Latest update 17 april 2018 corrections to minor errors in the east west link final report and decision. Recent decisions by the state government to pursue the north east link and west gate tunnel represent a regrettable. H o m e a b o u t n e w s c o n t a c t m a t t h e w. The freeway will connect to a new six lane tunnel at bulleen with local underground connections at banksia st and manningham road. Melbourne cannot continue growing at this pace until our roads, transport and services infrastructure catches up. Melbourne airport rail link study public transport victoria. North east link interactive map virtual tour generated. A map of the west gate tunnel project is provided in figure 1 below.
Melbourne s population is about to hit the 5 million mark. The eastern section of the east west link is a six kilometre freeway with a partial tunnel connecting the eastern freeway with citylink. It is a part of melbourne s metropolitan ring road project eastlink is electronically tolled with no cash booths, using a system developed by sice. North east link will finally fix the missing link in melbourne s freeway network. Figure 1 east west link stage one integral elements map. This business case presents the strategic case for the full east west link ewl and assesses the. These machines use the latest tunnelling technology and are custom designed and built to suit ground conditions in melbourne s west. Reform and investment framework north east link stage 1 6 pdf also below is the map acquired via f. Link and an east west link economically and logistically efficient. Please listen to us when we say that enough is enough congestion on the eastern freeway is getting worse by the day. The metro tunnel sometimes also known as the melbourne metro rail project or the metro rail capacity project is a metropolitan rail infrastructure project currently under construction in melbourne, australia. The andrews government has started planning work to build the road and tunnel project to join the eastern at bulleen.
Moreland community against the east west tunnel mcat october 23, 2018 we need your support to get more trains on the upfield line, currently, trains are overcrowded by the time they reach brunswick or else, cancelled for people living north of bell st. Favoured option is a road and tunnel from bulleen road at the eastern freeway to greensborough. The eastwest link is dead a victory for 21stcentury. The vicroads traffic engineering manual tem specifies appropriate levels of.
Following the release of the final report and decision, the board of inquiry has received two requests for corrections to minor errors under section 149ra of. Moreland community against the east west tunnel mcat. A new ramp would take northbound hoddle street traf. East west link vs west gate tunnel infrastructure magazine. New connections to the port, citylink and the city. Eastlink is a tolled section of the m3 freeway linking a large area through the eastern and southeastern suburbs of melbourne, australia. In this edition, well be looking at victorian road projects, in particular the proposed east west link and the west gate tunnel. Three consortia have been shortlisted by the victorian coalition government for melbourne s east west link. East west link eastern section project assessment committee report 30 may 2014. It includes the construction of twin 9kilometre rail tunnels between south kensington station north west of the melbourne city centre and south yarra in the south east.
North east link latest designs september 2018 youtube. Crews have been busy working around the clock as part of the west gate tunnel projects summer construction works as we widen the west gate freeway from 8 to 12 lanes. Figure 1 of the mapbook presents an overview of the east west link eastern. East west link surface connection east west link tunnel citylink to port area planning e c pe s qu rosenea s me lbou rn e villle z there will be some redesign of the eastern freeway to allow for connections to the local area and the tunnel. Melbourne airport rail link study study overview and findings 5 melbourne airport rail link study approach work has been under way on the melbourne airport rail link study since mid2011 and has involved a range of technical, operational, land use, construction, environmental and social impact investigations. It will slash travel times between the m80 ring road and the eastern freeway by up to 35 minutes, take 15,000 trucks off local roads a day, and give local roads back to local communities. The east west link was a proposed freeway that would have linked the eastern freeway at collingwood to the citylink and western ring road. Citylink in parkville providing access to the port of melbourne using existing capacity on. Download the factsheet construction overview tunnels pdf, 1. The report entitled investing in transport east west link. North east link will finally connect the missing link in melbourne s freeway network, while increasing the capacity of the eastern freeway. Two stateoftheart tunnel boring machines tbms will build the twin tunnels.
North east link will fix the missing link in melbourne s freeway network, connecting the m80 with an upgraded eastern freeway. We need to stop playing catchup with infrastructure and start getting ahead. In select issues of infrastructure magazine, well be considering some of the biggest questions when it comes to public infrastructure in australia. The west gate tunnel, originally known as the western distributor, is a 5 kilometre toll road currently under construction in melbourne, australia, to link the west gate freeway at yarraville with the port of melbourne and citylink at docklands via twin tunnels beneath yarraville, as well as a bridge and elevated road section. The east west link was a proposed 18kilometre tollway in melbourne, australia, to connect the eastern freeway at clifton hill with the western ring road at sunshine west. There will be more options, more lanes to travel, and fewer. It will be a safe and efficient freeway connection for up to 5,000 vehicles a day, linking key growth areas in the north and south east. The eastern section of the east west link is designed to ease pressure on overstretched local roads by creating a threelane link between the m3 eastern freeway in the east and the m2 citylink in the west. The east west link was intended to help some of this traffic get across the city.
Click to view the full size map showing the current indicative alignment for melbourne metro pdf, 2. In 2008, sir rod eddingtons east west link needs assessment recommended that planning commence on the staged construction of a new rail tunnel linking the western and southeastern suburbs to accommodate the growth in demand for public transport. The mullum mullum and melba tunnels enable vehicles to pass under the mullum mullum valley, without affecting the wildlife and sensitive landscape above. East west link tunnel come from all parts of melbourne and regional victoria. Map 20 of plan melbourne shows the alignments for the east west link and the melbourne rail link. The west gate tunnel and north east link projects will massively improve congestion by creating more routes to get around melbourne. That the planning committee endorse the draft city of melbourne submission to state government on the east west link needs assessment ewlna recommendations as melbourne city councils formal submission to state government on investing in transport east west link needs assessment. Melbournes other major road tunnels citylink and eastlink were.
Melbourne needs an east west link, a north east link and the removal of 55 traf fic. East west link eastern section project assessment committee. The east west link was a proposed crosscity road connection extending across melbourne from the eastern freeway to the m80 ring road. Project opponents claim that there are several disadvantages. Twin tunnels under yarraville between the west gate freeway and the maribyrnong. Melbourne is jampacked and about to hit the 5 million mark. Unlike other road projects, the east west link is shovelready construction can start tomorrow to get melbourne moving again and create thousands of jobs. It will slash travel times, get trucks off local roads and link key growth areas in the north and south east. It is also aimed at creating a better road transport links with the port of melbourne and melbourne airport. Three shortlisted for east west link the tunnelling journal.
As part of its broader scope, the project will enable the government to extend 24hour truck bans in the inner west, removing up to 9,300 trucks from residential streets. The tbms start their journey at the northern portal and move south west towards the southern portals in the west gate freeway. The project includes the construction of a 6km long road tunnel. The proposed scope for the ewl comprises a sixlane road in tunnel three lanes in. The route, much of which would have been a tunnel, was to bust the congestion motorists face at the eastern end of the eastern freeway at alexandra parade and hoddle street, provide a second east west. The sice tolling system is similar to and interoperable with the etag system used on the. On friday 12 december 2014, the victorian government announced the suspension of works on east west link eastern section. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. The north east link will begin on the eastern freeway at springvale road where the capacity of the eastern freeway will be doubled with six additional dedicated lanes. Only the liberal nationals will build an east west link and a north east link, developed in tandem with both expected to be completed in 2026 and 2027 respectively.