Section 3: The North East Link Chapters 6 to 10 January 2018 Contents Section 3: Summary ....................................................................................................................................... v 6 The solution ................................................................................................................................... 6—1 6.1 Concept Design overview .............................................................................................. 6—1 6.2 Principal route (M80 to Eastern Freeway) ..................................................................... 6—3 6.2.1 Key segments ............................................................................................................................. 6—3 6.2.2 Principal roadway configuration ................................................................................................ 6—4 6.3 Strategic connections .................................................................................................... 6—5 6.3.1 Greensborough Bypass .............................................................................................................. 6—6 6.3.2 Grimshaw Street ........................................................................................................................ 6—7 6.3.3 Lower Plenty Road ..................................................................................................................... 6—8 6.3.4 Manningham Road and Bulleen Road........................................................................................ 6—9 6.3.5 Eastern Freeway ...................................................................................................................... 6—10 6.4 Eastern Freeway modernisation .................................................................................. 6—11 6.4.1 Doncaster Busway ................................................................................................................... 6—11 6.5 Bulleen Road upgrade .................................................................................................. 6—13 6.6 Local access .................................................................................................................. 6—13 6.7 Value creation and complementary projects .............................................................. 6—14 6.7.1 Project-specific VCC Plan ......................................................................................................... 6—14 6.7.2 Complementary projects ......................................................................................................... 6—14 6.8 Tolling ........................................................................................................................... 6—19 6.9 Design and operating parameters ............................................................................... 6—20 6.9.1 Vehicle speeds ......................................................................................................................... 6—20 6.9.2 Capacity and performance ....................................................................................................... 6—20 6.9.3 Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 6—20 6.9.4 Managed Motorway system .................................................................................................... 6—20 6.10 Other key project components .................................................................................... 6—22 6.10.1 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................... 6—22 6.10.2 Noise management .................................................................................................................. 6—22 6.10.3 Drainage and flood protection ................................................................................................. 6—22 6.10.4 Urban design ............................................................................................................................ 6—22 6.10.5 Sustainability............................................................................................................................ 6—23 6.11 Other complementary projects ................................................................................... 6—23 6.11.1 Road network improvement opportunities ............................................................................. 6—24 6.11.2 Other shared use path opportunities ...................................................................................... 6—25 6.11.3 Public transport improvements ............................................................................................... 6—25 6.11.4 Other opportunities ................................................................................................................. 6—26 7 Transport outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 7—1 7.1 Completing Melbourne’s orbital freeway network ....................................................... 7—1 7.2 Faster travel times and better accessibility ................................................................... 7—3 Section 3: The North East Link ii 7.3 Reduced congestion and faster, more reliable commutes............................................ 7—5 7.3.1 Melbourne-wide statistics ......................................................................................................... 7—5 7.3.2 Key arterial roads in the north east ........................................................................................... 7—5 7.3.3 Eastern Freeway ........................................................................................................................ 7—1 7.3.4 Local network ............................................................................................................................ 7—2 7.4 Improved freight efficiency, accessibility and productivity ........................................... 7—4 7.4.1 Completion of the orbital freight network ................................................................................ 7—4 7.4.2 Greater freight efficiency and accessibility ................................................................................ 7—5 7.5 Improved road safety .................................................................................................... 7—6 7.6 A more resilient and better managed freeway network ............................................... 7—6 7.6.1 Greater network resilience and route choice ............................................................................ 7—6 7.6.2 Better managed freeways ......................................................................................................... 7—7 7.7 Faster, more reliable public transport ........................................................................... 7—7 7.8 High quality active transport connections ..................................................................... 7—9 8 Project benefits and impacts ...................................................................................................... 8—10 8.1 Meeting the Project Objectives ................................................................................... 8—10 8.1.1 Productive businesses ............................................................................................................. 8—12 8.1.2 Competitive supply chains ....................................................................................................... 8—20 8.1.3 Economic growth ..................................................................................................................... 8—25 8.1.4 Prosperous households ........................................................................................................... 8—27 8.1.5 Liveable neighbourhoods ........................................................................................................ 8—35 8.2 How the project solution minimises project impacts .................................................. 8—37 8.2.1 Potential heritage impacts ...................................................................................................... 8—37 8.2.2 Potential environmental impacts ............................................................................................ 8—38 8.2.3 Potential business impacts ...................................................................................................... 8—42 8.2.4 Potential social impacts ........................................................................................................... 8—43 8.2.5 Environmental management framework ................................................................................ 8—46 9 Financial analysis ........................................................................................................................... 9—1 9.1 Reference Project for financial analysis......................................................................... 9—1 9.2 Risk adjusted cost estimate ........................................................................................... 9—2 9.3 Financial analysis ........................................................................................................... 9—4 9.3.1 Financial