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Adelaide’s Missing North-South Link. Adelaide’s Transport Challenge. Our transport system must deliver strategic outcomes Improve Adelaide’s competitiveness Stimulate economic activity Reduce social inequality by improving access to major activity centres, employment and education
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Adelaide’s Transport Challenge Our transport system must deliver strategic outcomes • Improve Adelaide’s competitiveness • Stimulate economic activity • Reduce social inequality by improving access to major activity centres, employment and education • Integrate with land-use planning
How do we measure up? Adelaide’s competitiveness is declining
How do we measure up? • Outer freeways in place in south and SE • PRX will give link to port • Inner ring route: improved amenity limited economic impact But moving people and freight NS remains a problem Recent investment in Road infrastructure
Adelaide’s pattern of development is exacerbating the problem • Arc of opportunity • Decline of manufacturing in the south • 3 regions
Moving people & freight NS • 80% of freight is local -road based • Noarlunga to Gawler -64 sets of traffic lights
Solving the problem would.. • Deliver travel time improvements of 26 minutes • Make SA competitive - nationally • Savings to motorist of $3.00 to $4.50 in fuel alone • Overall benefits to SA economy of $1.6 billion (NPV)
Solving the problem would.. • Improve environmental conditions • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Reduce noise • Improve safety • Social & financial impacts • Generate up to 3,000 construction jobs and 5,000 permanent jobs
CAR’s North South Link • 62 km long 2-3 lane motorway • Linking Gawler to Noarlunga • $1.3 billion cost • $900m private sector funding • Minimal net govt contribution • Comparable with similar projects elsewhere in Australia
Tolls • Only on newly constructed roads • Other alternative routes available. • Fully electronically tolled • Interoperable nationally. • Improves traffic flow – no interruptions. • Increases flexibility and revenue capture. • A way of life in other states • Acceptance - other alternatives available. • Typical toll of $2.50 one way (max$5.00). • More than off set by the direct cost savings to the motorist.
Preferred Route • 6 options evaluated • Preferred route • Least residences effected • Reduced capital cost • Good connection with existing roads and CBD • Links with current TSA initiatives • (Port River Expressway, Southern Expressway, Inner Ring route) • Local impacts offset by wider benefits
Extension to Victor Harbour • A major accident hotspot • Alternative sources of funding proposed • A stimulus to development and tourism
Funding • PPP provides model for private sector involvement • $450m required from government • Project meets criteria for Federal funding • SA Government investment • $200 million - Over 4 years
Can we afford to defer this project? • Land acquisition more difficult & costly • Freight task predicted to double by 2024 • Risk of losing more business to interstate • A lost opportunity: clear signal to potential investors
Next steps • Government support needed • To be included in State Infrastructure Plan • Complete Joint TSA studies • Confirm cost assumptions • Confirm route options • CAR Role • Build public awareness • Engage DOTARs