06. GROUND TRANSPORT PLAN Perth Airport is working hard to ensure road infrastructure provides easy access for all customers. 06 06. GROUND TRANSPORT PLAN 6.1 Introduction Perth Airport that is generated by city activities Ground transport planning is a critical component for unrelated to Perth Airport, the efficient operation of Perth Airport. The journey • integration of the Forrestfield Airport-Link project to and from the airport often creates the first and into the transport and built form planning, last impression for people visiting Western • the preference to reduce the confluence of Australia. passenger vehicle and freight vehicle traffic, integration of the airport’s ground transport Perth Airport is surrounded by a number of major • network into the wider local and statewide arterial roads that provide transport links within networks, and Perth and to the regional areas. As shown in Figure providing a safe, secure and sustainable solution. 6.1, Perth Airport is bounded by Great Eastern • Highway to the north and Tonkin Highway to the west, The key agencies involved include: with Roe Highway running just outside Perth Airport’s • the State Government Department of Transport, Eastern boundary. Leach Highway connects to Tonkin which sets policy and strategic direction for Highway and provides access from Perth Airport to transport throughout Western Australia, Fremantle. Orrong, Abernethy and Kewdale roads • the State Government Department of Planning provide key arterial links between the highways and which develops planning policies related to land surrounding suburbs. use and the transport network, the Public Transport Authority which manages The ground transport plan is focussed on the • and operates public transport with Perth and the developments which will occur in the next five regions, year period. Refer to Figure 6.12. Main Roads WA, who is responsible for planning The development and implementation of the Ground • and construction of the major State roads to the Transport Plan is based on a core principle of seeking airport, to provide multiple options and streamline the Local governments, who are responsible for the efficiency and customer experience for people • planning and construction of local and regional coming and going to the Airport. This is achieved roads adjacent to and connecting to Perth Airport, through integrated planning and adopting a Perth Airport, which is responsible for the collaborative approach with the State and Local • planning and construction of internal roads within governments in ensuring that the road, rail, shared the airport estate, and path and public transport network and services are the Commonwealth Minister of Infrastructure and developed and operated to provide a suitable level • Regional Development who is responsible for the of service. approval of the Ground Transport Plan, as part of The key factors informing the Ground Transport Plan the Master Plan 2014. As well as the approval of and access to Perth Airport are: any subsequent Major Development Plan prior to • the modes of transport used and how they will the construction of the road network. change over time, Perth Airport will continue to work with State and meeting the demands of forecast passenger • Local governments to ensure that the changing numbers, demands of Perth Airport operations are reflected the consolidation of all commercial air services • in their strategic network modelling and planning. into Airport Central, Perth Airport will also ensure that developments on the anticipated level of commercial development • the airport estate have due regard for the State and and associated employment on the airport estate, Local infrastructure capacity. • the growth in traffic on the roads surrounding 162 06 GREAT EASTERN HIGHWAY BYPASS KALAMUNDA ROAD GREAT EASTERN HIGHWAYBUNGANA AVENUE FAUNTLEROY AVENUE 21 24 BREARLEY AVENUE CROSSWIND RUNWAY 06/24 (2163m X 45m) ABERNETHY ROAD DUNREATH DRIVE 06 TONKIN HIGHWAY SUGAR BIRD LADY RD MAIN RUNWAY 03L/21R (2163m X 45m) GROGAN ROAD HUDSWELL ROAD HORRIE MILLER DRIVE 03 ABERNETHY ROAD ROE HIGHWAY DUBS CLOSE TONKIN HIGHWAY TERMINAL 1 TERMINAL 2 TERMINAL 3 ABERNETHY ROAD TERMINAL 4 AIRSIDE FENCE LEACH HIGHWAY PRIMARY REGIONAL ROADS KEWDALE ROAD OTHER REGIONAL ROADS RAIL Figure 6.1 Existing road network on and around Perth Airport (2014) Source: Perth Airport Pty Ltd 163 06. GROUND TRANSPORT PLAN 6.2 State Planning 6.2.1.2 Draft Perth Airport Transport Master The State government is both the regulator and Plan (2012) operator of public transport services including bus The Perth Airport Transport Master Plan was and rail for the Perth metropolitan area including commissioned by the Commonwealth Government servicing Perth Airport. Additionally the State and has been prepared by the State Department of Government is the regulator for taxi and small Transport in liaison with other government charter operations which service Perth Airport. stakeholders. The plan recognises Perth Airport and The State Government, as the lead and in conjunction the Kewdale Primary Freight hub as two of the most with local governments, also sets the policy important transport hubs in metropolitan Perth and framework to determine mode share targets for the Western Australia. The Plan contains Perth metropolitan transport network. Commonwealth and State Government infrastructure commitments, and the Gateway WA Perth Airport is committed to working with the State project was proposed as an outcome of the plan. and Local governments in achieving their desired targets for sustainable transport options and mode 6.2.1.3 Western Australian Regional Freight share targets. Network Plan (WARFNP) State and Local governments are responsible for The Western Australian Regional Freight Network the road network that surrounds and provides Plan (WARFNP) identifies that the inner-metropolitan access to Perth Airport. The Ground Transport Plan area and the growing Kewdale, Forrestfield, Perth considers and incorporates the key State government Airport and Kwinana areas support Western land-use and transport strategies which directly Australia’s freight activities, and that these areas will impact Perth Airport. continue to represent convergence points for both metropolitan and regional freight and logistics 6.2.1.1 Draft Public Transport Plan for activities. The plan identifies the need for the State Perth in 2031 Government to continue to implement the Gateway The State Department of Transport document ‘Draft WA Project to ensure growth in regional traffic does Public Transport Plan for Perth in 2031’ provides not constrain the freight performance of the Kewdale direction for public transport planning for the Perth and Forrestfield intermodal terminals, Perth Airport area till 2031. The plan identifies the need to provide and adjacent industrial precincts. a rail service from Bayswater Station to Perth Airport by 2031, with a bus rapid transit system 6.2.1.4 Eastern Metropolitan Regional connecting the Airport stations to the Belmont Council (EMRC) Regional Integrated Forum interchange. Transport Strategy Action Plan (RITS) Perth Airport understands that the final document The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) will be updated to reflect the recent announcement Regional Integrated Transport Strategy Action Plan that the rail line will be open in 2020 and extended (RITS) forms part of the land use and transport planning beyond the Airport to a station at Forrestfield. for the eastern region of the Perth metropolitan area. It translates the high-level, whole of metropolitan area land use and transport planning undertaken by the State Government, and applies it to the regional network. This includes the roads that directly integrate with and impact the Perth Airport estate. 164 06 Figure 6.2 Perth Airport in the context of metropolitan transport Source: Perth Airport Pty Ltd 165 06. GROUND TRANSPORT PLAN 6.3 Gateway WA Project This includes: Perth Airport’s close proximity to the CBD enables • construction of Airport Drive connecting the new good off-peak access via the arterial road network. interchange of Leach Highway and Tonkin Highway During morning and evening peak periods, the road through to both the T1 and T2 terminals, and network surrounding Perth Airport facilitates • construction of a roundabout connecting the new significant volumes of traffic and a number of off-ramp with Dunreath Drive and servicing intersections are currently operating beyond their Airport West. capacity. The resulting congestion is primarily due to The Gateway WA project includes: a mix of the regional freight network task and the • a major freeway-to-freeway interchange at metropolitan commuter peak periods, and is largely Tonkin Highway/Leach Highway, including a new unrelated to airport travel. primary access road to Airport Central (currently The peak periods for passengers using the Perth the location of the International Terminal (Terminal Airport passenger terminals differ to the traditional 1) and Terminal 2, metropolitan commuter peak periods. Although • a new interchange at Boud Avenue leading to commuter peak periods and Perth Airport peak Terminal 3 and 4, periods do not coincide, many passengers travelling • a new interchange at Tonkin Highway/ to and from the airport during metropolitan Horrie Miller Drive-Kewdale Road, commuter peaks suffer major inconvenience. • a new interchange at Leach Highway/ Abernethy Road, The Commonwealth and State governments a new on-ramp to Tonking Highway from recognised