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$1 billion project cost ... they surely must be in fairyland! Such a project with 25-30km of new track would have price tag between $4-6 billion with the amount of viaducts and tunnels that would need to be built. It would be near impossible to build a business case to support this expenditure.Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:42 amShould probably go in Visions though:
SA transport expert Luigi Rossi proposes $1bn superfast train from Adelaide to Mt Barker
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout ... 8869ba275b
A SUPERFAST rail link from Adelaide to Mt Barker would relieve travel woes for motorists, capitalise on tourism and prepare for population growth, according to a South Australian transport expert.
Former senior Transport Department bureaucrat Luigi Rossi, who has guided some of the state’s biggest infrastructure projects, has proposed a $1 billion fast rail connecting the city to the Hills, taking just 22 minutes and reaching a maximum speed of 160km/h.
Mr Rossi spoke at Mount Barker Council on Monday night about the renaissance of rail needed as the South Eastern Freeway neared its capacity.
“We see this as far more than a just a public transport project, we see this driving economic growth, housing affordability and lifestyle,” he said.
There were two options proposed for a rail link to Mt Barker. The first included using the existing rail corridor from Belair to Mt Barker and removing freight trains.
It would cost $50-$100 million with a travel time of 50 minutes. That cheapest option would be reliant on the Northern Freight Bypass being completed.
If it was upgraded to allow for tilting trains it would cost $250-$300 million, although speeds would still be restricted because of bends in the route.
The second and more beneficial option, according to Mr Rossi, was for a new rail corridor to deviate after Mitcham station and follow Brownhill Creek, including construction of viaducts.
The South Eastern Freeway’s median strip would then be used from Stirling right through to Mt Barker, with a total project cost estimated at $1 billion.
Engineer and project proponent Edwin Michell told the meeting: “This is a very achievable engineering project and well within the capability of what has been achieved already in Australia and SA”.
The council will consider funding a feasibility study for the project in the next two months.
You seem to think this is merely a pipe-dream proposal... Hence your comparison to the CBD rail tunnel. As it has been said, the S/E Freeway is nearing it's capacity and something needs to be considered to ease that pressure.ml69 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:48 pm$1 billion project cost ... they surely must be in fairyland! Such a project with 25-30km of new track would have price tag between $4-6 billion with the amount of viaducts and tunnels that would need to be built. It would be near impossible to build a business case to support this expenditure.Nathan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:42 amShould probably go in Visions though:
SA transport expert Luigi Rossi proposes $1bn superfast train from Adelaide to Mt Barker
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout ... 8869ba275b
A SUPERFAST rail link from Adelaide to Mt Barker would relieve travel woes for motorists, capitalise on tourism and prepare for population growth, according to a South Australian transport expert.
Former senior Transport Department bureaucrat Luigi Rossi, who has guided some of the state’s biggest infrastructure projects, has proposed a $1 billion fast rail connecting the city to the Hills, taking just 22 minutes and reaching a maximum speed of 160km/h.
Mr Rossi spoke at Mount Barker Council on Monday night about the renaissance of rail needed as the South Eastern Freeway neared its capacity.
“We see this as far more than a just a public transport project, we see this driving economic growth, housing affordability and lifestyle,” he said.
There were two options proposed for a rail link to Mt Barker. The first included using the existing rail corridor from Belair to Mt Barker and removing freight trains.
It would cost $50-$100 million with a travel time of 50 minutes. That cheapest option would be reliant on the Northern Freight Bypass being completed.
If it was upgraded to allow for tilting trains it would cost $250-$300 million, although speeds would still be restricted because of bends in the route.
The second and more beneficial option, according to Mr Rossi, was for a new rail corridor to deviate after Mitcham station and follow Brownhill Creek, including construction of viaducts.
The South Eastern Freeway’s median strip would then be used from Stirling right through to Mt Barker, with a total project cost estimated at $1 billion.
Engineer and project proponent Edwin Michell told the meeting: “This is a very achievable engineering project and well within the capability of what has been achieved already in Australia and SA”.
The council will consider funding a feasibility study for the project in the next two months.
Much better to build a CBD rail tunnel if we were going to spend that kind of money.
https://www.magic1059.com.au/news/local ... goes-aheadSeven councils are fighting the bypass option, proposing instead an alternate plan for a double lane highway through the town and further improvements to a nearby “crash corner”, off the Copper Coast Highway.
The solution, costing about $60 million instead of $180m for the bypass, is expected to ease congestion around the town and at the corner, during long weekends and special holidays.
Wakefield Regional Council Chief Executive Jason Kuchel, says the sheer cost of the proposed bypass is one of the reasons why the government has not built it and probably would not do it for a few decades.
Don't know, but just from looking at the satellite view I'd expect that land to have a few hundred homes on at some point, and wouldn't be surprised if a shopping centre ends up in there as well.
I'm guessing Chairman Rau has said yes to more urban sprawl and a local shopping centre
I think I saw something about the Liberal candidate for Taylor campaigning for that roundabout. Nobody has mentioned the Curtis Road level crossing, and certainly not a new one at Tiver /Gordon Road. Labor proposes a new level crossing removal authority, but only mentioned seven, nothing like the fifty to be removed inMelbourne.