed to reallocate the funding to other high priority projects while undertaking further community consultation. This work has now progressed to a level where the State Government is confident that the project can be delivered in the near future. Estimated cost of problems? The cost of the problem can be attributed to increased travel times of freight movements, crashes resulting in damage and delays, and social impacts such as noise and pollution. Estimated Capital Cost of Initiative by Proponent ($M, nominal, The order of cost for this proposal is $100 million. undiscounted): Includes $8m of NBP1 funding retained for planning, design and preliminary works Commonwealth contribution sought by Proponent ($M, nominal, A contribution of 50% of the capital cost is being sought from undiscounted): the Commonwealth Government, this being $50 million. Other funding (source/amount/cash flow) ($M, nominal, undiscountid):,, State Government funding $50 million. BCR by Proponent excluding Wider ; 1.3 Economic Benefits The BCR calculation has been based on preliminary . information. Further detail will be available following ' confirmation of alignment and scope. _Estimated pragram . The activities, budgets and timeframes are indicative and reliant on approval of project funding. Year Activity ,Y1. Approved