WestConnex. Business Case Executive Summary. September 2013

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1 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary September 2013

2 biggest transport project in Australia $20b economic benefits to NSW 33km corridor linking sydney s west, city, south and airport WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

3 contents Page 1. Strategic overview Building for the future Scope Current challenges Current opportunities 7 2. WestConnex motorway Introduction Funding WestConnex Tolling strategy WestConnex investment timetable WestConnex construction timetable Economic appraisal Environmental review WestConnex urban revitalisation Current problem New Parramatta Road vision Demand for urban revitalisation Four triggers for urban revitalisation Three potential urban revitalisation zones Stage 1 details M4 widening (Church Street to Homebush Bay Drive) M4 East (Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and City West Link) How WestConnex will trigger urban revitalisation Stage Stage 2 M5 East Airport Link M5 West widening Stage 3 M4 South (Haberfield to St Peters) 53 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 1

4 Eastern Distributor Figure 1: WestConnex Building for the future WestConnex Building for the future M4 Parramatta WestConnex 33 km $ b ($2012) Granville Sydney s Orbital Network M7 M4 M2 M5 Connection Surface Tunnel Stages 2 and 3 are indicative only. Church Street James Ruse Drive M4 Motorway Auburn Sydney CBD Eastern Bankstown Distributor Fairford Road M5 Widening completed 2014 Stage km Planning now to 2015 Construction Silverwater Road Lidcombe Chullora Punchbowl M5 Motorway Riverwood Hill Road Sydney Olympic Park Roselands Homebush M5 Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes Strathfield South Concord Road Concord Strathfield Burwood Kingsgrove Road Beverly Hills King Georges Road Campsie Bexley Road Ryde Parramatta Road Hurstville M5 East Victoria Road Five Dock Summer Hill Petersham Princes Highway Arncliffe Stage 2 11 km Planning Construction City West Link Haberfield Leichhardt St Peters Sydney Airport Botany Bay St Leonards Camperdown North Sydney Mascot Botany Sydney Stage km Alexandria Planning Construction Canal Road Street O Riordan Foreshore Road Southern Cross Drive Port Botany Bondi Junction Airport and Port Botany enabling works 2 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

5 executive summary WestConnex is the largest transport project in Australia, linking Sydney s west and south-west with the city, airport and port in a 33 km continuous motorway. It will transform Sydney and be the trigger for urban revitalisation that will beautify the Parramatta Road corridor and make it a more attractive place to live, work and socialise. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 3

6 1.0 Strategic overview Key features WestConnex is the largest integrated transport and urban revitalisation project in Australia, linking Sydney s west and south-west with the CBD, airport and port in a continuous 33 km motorway that is completely free of traffic lights. It will be the trigger for urban revitalisation providing new opportunities for residential and commercial development along the Parramatta Road corridor, beautifying streetscapes, adding green corridors and parkland and making it a more attractive place to live, work and socialise. WestConnex will transform Sydney by making it easier for cars and trucks to move between employment hubs and the vast residential suburbs and growth centres that house millions of people. It will: zcut forecast travel times between Parramatta and Sydney Airport by up to 40 minutes zeffectively halve bus travel times between the Inner West and the CBD zcreate 10,000 jobs during the construction phase, including hundreds of apprenticeships zbypass up to 52 sets of traffic lights zremove 3,000 trucks a day from Parramatta Road and put them underground, leading to revitalised neighbourhoods on the surface zimprove north-south travel times across Parramatta Road for public buses accessing the Western Rail line at Burwood and other stations zprovide the environment for 25,000 new jobs and 25,000 residences to be created over the next 20 years along Parramatta Road zdeliver more than $20 billion in economic benefits to NSW. The need for action is clear. Poor infrastructure investment decisions over the past decade have contributed to a $30 billion infrastructure backlog, leading to the state s relatively poor economic performance compared with the rest of Australia during that time. Sydney s population is set to increase by 1.3 million over the next 20 years 1, and the city s transport infrastructure needs to improve in order to cater for this growth. Currently, congestion costs the NSW economy an estimated $5.1 billion each year or nearly $1,100 for every person living in Sydney. By 2020 the cost of congestion is expected to rise to $8.8 billion as Sydney s population grows and travel demand increases 2. WestConnex will be a major driver in meeting these demographic challenges by: zeasing congestion zconnecting communities zcreating jobs. 4 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

7 1.1 Building for the future WestConnex is the largest integrated transport and urban revitalisation project in Australia. A key recommendation of the State Infrastructure Strategy, WestConnex will deliver more than $20 billion worth of economic benefits into the state s economy and provide the physical infrastructure required to build NSW s future capacity as the leading economic, social and cultural hub within the Asia Pacific region. In developing this Business Case, WestConnex was measured against four key transport planning principles: zserves key market and customer needs zintegrates with the existing transport system ztransforms the city and reshapes local travel zfuture proofs long term growth and change, by allowing for future extensions, connections and access points to and from Sydney s north, south, southern CBD and Port Botany areas. WestConnex Motorway WestConnex WestConnex Urban Revitalisation Private sector global specialists have combined with the WestConnex Project Team to develop a robust Reference Scheme for WestConnex that will reshape Sydney over the next two decades. Key areas of consideration included urban revitalisation, engineering design and construction, traffic modelling and investment, heritage and environmental planning, and innovation. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 5

8 1.0 Strategic EASING CONGESTION overview CONNECTING (continued) COMMUNITIES CREATING JOBS biggest transport project in Australia $20b economic benefits to NSW 33km corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport 1.2 Scope 40 WestConnex has two key interdependent features: za 33 km motorway, linking Sydney s west with the CBD, Port Botany, Sydney Airport and the south west, to be built over 10 years za 20 km urban revitalisation corridor to be WestConnex will remove 3,000 trucks a day from developed progressively between Camperdown surface roads and put them in a tunnel without and Parramatta over 20 years. traffic lights, reducing the typical motorist s travel Delivered in three stages over the next Up decade, to 52 time from Parramatta to Sydney Airport by up to the WestConnex motorway project will augment 40 minutes. and extend the M4 to the inner city, duplicate the This will fundamentally change the surface existing M5 East and provide an airport link for conditions on Parramatta Road, reducing traffic journeys to Sydney s international gateways. and noise and providing the conditions for traffic lights In combination with the recent announcement to urban revitalisation. bypassed source a construction price for the F3-M2 motorway Improving connectivity with public transport, link, WestConnex will complete key missing links including trains, light rail and bus services in the in Sydney s motorway network, helping the city take inner west, and creating up to 10 km of additional its place as a leading global city with a modern, bus lanes to Sydney s CBD, will make the integrated transport system. 10km Parramatta Road corridor an even more attractive The revitalisation of suburbs such as Redfern and place to live, work and socialise. bus lanes Surry Hills over the last decade was achieved by Bus travel times between Burwood and the CBD constructing the Eastern Almost halving Distributor which bus removed travel times are expected to be cut by up to 20 minutes. large numbers of trucks, buses and cars from inner-city streets, improved accessibility to the inner suburbs and increased their appeal as places to live and work. 6 Estimated 3,000 trucks a day off Parramatta Road WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary saving Parramatta to Sydney Airport Burwood - CBD So too, WestConnex will help transform Sydney s inner west suburbs, reconnecting communities across Parramatta Better Road, and and more linking the population and employment hotspots of Parramatta with Sydney s CBD, airport and south-west in an uninterrupted motorway for the first time. urban renewal along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic from local areas With Sydney s population expected to grow by 1.3 million people over the next 20 years, the revitalisation of Parramatta Road is expected to create 25,000 new residences and 25,000 new jobs over this period. and into tunnel reliable trips for people, businesses and freight Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road Almost The NSW Government 10,000 is investing $282 million for enabling works to address well known pinch points in and around Port Botany and Sydney Airport to be undertaken in parallel to stage 1 of WestConnex. By introducing smart infrastructure technologies, WestConnex will deliver innovative solutions to improve real-time traffic management. Technologies include sensors, ramp metering, variable speed limits and message signs to ease congestion and improve the management of traffic demand throughout the inner west and greater Sydney basin. including 100s of jobs created apprenticeships $12b in new homes and businesses 98 %

9 1.3 Current challenges The cost of congestion to the NSW economy is estimated at $5.1 billion each year, rising to $8.8 billion within seven years as Sydney s population grows. The expected doubling of the annual NSW freight task to nearly 800 million tonnes by highlights the importance of this critical driver. Efficient freight and logistics networks reduce the cost of everyday goods and services, underpin the strength of our export industries and generate jobs. Savings are greatest for freight and commercial users cutting the cost of household goods and services. In NSW, 67 million tonne kilometres of freight is moved annually and the value of the products transported exceeds $80 billion. In 2011 freight and logistics contributed approximately $58 billion (13.8 per cent) of the NSW Gross State Product. Without significant improvements in motorway infrastructure, the burden of congestion will continue to cost the state billions of dollars and contribute to cost of living increases for Sydneysiders. Key infrastructure challenges include: zthe M4, which begins at Penrith and terminates at North Strathfield, creates unreliable travel times through the inner west to the city and airport. zparramatta Road is heavily congested, with traffic speeds reduced to an average 21 km per hour as trucks, vans, cars and buses fight for space on a crowded corridor interrupted by 25 sets of traffic lights. zas a result, large sections of Parramatta Road have become an urban blight, characterised by failing retail businesses, heavily congested, polluting traffic and an absence of pedestrians. Urban decay is prevalent in many areas. zboth the M5 East and M4 are heavily congested for more than 13 hours a day. Motorway Hours of congestion M5 West 10 M4 13 M5 East Current opportunities Sydney is Australia s global city. Its performance affects national prosperity with the metropolitan area generating 24 per cent of Australia s economic output 4, with 2.2 million jobs 5. In the last decade, however, Sydney s economic performance has declined and impacted the state s economic growth. State growth has been slower than the Australian average, and behind the state s closest competitor, Victoria 6. Within Sydney, economic activity is highly focused along the Global Economic Corridor running from Port Botany through the harbour and CBD to Macquarie Park, Norwest and Parramatta. About 50 per cent of the state s entire economic output is generated from more than 700,000 jobs 7 located along this narrow corridor. Jobs and output are particularly concentrated in the southern half of the Global Economic Corridor. Unique among major world cities, Sydney co locates its major port and airport together, within 10 km of the country s largest employment centre. About 530,000 jobs 8 are located in the corridor between Sydney s CBD and the airport and Port Botany. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 7

10 NORTH WEST NORTH WEST GROWTH CENTREGROWTH CENTRE Rouse Rouse Hornsby Hill Hill CONNECT F3 CONNECT to M2 F3 to M2 1.0 Strategic overview Castle Hill Norwest (continued) Penrith Mount $20b Mount biggest transport project WIDEN M4 F3 Macquarie Park benef WIDEN M4 WestConnex provides a vitalin missing link in Australia to NSW Sydney s overall road capability, providing city Fairfield Fairfield Burwood access from the M4 corridor and enhanced accessibility from an CONGESTION upgraded M5. EASING CONNECTING COMMU CASTLEREAGH FREEWAY CONNECT F3 to M2 M2 Blacktown Sydney s population is expected to grow by Parramatta Parramatta M4city s M4 1.3 million people over the next 20 years. The roads network needs to adequately cater for the economic subsequent increase inm7 traffic volumes. M7 BELLS LINE OF ROAD Rouse Hill Blacktown Hornsby WESTCONNEX WESTCON Castle Hill WIDEN M2 Norwest Penrith Frenchs Forest M2 Blacktown Mount Druitt Macquarie Park M4 M7 40 saving Dee Why Brookvale WIDEN M7 ENHANCED Chatswood NORTH SOUTH LINKS North Sydney WIDEN M4 Green Square WESTCONNEX Liverpool 52 Randwick ENHANCED PORT BOTANY LINKS Rockdale Kogarah Hurstville M5 SOUTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE Sydney Airport Port Botany Campbelltown Campbelltown Macarthur Macarthur F5 traffic lights bypassed Sutherland CONNECTION TO F6 Campbelltown Macarthur Motorways and freeways Major metropolitan roads Source: NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p.140. Major centres F6 Missing Orbital Motorway connection Corridors for investigation Growth centre Illawarra 8 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 0 2 M5 Rockda Kogarah Hurstville Better and more reliable Sutherland Up to WIDEN M5 WEST OUTER ORBITAL M5 OUTER ORBITAL OUTER ORBITAL Bondi Junction Bankstown AirportMilperra Bankstown AirportBankstown AirportLiverpool Milperra Milperra Parramatta tof5sydneyf5airport for people, businesses an Burwood ED Liverpool WIDEN M5 WEST WIDEN M5 WEST Sydney WIDEN M7 WIDEN M7 SOUTH WEST SOUTH WEST GROWTH CENTREGROWTH CENTRE Parramatta Fairfield Castle Hill Norwest Druitt Druitt Long term road vision Figure 2: T he NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan 20-year vision for the Sydney motorway network NORTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE Penrith Horn 10 km Sutherland C urban rene F6 F6 Parrama along Motorways and freeways Motorways and freeways Missing Orbital Motorway Missing Orbital connection Motorway connection Major metropolitan Major roads metropolitan roads Corridors for investigation Corridors for investigation Major centres Growth centre Major centres 10km bus lanes Almost Illawarra halving bus travel times Burwood - CBD Growth centre Remove through Illawarra from local ar

11 New jobs and population to 2031 Figure 3: Population and jobs growth in Western Sydney Jobs growth F3 Penrith to CBD People Jobs Now 594, ,000 NORTH WEST 2031 GROWTH CENTRE +123,000 Rouse Hill +93,000 Hornsby Norwest Penrith Mount Druitt Castle Hill M4 Frenchs Forest M2 Blacktown Macquarie Park North Sydney Sydney Burwood Green Square Liverpool Bankstown AirportMilperra People Jobs ED Bondi Junction M5 Rockdale Kogarah Hurstville What this means is that residents of Western Sydney will need enhanced transport options to access employment opportunities across the west and east of the city. Randwick Bankstown Campelltown to Airport , ,000 In contrast, the CBD to Sydney Airport corridor currently supports 330,000 residents and 550,000 jobs. Over the next 20 years the addition of 144,000 new jobs is expected to outstrip the rise of 86,000 new local residents. Parramatta Fairfield Now 443, ,000 Dee Why Brookvale Chatswood M7 SOUTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE WestConnex has the ability to link Sydney s population centres and employment corridors like never before. More than one million people currently live along the M4 and M5 corridors, supported by 460,000 local jobs. Over the next 20 years, almost a quarter of a million more people are likely to live along the M4 and M5 corridors than do so today, with the addition of 145,000 jobs. Sydney Airport Port Botany CBD to Airport F5 People Jobs Now 331, , , ,000 Sutherland Campbelltown Macarthur F km Western Sydney 3rdbiggest economy in Australia Source: Transport for NSW, Bureau of Transport Statistics, Population and Employment Forecasts , August 2012 Release. Illawarra WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 9

12 economic benefits to NSW corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport 1.0 Strategic overview (continued) CONNECTING COMMUNITIES CREATING JOBS t Jobs growth centres (continued) About 55 per cent of Western Sydney residents currently travel to jobs east of Parramatta by car, and this is likely to change significantly in the foreseeable future. Better and more reliable trips The economic significance of Sydney s international gateways spans well beyond the immediate sites. Sydney Airport and Port Botany generate more than $10.5 billion of output and handle close to $100 billion of freight each year 9, supporting 19,000 direct jobs and a further 45,000 in their immediate surrounds 10. for people, businesses and freight urban renewal Over the next 20 years, jobs growth is forecast to be particularly strong between Sydney s CBD and the airport, including Rosebery, Green Square and Redfern. along Parramatta Road Other robust employment markets include the suburbs surrounding Sydney Airport, taking in Mascot followed by Sydney s south-east suburbs of Kensington and Randwick. Almost 10,000 jobs created WestConnex is designed to meet these challenges. Each day, about 500,000 people access the CBD, 100,000 passengers travel through Sydney Airport and 5,000 containers are moved through Port Botany 11. Peak weekday demand for air travel and commuter journeys is largely coincident and primarily by road, leading including to high 100s levels of of congestion. apprenticeships Demand for transport in the CBD/Sydney Airport/ Port Botany corridor is growing rapidly because: zjobs in the CBD/Sydney Airport/Port Botany corridor are forecast to grow by 26 per cent by 2031 to 674,000 jobs 12 zdemand for air travel and container freight is forecast to grow much faster than the economy as a whole. By 2036, passenger numbers through Sydney Airport are forecast to more than double, to 79 million per annum 13 zby 2030, container movements through Port Botany will more than triple to 7 million per annum 14 zpopulation in the CBD/airport/port corridor is forecast to grow by 30 per cent to 349,000 by 2031, as major areas are redeveloped 15 A high proportion of demand for travel to the port and the airport originate in either the CBD/Sydney Airport/Port Botany corridor or Western Sydney. For example, 36 per cent of trips to the airport start in the CBD and inner Sydney 16, and about 60 per cent of import containers are delivered to areas serviced by the M4, M5 and M7 corridors 17. Remove through traffic from local areas 10 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary $12b in new homes and businesses

13 1.4.3 Freight, service and business trips are core to Sydney s economy The NSW Government has long recognised that investment in transport infrastructure supports movements to and around the global economic corridor and Sydney s international gateways will have significant economic benefits. For example: Freight and logistics are indispensable to economic WestConnex zthe Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney activity. The Strategy estimated that in : prioritises the global economic corridor as a zabout 128,000 people were directly employed in focus for sustained economic development over freight transport in NSW, representing 3.6 per the next 20 years cent of NSW employment. A further 500,000 were employed in logistics, accounting for almost Sydney s freight, service and business task is much larger than the port task. While there are about 16,000 traffic flows across the three port gates at Port Botany per day, 19 there are about 280,000 heavy commercial vehicle trips per day across Sydney, and 976,000 light commercial vehicle trips 20. Light commercial trips are far more dispersed than heavy commercial ones, and this trend is forecast to continue well into the future. In simple terms, heavy commercial trips require a primary network with high quality connections between major freight zthe Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy noted that NSW has critical international gateways at 14 per cent of NSW employment Building for the future Port Botany and Sydney Airport, and that optimal znsw freight transport has a gross value added performance of the network is critical for the figure of $13 billion, or 3.1 per cent of gross state hubs, while light commercial ones depend on a efficient movement of passengers and cargo product. Combined with logistics these figures multi-layered network with many connection points across the State. increase to $58 billion or 13.8 per cent of Gross to serve more diverse markets. State Product. 14 additional train services/hr am peak (Western LIne) planned $58b freight and logistics worth to NSW economy each year WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 11 n in

14 Building for the future N NF3 1.0 Strategic overview NORTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE Figure 4: Major heavy freight generating activities NORTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE NORTH WEST Mount GROWTH CENTRE Druitt Blacktown Norwest Mount Druitt F3 SYDNEY ORBITAL LINK Macquarie Park Hornsby M2 WIDENING M4 Parramatta M7 Sydney Olympic Park Park Chatswood North Sydney Liverpool Sydney Fairfield Bankstown Bankstown AirportMilperra M5WESTCONNEX ED Bankstown AirportMilperra Green Square M5 Bondi Junction Green Square WESTCONNEX Bondi Junction Sydney Airport CREATING JOBS Bondi Junction ED PORT BOTANY LINK Better and more Rockdale Kogarah PORT BOTANY LINK Hurstville Parramatta to Sydney Airport for people, businesses and freight F5 M5M5 WEST WIDENING Rockdale M5 WEST WIDENING Sutherland Up Sutherland Campbelltown Macarthur Motorways and freeways F6 F6 Major Metropolitan roads Freight activity precincts Motorways and freeways Major Metropolitan roads Growth centre Freight activity precincts Major Metropolitan roads Major centres Growth centre Freight activity precincts Major centres Growth centre 52 Sutherland to F km traffic lights bypassed 0 urban renewal km along Parramatta Road Source: Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy p84 Illawarra 10km cr Port Botany Illawarra Illawarra WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary jobs reliable trips Port Botany Rockdale M5 WEST WIDENING Randwick Kogarah Sydney AirportHurstvillePORT BOTANY LINK Port Botany F ,00 Almost Randwick Randwick Green Square Kogarah Hurstville Campbelltown Campbelltown Macarthur Macarthur CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Burwood Sydney Airport ED 33km corrido linking Sydney s west, city, south a four times assydney many light North commercial vehicle trips on the network as Sydney there are heavy truck trips. North Sydney Bankstown WESTCONNEX SOUTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE to NSW 40 saving Rhodes benefits Sydney Rhodes Olympic There are around Park Sydney Burwood Bankstown SOUTH WEST Burwood GROWTH CENTRE Bankstown AirportMilperra Liverpool Major centres Dee Why Brookvale Rhodes Parramatta Fairfield Sydney Olympic Park F5 Chatswood Fairfield EASING CONGESTION Macquarie M7 Motorways and freeways M4 in Australia Frenchs Forest F3 SYDNEY ORBITAL LINK M2 Blacktown Liverpool Macquarie Park Chatswood The Dee M7Why and associated land use changes are Brookvale economic a prime example of this. This pattern will be reinforced over the next 20 years. transport project Parramatta Rouse Hill M4 Frenchs Forest M2 WIDENING M2 M2 WIDENING SOUTH WEST GROWTH CENTRE $20b N Norwest Norwest Mount Druitt The nature of truck usage means they tend to Frenchs around Sydney s form clusters and hubs, notably Forest F3 SYDNEY ORBITAL LINK motorway, the highway network and the airport Dee Why Brookvale M2 and port precincts. Castle Hill F3 Castle Hill Blacktown M7 Hornsby Hornsby Castle Hill Penrith Rouse Hill biggest Rouse Hill Penrith Penrith F3 (continued) Remove through traffic 10 km including 100s of apprenticesh

15 1.4.4 Population growth and transport use Sydney s population is forecast to grow by 1.3 million over the next 20 years from 4.3 million to 5.6 million people 21. To meet this challenge, a greater range of housing and transport options is needed. While greenfield development will continue to occur in the North West and South West Growth Centres, new housing will also be delivered through the renewal of established urban areas around existing and planned transport and infrastructure. Jobs are also forecast to grow from 2.2 million today to 2.8 million by As a result of these factors, the total number of daily trips in Sydney will increase by about 30 per cent from 16 to 21 million by Population and jobs growth will produce strong demand for road travel on a network that is already heavily constrained. Over the next 20 years, the road network is forecast to accommodate about three quarters of total trip growth. Sydney s transport network needs to serve a larger number of long distance trips between the cities west and east. For journeys to key employment centres, such as the CBD or North Sydney, travel will continue to be predominately by public transport. However, with a significant number of jobs located outside these centres, private cars will remain popular as public transport is less suited to more dispersed trips. Number of Sydney trips by main mode for a 24 hour average work day 16 million 15 million 14 million 13 million 12 million 11 million 10 million 9 million 8 million 7 million 6 million 5 million 4 million 3 million 2 million 1 million 0 4,000 20, , , , , , million 737, , million 4 million 15.8 million Light Rail** Bicycle Taxi Bus Rail Walk Car/Truck* * Includes motorcycles, cars, 4WDs, vans, utes and trucks. ** Forecast includes the Inner West and the CBD Light Rail extensions and not the South East Light Rail million Proportion of increased travel demand in Sydney By main mode for a 24 hour average work day Car* 73.9% Walk 16.0% Rail 6.5% Bus 3.2% Taxi 0.6% Bicycle 0.5% Light Rail** 0.3% WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 13

16 the motorway The WestConnex motorway is the missing link in Sydney s road transport network. For the first time, cars and trucks will be offered a motorway free of traffic lights from Penrith through Parramatta to the city, the airport and to the city s south-west past Campbelltown. WestConnex will change the face of Sydney for the better. With the city s population expected to increase by 1.3 million people over the next 20 years, this $11 billion investment is vital to the city s prosperity. As the largest transport project in Australia, it will create 10,000 jobs, including hundreds of apprenticeships for young people, during the construction phase. 14 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

17 2.0 WestConnex Motorway Key points WestConnex will link Sydney s west and south west with the city, airport and port for the first time in a 33 km continuous motorway that is free of traffic lights. biggest transport project in Australia EASING CONGESTION $2 econo CONNE It will cost $ billion ($2012) to build and will be delivered in three stages over 10 years. zstage 1: M4 East Parramatta to Haberfield zstage 2: M5 Airport Link Beverly Hills to St Peters zstage 3: M4 South Haberfield to St Peters The 33 km route includes about 14 km on the surface and up to 19 km of tunnels. It will take thousands of cars and trucks off surface roads, and provide a motorway free of traffic lights for the first time from Parramatta to the city, the airport and to the city s south-west. It will provide three lanes across most of WestConnex, with four lanes in some sections. Up to 52 sets of traffic lights will be avoided on a journey from Parramatta to Sydney Airport, while trucks and cars will be able to avoid the congested Parramatta Road corridor completely. During the construction phase alone, WestConnex is expected to generate up to 10,000 jobs, including hundreds of apprenticeships for young workers in western Sydney. WestConnex is expected to generate economic benefits to NSW of more than $20 billion. The $11-$11.5 billion investment will require tolling on the new and upgraded roads to be financially viable and will include a $1.8 billion contribution from the NSW Government. 40 The Australian Goverment has committed $1.5 billion over the next four years starting with $250 million in WestConnex is designed to: zease congestion zconnect communities zcreate jobs. saving Parramatta to Sydney Airport 52 Up to traffic lights bypassed Better a rel for peop urba 10km bus lanes WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 15 Almost halving bus travel times Remo from

18 2.1 Introduction Since the NSW Government s endorsement of the strategic concept in the State Infrastructure Strategy, the Sydney Motorways Project Office has worked with a range of public sector agencies and private-sector partners from across the globe to further develop the WestConnex Motorway Program. Through this broad industry engagement, the Sydney Motorways Project Office has developed a Reference Scheme that defines the scope, funding arrangements and a delivery strategy for WestConnex. After consultation with industry experts, the scope of WestConnex varies from the previous concept in the State Infrastructure Strategy in that the M4 extension will be predominantly in tunnels rather than a mix of tunnels and road cuttings or slots. This decision is based on construction cost, community impact and urban renewal considerations. 40 saving 2.0 WestConnex Motorway (continued) Parramatta to Sydney Airport Up to 52 The Sydney Motorways Project Office has used the reference scheme to verify the economic and transport benefits of the overall WestConnex traffic lights motorway program. The reference scheme segments the overall program into three stages. A detailed implementation plan is now being developed for Stage 1 (Parramatta to Haberfield), with further planning work for Stages 2 and 3 continuing in parallel. 10km bus lanes bypassed Almost halving bus travel times Burwood - CBD Estimated 3,000 trucks a day off Parramatta Road and into tunnel Better and more reliable trips for people, businesses and freight 2.2 Funding WestConnex urban renewal Financial modelling prepared for the Business Case, based on the Reference Tolling Strategy, has confirmed along the initial Parramatta assumption in Road the State Infrastructure Strategy that a high proportion of the funding requirement for WestConnex can be sourced from user charges. The NSW Government announced the Reference Financing Strategy as part of the budget, which will allow the initial stages of WestConnex to be funded through public capital contributions. Private Remove through traffic from local areas sector capital can then be raised against tolling revenue from Stage 1 to fund subsequent stages. This approach draws on successful international funding structures to make WestConnex achievable. The NSW Government has committed $1.8 billion over four years from its Restart NSW fund, while the Australian Government has committed Faster $1.5 billion over the next four years starting with $250 million in and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road 1 jo including 100s appren $1 in new home 9 more pas to or 16 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary Line opens new light rail More time with

19 2.3 Tolling strategy Table 1: Average toll comparison Table 2: WestConnex tolling principles The NSW Government is providing an upfront commitment of $1.8 billion in funding for the $11 $11.5 billion WestConnex while the Australian Government has committed $1.5 billion over the next four years starting with $250 million in As a result, tolling will be required to fund the bulk of this critical missing link in Sydney s road network. While exact tolling details will not be confirmed until construction starts on the M4 widening from Church Street to Homebush Bay Drive, it is likely the minimum toll will be about $1.50 and the maximum about $3.90 (2013 dollars). The average motorist will pay about $3.00 (2013 dollars) for this section, making it one of the cheapest tolls in Sydney, and lower than the average for the M2, Cross City Tunnel, M7, and M5. Transport route M2 (Main Plaza) Cross City Tunnel Average toll (June 2013) Length $4.95* 21 km $ km M7 $ km but toll capped at 20 km M5 $ km Lane Cove Tunnel WestConnex M4 widening $ km $ km * M2 toll increased to $6.05 in August Principle 1. Minimum and maximum tolling 2. Distance based 3. Cars pay less than heavy trucks Rationale za minimum toll will apply to mitigate underpricing of short distance/high value trips ztolling on the 33 km WestConnex will be capped after motorists have travelled about 16 km, to ensure equity for people travelling longer distances each day zthis is consistent with the M7 zdistance-based approach already operates on the M7 zlonger trips provide greater benefits zcars will pay one third of the heavy truck toll, reflecting the greater wear and tear trucks have on the motorway z This is consistent with the M2 and M5 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 17

20 Building for the future 2.0 WestConnex Motorway (continued) 2.4 WestConnex investment timetable As would be expected for a major infrastructure program, there is more certainty around the scope of work that is scheduled for earlier construction, and more options available for work that will be biggest constructed at later stages. WestConnex will be built in three stages over 10 years. The entire 33 km motorway corridor is expected transport project to cost between $11 billion and $11.5 billion ($2012). in Australia EASING CONGESTION $20b economic benefits to NSW CONNECTING COMMUNITIES 33 corr linking Sydney s wes CREATI Table 3: Staging description Stage Location Key features 1 Parramatta to Haberfield 40 saving Better and more M4 z Widening 7.5 km of the existing M4 to 2x4 lanes between Church Street, Parramatta and Homebush Bay Drive. z Widening 1 km and new 5 km 2x3 lane tunnels Parramatta to extend the M4 to from Sydney Homebush Airport Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and the City West Link. Estimated Capital Cost (including contingency) reliable trips $3.4 billion $3.6 billion for people, businesses and freight Almo 10 jo 18 2 Beverly 3 Haberfield Hills to St Peters to St Peters Total WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary M5 East Airport Link z Widening the existing M5 East to 2x4 lanes between King Georges Up to Road, 52 Beverly Hills and Bexley Road. z An up to 6 km tunnel from St Peters to join the widened M5 East surface section. z A 2x3 lane surface and viaduct connection to St Peters and Sydney Airport. M4 South z A new 8.5 km 2x3 lane tunnel from Haberfield to St Peters, near Sydney traffic Airport lights via Camperdown. z This will link Stages 1 and 2 and complete the 33 km WestConnex network. 10km bus lanes bypassed Almost halving bus travel times Burwood - CBD $3.6 billion $3.8 billion urban renewal $4.0 billion $4.1 billion along Parramatta Road $11 billion $11.5 billion Remove through traffic from local areas including 100s o apprent $

21 2.5 WestConnex construction timetable Each stage of WestConnex involves three steps: WestConnex zroute development construction contracts. zpre-construction zconstruction activities. Construction on Stage 1 is expected to begin in Building for the future 2015 and be completed by Stage 1 Route development has been finalised and work can now proceed on detailed environmental assessment, community Delivery timeline Figure 5: WestConnex timeline consultation and planning approval, before moving to land acquisition and the awarding of Stage 2 Route development is continuing and is expected to be concluded by the middle of 2014, before progressing to the pre-construction phase. Construction on Stage 2 is expected to begin in 2016 and be completed by Stage 3 Route development is in its early stage and will continue until late 2015, before progressing to the pre-construction phase. Construction on Stage 3 is expected to begin in 2018 and be completed by Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 M4 Widening (Church Street to Homebush Bay Drive) M4 East (Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and City West Link) M5 East Airport Link (Beverly Hills to St Peters) Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Business Case Stage 3 M4 South Haberfield to St Peters Route options development Pre-construction (Environmental assessments, community consultation Detailed design and construction and planning approval, land acquisition, contract procurement) WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 19

22 Building for the future 2.0 WestConnex Motorway (continued) 2.6 Economic appraisal WestConnex will deliver benefits of more than $20 billion to NSW, with a benefit-cost ratio of 2:55. The economic appraisal in the business case was based on standard NSW and Federal guidelines for the consideration of major transport projects. Identified benefits include: ztravel time savings ztravel time reliability improvements zsavings in vehicle operating costs zreductions in air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, noise pollution zreductions in road accidents zreductions in local road maintenance zremoval of surface traffic, enabling improvements to public transport. The appraisal highlights the benefits across the Sydney road network, both within the immediate corridor biggest and across the wider region through improved travel times and reliability. The economic appraisal has taken a conservative approach and does not capture additional benefits such as those arising from the urban renewal transport project potential provided by WestConnex. The economic appraisal highlights the potential the WestConnex Motorway has to unlock business and industrial development in the Western Sydney through improved EASING access CONGESTION and travel times for freight and heavy vehicles which will improve reliability and productivity outcomes. 40 in Australia saving Parramatta to Sydney Airport Western Sydney $20b 3rd economic biggest benefits c 3 to NSW economy in Australia CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Better and more reliable trips for people, businesses and freight linking Syd C 20 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary Up to 52 traffic lights bypassed urban renewal along Parramatta Road includin app

23 Table 4: Benefit Cost Analysis results Benefit Cost outcomes Benefits Discounted ($m) Time travel savings 15,410 Reliability benefits 2,603 Vehicle operating cost savings 3,099 Environmental and indirect benefits and residual value 931 Productivity benefits 3,402 Total benefits 25,445 Costs Capital expenditure 9,402 Operating expenditure 1,465 Total costs 10,867 Results Benefit cost ratio 2.55 Net present value 14,578 Benefit analysis results Time travel savings Reliability benefits Vehicle operating cost savings Indirect impacts and residual value Environmental and indirect benefits residual value Cost analysis results Capital expenditure Operating expenditure WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 21

24 2.0 WestConnex Motorway (continued) 2.7 Environmental review A key part of the planning and development of WestConnex has been a consideration of potential environmental issues and preparation of a Strategic Environment Review. WestConnex Strategic Environmental Review September 2013 This analysis has indicated that WestConnex will provide significant benefits and can be delivered within acceptable levels of social and environmental impact. The Strategic Environment Review identifies the likely social and environmental challenges presented by the construction of WestConnex and how they can be minimised and managed during its development and delivery. Detailed environmental assessment will be undertaken for each project as part of the environmental planning and approval process required under NSW and Commonwealth legislation Air quality and tunnel ventilation A strategic air quality assessment was undertaken to evaluate the potential impact of WestConnex on regional and local air quality and air quality both within and adjacent to the Scheme s proposed tunnels. Key findings were: ztransferring vehicles into tunnels is likely to improve air quality along existing surface roads, however measuring of local effects will need further, more detailed assessment based on the project-specific features and detailed traffic modelling zregional air quality is unlikely to change as a result of the WestConnex scheme zair quality criteria will guide ventilation design zthe adoption of performance based targets would deliver the required air quality outcomes. Tunnel ventilation systems for WestConnex will be designed and operated to provide safe in tunnel, local and regional air quality. Ventilation designs will be based on air quality criteria set by independent regulatory agencies (Environment Protection Authority and Department of Planning and Infrastructure in consultation with the Department of Health). Extensive detailed traffic and air quality modelling will be undertaken to ensure designs and operating strategies are effective and meet relevant air quality criteria. Well designed ventilation stacks are effective at dispersing tunnel emissions. Experience from previous motorway tunnel projects has demonstrated that modelling of air dispersion is robust and conservative and that tunnel emissions do not measurably impact on local and regional air quality Energy efficiency The NSW State of the Environment 2012 indicates that transport emissions are growing at a slower rate than electricity generation and industrial processes. A key challenge for WestConnex will be to minimise energy use over its design life. The Strategic Environment Review reviewed the potential energy use of both traffic and the operation of tunnel infrastructure. Preliminary findings were: zthe net energy use from traffic with WestConnex compared to current use will be relatively unchanged ztunnel ventilation represents the largest energy consuming activity for a tunnel. For example, Melbourne s CityLink has estimated that 65 per cent of energy use is for tunnel ventilation WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

25 2.7.3 Noise and vibration The NSW State of the Environment 2012 indicates noise pollution is the second most common type of complaint received by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The key findings of the Strategic Environmental Review are: zconstruction noise is temporary but could impact on adjacent residences for significant periods of time due to the size of the WestConnex construction task. za large component of WestConnex will involve tunnelling, therefore the potential for noise and vibration issues from tunnelling techniques is anticipated. This is normal for tunnelling projects and well established methods will be applied to reduce impacts on affected residents. Construction noise impacts would be managed in accordance with the EPA s Interim Construction Noise Guidelines. Broad community and stakeholder consultation will be undertaken as part of the overall management and mitigation of noise impacts throughout the life of the project Socio-economic considerations A socio-economic assessment has been prepared as part of the Strategic Environment Review and considers the potential impact of WestConnex on the following key strategic indicators: productivity of business and industry, community health and safety, amenity and liveability, community facilities, community values, access and connectivity. Key findings indicate WestConnex will: zimpact positively on employment and economic growth across Sydney zgenerally improve access and connectivity to local centres and within and between suburbs. Improve safety for road users, pedestrians and cyclists zimprove access to social infrastructure and key community facilities including health, emergency services, open space and recreation facilities zimprove liveability, amenity and public transport access where traffic is transferred from existing roads to WestConnex Impact on communities during construction of WestConnex The nature and scale of the WestConnex Motorway will result in temporary impacts on residents and businesses from traffic disruption and other amenity impacts during construction. Such impacts are typical of all major road projects Other important project level issues Other environmental issues identified at a strategic level include biodiversity, resource management, Aboriginal heritage, non-aboriginal heritage, soil and water, landscape and visual impact, land use and property impacts and climate change risk and adaptation. These are important issues for the WestConnex scheme, but it is considered they are most effectively identified and addressed at a project level during the environmental assessment of each project when further design detail is available. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 23

26 urban revitalisation WestConnex is the trigger for Parramatta Road to become an urban, peoplefriendly corridor, alive with activity and enterprise. By removing through traffic from Parramatta Road, WestConnex can reconnect communities north and south as well as east and west, and better link them with the harbour and parklands. Parramatta Road should be a destination; a place to live, work and enjoy the best of Sydney. This process is expected to see 25,000 new homes built and allow the private sector to create 25,000 jobs over the next 20 years. The value of new businesses and residential developments is expected to reach $12 billion over the same period. Communities will get a real say in how this is achieved. 24 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

27 3.0 Urban revitalisation st roject Australia STION ving ey Airport Key $20b points Currently long stretches of Parramatta Road are characterised economic by: zheavy congestion benefits zhigh traffic noise to NSW zfailing retail businesses zlow quality commercial premises CONNECTING COMMUNITIES zan absence of pedestrians. The Parramatta Road corridor needs to be fixed. Currently it is a physical barrier and an eyesore. Better and more reliable trips for people, businesses and freight 33km Urban revitalisation will be achieved by: zfixing transport putting trucks and cars underground and improving above ground corridor public transport in the inner west linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport zinvesting up to $200 million to improve the living environment in the Parramatta Road corridor CREATING JOBS zamending planning controls to encourage new investment in residential, retail and commercial Almost enterprises 10,000 zworking with the private sector to deliver high quality new development projects. jobs created Options could include planting rows of trees, widening footpaths, removing power poles and providing on-street parking in some sections. The 20 km corridor from Broadway to Parramatta could be flanked by clusters of new shops, cafes, apartments, commercial offices and community buildings. The NSW Government will work with local councils to reinvigorate Parramatta Road and make it a more attractive place to live, work and socialise. A consultative process will be entered into with local communities and the 10 councils that exist along the 20 km corridor to work out the best way to achieve this. 2 ic lights assed urban renewal along Parramatta Road including 100s of apprenticeships vel times Remove through traffic from local areas WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 25

28 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 3.1 Current problem Currently, long stretches of Parramatta Road are a blight on Sydney, characterised by chronic traffic congestion, loud noise and low quality commercial premises. Large sections are devoid of public life. Traffic is now so badly choked that average speeds during peak hour are about 21 km per hour. Parramatta Road was never designed to carry the number of vehicles it does today and to be a major arterial route between Sydney s CBD and Parramatta in its current form. In recent years, there has been very little renewal activity. New housing starts and investment along the corridor is low and inconsistent. Some areas have a strong housing market but with little new supply, whereas other locations provide higher numbers of new homes. There are a number of reasons for this: zurban planning decisions along the Parramatta Road corridor are fragmented across 10 different council areas and new housing is often discouraged or prevented by current controls zthe amenity of Parramatta Road is very poor, with up to 100,000 vehicle trips per day 25 in parts. Traffic noise levels are above acceptable limits, there are almost no trees, and the road is cluttered and unsightly zthe road does itself not function well with traffic congested for more than eight hours per day. Parramatta Road is also a barrier to cross connections and an impediment to efficient public transport operations. 3.2 New Parramatta Road vision The NSW Government will work with local councils to reinvigorate Parramatta Road and make it a more attractive place to live, work and socialise. A consultative process will be entered into with local councils to work out the best way to achieve this. Options could include planting rows of trees and widening footpaths in some sections. Cafes, restaurants and social and community facilities could be attracted back to Parramatta Road. New walking and cycle trails can be considered, and natural waterways can be reinstated as green corridors that reach deep into residential communities. The 20 km corridor from Broadway to Parramatta could include sectors of new apartments, commercial offices, institutional, recreation and community buildings of six to eight storeys with higher rise in some other areas. 26 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

29 Key locations may also be points for new public spaces, squares and parks, as well as focal points for retail and office development. Critically, the character of Parramatta Road changes along its 20 km course, and development will need to reflect local needs and opportunities. By removing through traffic from Parramatta Road, WestConnex can reconnect communities north and south as well as east and west, and better link them with local waterways, the harbour and parklands. 3.3 Demand for urban revitalisation Significant demand for housing exists along the Parramatta Road corridor owing to: zpent up demand for housing from a range of market segments, most notably younger purchasers seeking affordable property options close to Sydney s CBD zdemand for housing close to employment zdemand for housing along main transport corridors zsydney s population is expected to increase by 1.3 million people over the next 20 years. 3.4 Four triggers for urban revitalisation biggest 1. Fixing transport Working with local communities and local councils, the NSW Government will revitalise this 20 km corridor in four ways: 2. Investing heavily in selected locations transport project 3. Planning partnerships in Australia 4. Demonstrating high quality new development EASING CONGESTION ec$ CON 40 saving Parramatta to Sydney Airport Bett re for p Up to WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 27 Enab

30 bypassed 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 10km bus lanes Up to 52 traffic lights Burwood to CBD Burwood to Leichhardt Leichhardt to CBD Almost halving bus travel times $12b Burwood - CBD Fixing transport Time (mins) Parramatta Road is performing too many functions, Time saving (mins) in new homes and businesses mixing heavy through traffic with heavy local Estimated Faster % saving and 44% 44% 44% traffic. There is little space to allocate to public and active 3,000 transport which trucks means that people more regular 98 rely on their own cars. a day off Parramatta Road bus services on Parramatta Road % Table 6: Travel time savings by car with WestConnex at completion WestConnex will take noisy and and congested into tunnel traffic Lights Time taken Time saved % time off the surface and put it into tunnels, making Entry Point Exit more Point passenger avoided trips (mins) (mins) saved neighbourhoods quieter and more attractive, to or from Sydney Airport returning Parramatta Road to local communities. James Ruse Drive Sydney Airport % This will allow the NSW Government to complement public transport improvements including: Line opens new light rail stations Inner West za new bus system on Parramatta Road connecting east-west and to centres and services and better connections to centres north and south zup to 10 km of new bus lanes between Burwood and the city, almost cutting travel times in half zthe Inner-West Light Rail extension which will begin services in early 2014 zenhanced connections to the Western Rail Line as buses will be able to cross Parramatta Road more easily on Burwood Road. urban renewal along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic from local areas More time with family including 100s of apprenticeships Table 5: Travel time savings by bus with WestConnex (AM peak, inbound) CBD James Ruse Drive % Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m James Ruse Drive CBD % CBD Silverwater Road % CBD Homebush Bay Drive over the next years % CBD Concord Road % Silverwater Road CBD % Homebush Bay Drive CBD % Concord Road CBD % CBD City West Link % City West Link CBD % 28 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

31 tta to Sydney Airport Up to 52 traffic lights bypassed es ing bus travel times Burwood - CBD 0 trucks f Parramatta Road light rail stations Inner West for people, businesses and freight 40 urban renewal along Parramatta Road saving 10km including 100s of Parramatta to Sydney Airport bus lanes Line opens new light rail stations Inner West 52 traffic lights Better bypassed and more apprenticeships reliable trips for people, businesses and freight More time with family urban renewal along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic Almost 10,000 jobs including 100s of apprenticeships created from local areas Building for the future Almost halving bus travel times 52 $12b Up to Burwood - CBD Remove through traffic urban renewal including 100s of from local areas along Parramatta Road in new homes and businesses traffic $12b lights Estimated Faster and 2. Investing heavily in bypassed 3. Planning partnerships 4. Demonstrating high quality 3,000 trucks more regular 98 a day off Parramatta Road bus services on Parramatta Road 10km % selected locations For the most part, planning controls along the new development in new homes and businesses The NSW Government has set aside up to corridor currently and prevent into tunnel or restrict residential Despite the strength of the inner west housing Faster and $200 million over 10 years to make the Parramatta development. The administration of planning is also market, limited Remove through traffic more biggest $20b quality passenger development trips has occurred Road corridor a more attractive bus lanes place to live, split between 10 different councils along the length more regular 98 to from Sydney Airport halving bus travel times from local areas bus services on Parramatta Almost Road % along the Parramatta Road corridor recently. economic of the 20 km corridor, making it difficult to develop a transport project work and socialise. The first $100 million of ben $12b Redevelopment is largely expected to be financed and into improvements tunnel will be delivered during Stage One Burwood - CBD holistic plan for the road s future. in Australia to NSW Line opens 2014 and developed by the private Sydney s population sector to on rise repurposed by of the project from more passenger To coordinate trips good corridor-wide More and regional time with privately owned land. In 9 new light rail family 1.3m order to set the benchmark EASING CONGESTION CONNECTING CO Work could include things such as: to or outcomes, from Sydney the Airport NSW Government will work closely for quality development, the Government will with local stations Estimated Faster zplanting trees councils Inner and West communities, examining in new work homes with and the businesses private sector over the to next enable 20 years exemplar Line opens opportunities for new residential, commercial and 2014 Sydney s population to rise by More time with and demonstration projects for development. zfixing, widening and repaving footpaths 3,000 trucks 1.3m retail developments, and the jobs they create. zdecluttering the road by removing power poles more regular 40 saving Better and more 98 a day off Parramatta Road bus services on Parramatta Road % and unnecessary family signage over the next 20 years reliabl zcreating new pedestrian and cycle crossings and into tunnel Parramatta to Sydney Airport for people, business zcreating new bus stops and bus lanes zproviding car parking close to shops and services zreinstating some right turn bays on Parramatta Road. WestConnex apprenticeships more passenger trips to or from Sydney Airport Up to 52 Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m over the next 20 years 10km bus lanes traffic lights bypassed halving bus travel times Almost WestConnex Business Case Burwood Executive - CBD Summary 29 urban ren along Pa Remove throu from local

32 nex he 3.0 future Urban revitalisation (continued) 3.5 Three potential urban revitalisation zones t lia Parramatta Road has been a transport route since European settlement. Construction of the road commenced in 1794 and since that time it has been a critical link from the west of Sydney to the CBD. The history of Sydney has been written along this road. $20b economic benefits to NSW However, for 50 years, the road has progressively deteriorated under the pressure of growing traffic volumes to a state where, today, it is no longer possible to engage in conversation on the footpath, local residents struggle to cross the street, and traffic congestion 33km is sustained throughout the day. corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport Historically, development has occurred in an ad hoc fashion, leaving some sections of Parramatta Road with some commercial and retail appeal, while other sections have been neglected. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES CREATING JOBS g 10,000 Better and more reliable jobs created trips port for people, businesses and freight Almost Parramatta Road around Auburn, circa WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary urban renewal along Parramatta Road including 100s of

33 Eastern Distributor As a result, three distinct character zones have emerged Heart of Sydney West of Concord Road The Heritage Corridor Concord to Petersham Australia s First Street Petersham to City Each character zone has the potential to be significantly improved, offering greater appeal to local homeowners, visitors and businesses. The following images show how urban revitalisation could potentially improve Parramatta Road. Several images show different configurations of traffic lanes. This is because no decisions have been made on how many lanes Parramatta Road should have at different locations. Local councils and local communities will be consulted before any decisions are made. WestConnex Building for the Future M4 WestConnex Parramatta Granville James Ruse Drive Auburn Heart of Sydney West of Concord Road The Heritage Corridor Concord to Petersham Australia s First Street Petersham to City Connection Surface Tunnel Stages 2 and 3 are indicative only. Church Street M4 Motorway Bankstown Stage km Planning now to 2015 Construction Road Silverwater Lidcombe Chullora Punchbowl Riverwood Sydney Olympic Park 1 M5 Motorway Hill Road Roselands Homebush M5 Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes Strathfield South Concord Road Concord Strathfield Burwood Kingsgrove Beverly Hills King Georges Road Campsie Road Bexley Road Ryde Parramatta Road 2 Hurstville M5 East Victoria Road Five Dock Summer Hill Petersham Princes Highway Arncliffe Stage 2 11 km Planning Construction City West Link Haberfield Leichhardt 3 St Peters Sydney Airport Botany Bay St Leonards Camperdown North Sydney Mascot Botany Sydney CBD Stage km Alexandria Planning Construction Canal Road O Riordan Street Foreshore Road Southern Cross Drive Port Botany Bondi Junction WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 31

34 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 1 Heart of Sydney Flemington, Parramatta Road Existing location Now 32 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

35 1 Heart of Sydney Flemington, Parramatta Road Visualisation of location, subject to community consultation Potential future WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 33

36 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 2 The Heritage Corridor Burwood, Parramatta Road Existing location Now 34 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

37 2 The Heritage Corridor Burwood, Parramatta Road Visualisation of location, subject to community consultation Potential future WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 35

38 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 2 The Heritage Corridor Five Dock, Parramatta Road Existing location Now 36 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

39 2 The Heritage Corridor Five Dock, Parramatta Road Visualisation of location, subject to community consultation Potential future WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 37

40 3.0 Urban revitalisation (continued) 3 Australia s First Street Leichhardt, Parramatta Road Existing location Now 38 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

41 3 Australia s First Street Leichhardt, Parramatta Road Visualisation of location, subject to community consultation Potential future WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 39

42 stage 1 bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together Stage 1 Bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together The first 13.5 km stage of WestConnex involves the widening of the M4 and the creation of a new tunnel to Parramatta Road and City West Link from east of Homebush Bay Drive. Crucially, this will be the trigger for the revitalisation of the Parramatta Road corridor as it will take thousands of trucks and cars off the surface and put them underground. The streets flanking Parramatta Road will be transformed, allowing activity to return with the addition of new cafes, retail shopping, apartment blocks and community activities. WestConnex brings together a motorway and urban revitalisation to help improve Sydney. 40 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

43 4.0 Stage 1 details Bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together Key points WestConnex is a 10 year 33 km motorway to be delivered in three stages, and a 20 year 20 km urban revitalisation program. Stage 1 construction will begin in 2015 and be completed by 2019 at a cost of $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion ($2012). It will include widening 7.5 km of the existing M4 to 2x4 lanes between Church Street, Parramatta and Homebush Bay Drive and widening 1 km and new 5 km 2x3 lane tunnels to extend the M4 from Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and the City West Link. By taking thousands of trucks and cars a day off Parramatta Road and putting them in tunnels, WestConnex will enable sections of the 20 km Parramatta Road corridor from Broadway to Parramatta to be revitalised with new retail shopping, cafes, residential buildings and commercial operations. Urban revitalisation occurred in Sydney s inner city suburbs of Redfern and Surry Hills after the Eastern Distributor was constructed, returning local streets to local traffic, and allowing a vibrant café culture to emerge. Over the next 20 years similar improvements are expected to occur along the Parramatta Road corridor, in consultation with local communities and councils, creating 25,000 jobs and 25,000 new homes and apartments. Trees will be planted, powerpoles removed and green space created to make it a more attractive place to live, work and socialise. The NSW Government has already committed $282 million in WestConnex enabling works around Port Botany and Sydney Airport, which will occur at the same time as WestConnex Stage 1. The NSW Government may also consider further WestConnex improvements if they contribute to better motorway access. These supporting works could include better access to the Parramatta CBD to make it a more attractive place to work. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 41

44 nnex 4.0 Stage 1 details the future Bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together (continued) 4.1 M4 widening (Church Street to Homebush Bay Drive) t ect tralia ION The M4 widening will provide four lanes in each direction between Church Street, Parramatta and Homebush Bay Drive, Homebush. $20b By providing an extra lane for motorists using this section of the motorway, it will help to alleviate congestion around the James Ruse Drive ramps, and provide quicker and more reliable journeys economic for motorists and freight. to NSW CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Key work includes: za new viaduct (or elevated road) on the southern side of the M4 between Church Street, 33km Parramatta and Wentworth Street, Granville za new bridge over Duck River on the southern side of the M4 zwidening of the motorway in the existing between Silverwater Road corridor and Homebush Bay Drive, Homebush linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport za new access ramp for southbound Homebush Bay Drive motorists wanting to access the M4 CREATING westbound, to help JOBS alleviate congestion and remove the need for a right hand turn at traffic lights Almost ng 10,000 Better and more reliable jobs created trips Airport benefits for people, businesses and freight The M4 widening will take about two years to complete with construction work due to start in early Further improvements to the M4, particularly those proposed by Parramatta City Council, are outside the scope of the WestConnex Business Case and will be considered separately. Western Sydney 3rd biggest economy in Australia ights sed 42 urban renewal along Parramatta Road WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary including 100s of apprenticeships

45 4.2 M4 East (Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and City West Link) Currently the M4 finishes at North Strathfield, and directs all traffic onto Parramatta Road, with its multiple stops for traffic lights every few hundred metres into the CBD. This leads to traffic congestion and unreliable travel times. WestConnex will continue the M4 to Parramatta Road and City West Link at Haberfield by providing a tunnel with three lanes in each direction under the Parramatta Road route. It will help remove through traffic from Parramatta Road, including heavy vehicles, and ease congestion for local travel. This will support urban revitalisation along Parramatta Road, making it a better place to live, work and socialise. The M4 East tunnel will start about 800 metres west of Concord Road. The current M4 connections to Concord Road and Parramatta Road will be retained. Key work includes: biggest transport project in Australia EASING CONGESTION 40 Parramatta to Sydney Airport za road tunnel from the M4 to Parramatta Road and City West Link, Haberfield zat Concord Road a new access Up ramp to 52 to the WestConnex tunnel eastbound zat Concord Road a new exit ramp from the WestConnex tunnel westbound zan entry to the WestConnex tunnel traffic westbound, lights from Parramatta Road east of Wattle bypassed Street, Haberfield and from the City West Link at Haberfield 10km zan exit from the WestConnex tunnel eastbound, to Parramatta Road east of Wattle Street, Haberfield and to the City West bus lanes Link at Haberfield. Almost saving halving bus travel times The M4 East (Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Burwood - CBD Road and City West Link) will take about four years to complete, with major work due to start in Estimated 3,000 trucks a day off Parramatta Road and into tunnel $20b economic CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Almost halving bus travel times Burwood - CBD Better and more reliable trips for people, businesses and freight benefits to NSW 10km bus lanes traffic lights bypassed Estimated 3,000 trucks a day off Parramatta Road urban renewal and into tunnel along Parramatta Road Line opens 2014 Remove 9 new light through traffic rail from local areas stations Inner West Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 43 33a cor linking Sydney s CREA Remove from lo 1A j Fast more r bus services including 100 appren More fa $1 in new hom 9 more pa to o Line opens 2014

46 Westmead 4.0 Stage 1 details Bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together (continued) Road Hawkesbury WestConnex Stage 1: Parramatta to Haberfield Figure 6: WestConnex Stage 1: Parramatta to Haberfield Holroyd Woodville Road Church Street Parramatta Granville James Ruse Drive Auburn 4 lanes each way M4 Motorway St Hilliers Road Silverwater Road Silverwater Lidcombe Hill Road Sydney Olympic Park Parramatta Road Homebush improved access westbound Rhodes HOMEBUSH BAY DRIVE PARRAMATTA ROAD Homebush Bay Drive M4 MOTORWAY 3 lanes each way Concord Road Concord Ryde Parramatta Road and City West Link connections PARRAMATTA ROAD PARRAMATTA ROAD FREDERICK STREET WATTLE STREET (TO CITY WEST LINK) 0 500m 1km Key New/upgraded surface road New tunnel Future WestConnex tunnel Existing M4 Existing Sefton road New lane Existing lane New exit/entry road Auburn Joseph Street Chullora Centenary Drive Homebush Concord connections SYDNEY STREET Hume Highway M4 MOTORWAY The Boulevarde CONCORD ROAD Strathfield Parramatta Road Frederick Street Five Dock City West Link Haberfield Parramatta Road Existing exit/entry 3 lanes each way 2 lanes each way PARRAMATTA ROAD 3 lanes each way 44 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

47 Figure 7: WestConnex Motorway Stage 1 time line Stage 1 M4 WIDENING Church Street to Homebush Bay Drive Homebush Bay Drive to Parramatta Road and City West Link M4 EAST WE ARE HERE Oct 2012 Jun 2013 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 WestConnex a key recommendation in the State Infrastructure Strategy Construction funding confirmed in 2013/14 NSW Budget Lodge planning application Industry briefing and sounding to test reference case in market Oct 2012 Jun 2013 Late 2013 Late 2013 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Early 2014 Late 2014 Late 2014 Early 2015 Early 2015 Early 2017 Concept design display and community consultation Expressions of interest from construction contractors Display Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and community consultation Planning approval decision Award construction contract Start of detailed design work Start of major work Open to traffic Late 2013 Early 2014 Late 2014 Early 2015 Mid 2015 Mid 2015 Mid 2016 Early 2019 WE ARE HERE WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 45

48 test$20b economic project t in Australia lia GESTION aving g economic 4.0 Stage benefits to NSW 1 details Bringing the motorway and urban revitalisation together (continued) CONNECTING COMMUNITIES CONNECTING COMMUNITIES CREATING Almost JOBS 4.3 How WestConnex will trigger urban revitalisation WestConnex will connect communities like never before. Currently, sections of Parramatta Road are an urban blight because traffic congestion and noise has made them relatively unattractive places to live, work and socialise. Parramatta for people, Road businesses has become a barrier and between freight 2communities north and south of it. Travel speeds have fallen to as little as 21 km per hour for morning and afternoon peak periods while the M4 is congested 13 hours a day. ydney Airport rport raffic lights ypassed ts d travel times Burwood - CBD mes - CBD rucks amatta Road urban renewal along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic from local areas from local areas Faster 46 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary and and into tunnel to NSW Better and more reliable trips Better and more benefits reliable trips for people, businesses and freight urban renewal along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road 33km corridor corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport CREATING JOBS Almost It needs to be fixed, 10,000 jobs and WestConnex will help enable that to happen by putting traffic underground and allowing the above created ground landscape to be transformed jobs into a quieter more appealing environment. created In consultation with councils and communities, sections of the Parramatta Road corridor will be rezoned to encourage construction of new apartments and homes, commercial and retail space, recreational, community and other civic and including 100s of government buildings. 10,000 apprenticeships By taking a holistic approach, Parramatta Road can be truly transformed for the better. including 100s of apprenticeships $12b in new homes and businesses $12b 98 % in new homes and businesses more passenger trips 10km transport project bus lanes 4.31 Public transport in Australia Almost 52 traffic lights bypassed biggest halving bus travel times In addition, public transport Burwood will become - CBD more appealing EASING with the introduction CONGESTION of up to 10 km of CONNECTING bus lanes, which will cut travel times for commuters from the inner west to the CBD by almost half. 40 saving 3,000 trucks Connections to the Western Rail Line will be enhanced as buses will be able to cross Estimated Parramatta Road more easily on Burwood Road. These public transport options will complement the a nine new light rail stations being constructed Parramatta day off Parramatta to Sydney Airport Road in the inner west, which are due and into open tunnel in Up to 52Line opens 2014 traffic lights 9 new light rail 10km bus lanes Estimated bypassed stations Inner West Almost halving bus travel times Burwood - CBD urban re along $20 economic Remove thro from loca to NSW Faste Better and mo more reliab reg bus for people, services busin on P be urban re along More tim fam Remove thr from loc Faste

49 Figure 8: WestConnex and urban revitalisation Concord Connection Maintain existing access M4 to Concord Road and Parramatta Road Tunnel eastbound entry from Concord Road Tunnel westbound exits to Concord Road and Parramatta Road. Concord Road M4 Gipps Street Broughton Street St Mary s Primary School Better public and active transport 10km of new bus lanes Burwood to Leichhardt (connecting to CBD) Bus priority across Parramatta Road at Burwood More time to cross Parramatta Road for pedestrians and cyclists Burwood Road Loftus Street Concord Oval Cintra Park Queens Road Regatta Road Rosebank College Harris Street Haberfield Connection Tunnel eastbound exit to City West Link and Parramatta Road Tunnel westbound entry from City West Link and Parramatta Road Arlington Street Great North Road Local Traffic Through traffic in tunnel removed from surface Less rat-running on local roads Potential for new turning movements Ramsay Street Leicester Avenue Urban Revitalisation Strathfield The Boulevarde KEY Parramatta Road WestConnex (tunnel) Other road Bus priority across Parramatta Road New bus lanes Wentworth Road More time to cross Parramatta Road Review turning opportunities for local access Public open space Rail line Rail station Burwoord Road Westfield Burwood Shaftesbury Road Better footpaths Tree planting Lighting upgrades Remove power poles New residential and mixed use development Croydon Croydon Road Lang Street Tunnels 3 lanes Trucks each way 2 separate tunnels 5 km (Stage 1) Estimated 3,000 trucks per day off Parramatta Road and into tunnel Frederick Street Bunnings Future WestConnex WestConnex will continue in tunnel to Airport, Port and South West Ashfield City West Link WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 47

50 transport project in Australia EASING CONGESTION 40 Parramatta to Sydney Airport Figure 9: Urban revitalisation process Up to 52 traffic lights bypassed 10km Late 2013 Land Use & Transport Planning z Form working group with Councils z Revitalisation Strategy and bus lanes Land Use and Transport Almost halving bus travel times Structure Plan drafted Burwood - CBD a day off Parramatta Road z bus Development services on precincts Parramatta identified Road Mid 2014 saving Estimated 3,000 trucks and into tunnel economic CONNECTING COMMUNITIES z Infrastructure Plan drafted 3,000 trucks corridor a day off Parramatta Road 10km bus lanes Almost for people, businesses and freight stations Inner West benefits to NSW Better and more reliable trips urban renewal 9 new light rail along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic from local areas Faster and more regular bypassed linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport bus services on Parramatta Road and into tunnel CREATING JOBS Almost 10,000 Burwood - CBD 2014 jobs created family halving bus travel times Line opens Estimated 3,000 trucks a day off Parramatta Road including 100s of Improving Public Space and into tunnel apprenticeships Line opens new light rail more regular More time with z Business Case Stage 1 Public Space Improvements defined stations Inner West $12b in new homes and businesses 98 z Public % Space improvement plan completed for Stage 1 more passenger trips to or from Sydney Airport more passenger trips Remove through traffic from local areas Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road More time with family apprentices 98 % to or from Sydney Airport $12b in new homes and businesses Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m over the next 20 years Seeking Development 98 Proposals % more passenger trips to or from Sydney Airport z Preliminary market sounding completed z Registration of interest process completed over the next 20 years z Executed industry delivery agreements Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m Line opens new light rail Late 2014 stations Inner West More time with family z Precinct Development Plans drafted z Infrastructure Plan completed Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m over the next 20 years z Public Space improvement documentation completed z Award contract for Stage 1 Public Space improvements z Draft masterplans prepared 48 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

51 Stages 2 3 WestConnex will be progressively built over 10 years. Stage 2 will benefit those from south and south west of Sydney, along the M5 corridor, and for those accessing Sydney Airport and the port precinct. Stage 3 will complete the 33 km WestConnex route, providing a motorway standard corridor from Parramatta to the CBD, Sydney Airport and the city s south west for the first time. In addition the $400 million widening of the M5 West will be completed in 2014, which will provide significant easing of congestion for motorists to and from the city s south-west. Further to the WestConnex Business Case scope the NSW Government is currently undertaking planning for $282 million worth of key enabling works that will address known pinch point areas in and around Port Botany and Sydney Airport. This will be undertaken in parallel with Stage 1 of WestConnex. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 49

52 $20b economic in Australia to NSW 5.0 Stages 2 3 ggest sport project benefits 33km corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport ING CONGESTION 50 CONNECTING COMMUNITIES 5.1 Stage 2 M5 East Airport Link Better and more Stage 2 will provide increased capacity along the M5 East corridor and extend the motorway to St Peters. It will also include a new access link to for the people, Sydney businesses Airport area. and freight tta to Sydney Airport m nes saving Work is due to start in the second half of 2016, after the final route alignment has Up to 52 been determined. Community consultation will be carried out on alignment and access in early Stage 2 of WestConnex includes: traffic lights bypassed urban renewal zwidening the existing M5 East to 2x4 lanes between King Georges Road, Beverly Hills and Bexley Road. zan up to 6 km tunnel from St Peters to join the widened M5 East surface. Remove through traffic z from local areas za 2x3 lane surface and viaduct connection to St Peters and Burwood Sydney - CBD Airport. The M5 East Airport Link is expected to take around four years to complete, with major work starting in ing bus travel times 0 trucks ff Parramatta Road and into tunnel reliable trips Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary CREATING JOBS Almost 10,000 jobs M5 East duplication created By doubling the number of lanes in each direction from two to four, the M5 East will improve travel times and reliability for the 100,000 motorists who use this corridor every day. including 100s of along Parramatta Road It includes providing four lanes on the M5 East, apprenticeships including a dedicated eastbound lane from King Georges Road, removing the need to merge at this point. Key work includes: providing four lanes each way on the surface motorway of the M5 East in the existing corridor $12b in new homes and businesses zduplication of the M5 East twin tunnels, providing two lanes in each direction ending at St Peters, with the final route subject to further investigation and consultation. 98 % more passenger trips to or from Sydney Airport Stage 2 M5 East Airport Link Early 2014 Community consultation on alignment and access Mid 2014 Identify preferred option and lodge planning application Mid 2014 Commence environmental impact assessment (EIS) Late 2015 Display EIS and community consultation Early 2016 Lodge submissions report on EIS feedback Mid 2016 Planning approval decision Mid 2016 Start of design and construction Mid 2020 Stage 2 of WestConnex opens to traffic

53 5.1.2 Airport Link The Airport Link will provide a motorway connection to the Sydney Airport precinct from the duplicated M5 East and M4 South, when completed. It will allow for improved movement of freight to and from the Port Botany area and provide an express route between Western Sydney and Sydney Airport once WestConnex is completed. Key work includes: Western Sydney 3rd biggest economy in Australia za 1.5 km viaduct and surface motorway connection from WestConnex to the Sydney Airport precinct za connection near Canal Road, St Peters. 5.2 WestConnex supporting works M5 West widening Motorists will save up to an hour a week in travel times when the M5 West widening is completed in The $400 million project, funded by Interlink Roads and the NSW Government, widens 21 km of the M5 West motorway from Camden Valley Way at Prestons to King Georges Road at Beverly Hills with an additional lane in both directions. The M5 West widening will save the 100,000 motorists who use the road each day up to an hour a week while its construction has supported up to 500 jobs. The project includes: z22 new electronic message signs on the motorway and at critical intersections to provide better information for motorists z18 km of new and improved noise walls. The M5 Motorway carries a mix of passenger vehicles across the city, and freight and commercial vehicles accessing the airport and port precincts. As a result, it is congested for 10 hours a day. Expanding the M5 corridor (M5 West and M5 East motorways) will result in approximately $6 billion in travel time savings over a 30 year period. For the majority of motorists who use the motorway for shorter trips, such as those getting off at Fairford Road, as much as 10 minutes could be saved when heading east in the morning. WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 51

54 5.0 Stages 2 3 (continued) Port Botany and Sydney Airport enabling works Roads and Maritime Services is currently undertaking planning for key enabling works largely in parallel with Stage 1 of WestConnex. These upgrades will particularly benefit freight vehicle access between WestConnex and Port Botany. Key work includes: zgeneral Holmes Drive rail level crossing removal planning to replace the rail level crossing with a road underpass between General Holmes Drive and Botany Road to remove an operational slow point in the rail freight network zmill Pond Road traffic improvements to support increased taxi volumes and private bus operators accessing the Airport precinct and enhance connectivity for freight and commercial vehicles zjoyce Drive and General Holmes Drive widening to three lanes between O Riordan Street and Mill Pond Road to improve vehicle movements to and around the airport. WestConnex enabling works M5 East Dulwich Hill Arncliffe Sydenham Road Marsh Street Freight rail Passenger rail Passenger rail (tunnel) Inner West Light Rail Extension (opens 2014) Railway Station Light Rail stop President Avenue Princes Highway St Peters Airport Drive Sydney Airport Canal Road Campbell Road General Holmes Drive Alexandria O Riordan Street Mascot Joyce Drive and General Holmes Drive widen to six lanes between O Riordan Street and Mill Pond Road Botany Road Gardeners Road Botany Southern Cross Drive Rail level crossing remove and replace with a road underpass between General Holmes Drive and Botany Road Mill Pond Road implement traffic improvements Foreshore Road Port Botany Botany Bay 52 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary

55 biggest transport project in Australia $20b economic benefits to NSW 33km corridor linking Sydney s west, city, south and airport EASING CONGESTION Stage 3 M4 South (Haberfield to St Peters) 40 Late 2015 saving Concept design display community consultation Mid 2016 Lodge planning application Parramatta to Sydney Airport Mid 2016 Commence environmental impact assessment (EIS) Up to 52 Late 2017 Display EIS and community consultation Late 2017 Lodge submissions report on traffic EIS feedback lights Mid 2018 Planning approval decision 10kmLate 2018 Start of design and construction bus lanes bypassed Mid 2023 Almost halving bus travel times Stage 3 of WestConnex opens to traffic Burwood - CBD CONNECTING COMMUNITIES 5.3 Stage 3 M4 South (Haberfield to St Peters) Stage 3 will deliver a motorway tunnel with three lanes in each direction between Stage 1 and Stage 2. Better and more reliable trips It will generally follow the Parramatta Road corridor before heading south near Camperdown. Further design work is being carried out to develop the route and connection locations. for people, businesses and freight Major work is due to start in Key work includes: za new 8.5 km 2x3 lane tunnel from urban renewal Haberfield to St Peters, near Sydney Airport via Camperdown zthis will link Stages along 1 and Parramatta 2 and complete Road the 33 km WestConnex network. Remove through traffic from local areas CREATING JOBS including 100s of Almost 10,000 jobs created Western Sydney 3rd biggest apprenticeships economy in Australia $12b Estimated Faster and in new homes and businesses WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary 53

56 ights sed l times od - CBD ks Road nto tunnel References along Parramatta Road Remove through traffic 1 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p74 from local areas 2 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p105 3 Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy p19 4 Infrastructure NSW, NSW State Infrastructure Strategy, p30 5 Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney, p43 6 Infrastructure NSW, State Infrastructure Strategy, p19 7 Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney, p20, 42 and 43 8 Bureau of Transport Statistics, Travel Zone Employment Forecasts, August 2012 Release 9 Ernst and Young, Port Botany Sydney Airport Precinct Scoping Study, Prepared for Infrastructure NSW, December Bureau of Transport Statistics, Travel Zone Employment Forecasts, August 2012 Release Faster and more regular bus services on Parramatta Road 11 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan (p168), Joint Study on Aviation Capacity in the Sydney Region (p158) and Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy p24 12 Bureau of Transport Statistics, Travel Zone Employment Forecasts, August 2012 Release 13 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy, p29 15 Bureau of Transport Statistics, Travel Zone Population and Dwelling Forecasts, August 2012 Release including 100s of apprenticeships 16 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p117 WestConnex Building for the future 17 Sydney Ports Corporation, Origin Destination Import Container Comparisons and Forecasts Working Paper 3 March 2011 $12b in new homes and businesses 18 Draft NSW Freight and Ports Strategy p7 19 Transport for NSW, Commercial Number Plate Survey, August Bureau of Transport Statistics, Light Commercial Vehicle Forecasts (September 2012). Sydney is defined as the Sydney Statistical Division excluding Central Coast. Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) are defined as a broad range of vehicles that includes direct movements of goods for commercial purposes ( Light Goods Vehicles ) and movements of goods which are used for commercial operations but are not themselves for sale e.g. tools of trade ( Service Vehicles ). 21 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan, p74 22 Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney, p43 23 Bureau of Transport Statistics, Transfigures February 2012, p4 24 Transurban 2012, Energy Efficiency Case Study: Overnight Tunnel Ventilation Shutdown CityLink Domain Tunnel biggest 98 % transport project in Australia 25 Roads and Maritime Services, Average Daily Traffic Counts more passenger trips to or from Sydney Airport EASING CONGESTION Printed on Revive made from 100% recycled fibre and certified carbon neutral. $20b economic benefits to NSW CONNECTING COMMUNITIES 3 co linking Sydne CR Line opens 2014 rail er West More time with better family and more reliable trips to or from Sydney Airport saving 40 Sydney s population to rise by 1.3m Parramatta over the next to Sydney 20 yearsairport Better and more reliable trips for people, businesses and freight 54 WestConnex Business Case Executive Summary Up to 52 traffic lights urban renewal along Parramatta Road including appre

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