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East West Link

Major Road Projects Conference 11 March 2014

CITYLINK

EASTLINK

PENINSULA LINK

EAST WEST LINK

LEGEND EAST WEST LINK

CITYLINK

EASTLINK

PENINSULA LINK

Dandenong Bypass

Ringwood Bypass

Melbourne’s PPP Road Projects

East West Link

• Background

• Reference design

• Planning process

• Procurement model

East West Link

2008 Sir Rod Eddington’s East West Link Needs

Assessment report:

“ . . major new investment is needed to ensure

that Melbourne has a reliable, flexible, efficient

and fully connected transport network, that not

only supports future transport demand, but also

makes a contribution to Melbourne’s future

success.”

Investing in Transport East West Link Needs Assessment Page 16

East West Link alignment

Regional Rail Link (under construction)

Melbourne Metro alignment

Dandenong Rail Corridor

Melbourne’s transport initiatives

CBD

M3

M1

M80

East West Link

• 18km road and tunnel connection - Eastern Freeway to Western

Ring Road

• Eastern Section (Stage One) - Eastern Freeway to CityLink

Eastern Section - Options

Eastern Section

• Overall length – 9.6km

• Hoddle St to CityLink - 5.1km

• Twin 3 lane tunnels - 4.4km

• Extensive 2 lane viaducts - CityLink connections

• Interchanges at Hoddle St and Elliott Ave

Hoddle St Interchange

Tunnel Cross-Section

Elliot Ave Interchange

CityLink Interchange

East West Link benefits

• Improves Victoria’s productivity & competitiveness

• New cross city connection – an alternative to M1

• Direct employment during construction

• Urban renewal/public amenity opportunities

• Facilitates public transport enhancements

• Improved network capacity/reliability

East West Link benefits – Traffic

Background to the Planning Process

• Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009

• Project Declaration (December 2012)

• LMA appointed project proponent (March 2013)

• Scoping Directions (May 2013)

• EPBC Act decision - not a controlled action

• Comprehensive Impact Statement (CIS) completed

- 14 technical studies

- Public consultation

- Statutory exhibition (31 October to 12 December 2013)

CIS Technical studies

• Flora & fauna

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Contamination

• Land use planning

• Air quality

• Greenhouse gas

• Vibration

• Noise

• Aboriginal post settlement

heritage

• Traffic & transport

• Landscape and urban form

• Social impact assessments

• Business impacts

14 technical studies:

Assessment Process

• Planning Panels Victoria appointed Assessment

Committee

• Terms of Reference issued

• Statutory Notification of CIS to over 10,000 properties

• Public hearing early-March to mid-April 2014

• Minister for Planning decision expected mid-2014

Procurement model

• One procurement package

• Fully committed funding from the State

• Availability PPP

• Toll collection to be procured separately

Availability PPP

Activity Date

Industry briefing 6 June 2013

Release of reference design 16 July 2013

Expression of Interest (EOI) issued 18 July 2013

EOI shortlist announced 30 September 2013

Release of Request for Proposal (RFP) 31 October 2013

Closing date for RFP responses April 2014

Contract award Q3/4 2014

Construction commencement Q4 2014

Key dates

East West Link Bidding Parties

• East West Connect

- Acciona, Bouygues, Capella Capital, LendLease

• Inner Link Group - Cintra/Ferrovial Agroman, Ghella, Macquarie Capital,

REST, Samsung, Transfield Services,

• Momentum Infrastructure - Dragados, Iridium, John Holland, Leighton Contractors, The

Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ

Conclusion

• A nation building project

• State’s highest road infrastructure priority

• Whole-of-government approach

• Innovation and value-for-money outcomes

• Meeting program milestones