❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding planning and infrastructure, specifically concerning bus services, the Mandurah rail line project, and Kwinana Freeway traffic. The Minister provides detailed responses on passenger numbers, project cost escalation, traffic management during construction, and bus lane plans.
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Can the Minister provide the following information -
(1) Peak hours bus travelling time from Murdoch to CBD?
(2) Number of bus passengers boarding at Murdoch and other entry points towards Perth CBD in morning peak hours?
(3) What is the inflation factor used to adjust estimated cost of Mandurah rail line project to allow for the two year delay and the monetary value of that escalation?
(4) What is the anticipated impact on Kwinana Freeway traffic flows during construction period?
(5) Does the indication in the new master plan of a dedicated bus service on the Freeway from Canning Bridge mean a dedicated lane for buses?
(6) Will the Minister table the report into the modelling for the new travel forecasts underpinning the Freeway option?
(1) Peak hours bus travelling time from Murdoch to CBD?
(2) Number of bus passengers boarding at Murdoch and other entry points towards Perth CBD in morning peak hours?
(3) What is the inflation factor used to adjust estimated cost of Mandurah rail line project to allow for the two year delay and the monetary value of that escalation?
(4) What is the anticipated impact on Kwinana Freeway traffic flows during construction period?
(5) Does the indication in the new master plan of a dedicated bus service on the Freeway from Canning Bridge mean a dedicated lane for buses?
(6) Will the Minister table the report into the modelling for the new travel forecasts underpinning the Freeway option?
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Answered
11 December 2002
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
76 days
(2) 7200 passengers use the Kwinana Freeway bus-lanes in the morning peak period 7 am to 9 am. This includes passengers travelling in either direction on a wide range of services from as far south as Mandurah, Rockingham, Kwinana and bus services joining the Kwinana Freeway at Beeliar Drive, South Street, Leach and Canning Highways. The average weekday number of bus passengers specifically boarding buses at Murdoch Park n Ride and travelling to the City Busport is 697. (Week: 26 August to 30 August). The projected all-day weekday boardings at the future Murdoch Rail Station is 4,980. (3) The previous Government's budget, including the Kenwick deviation and Stage 2 of the Kwinana Freeway Bus Lane Project, was $1.217 billion in July 1998-99 values as outlined in the original south west metropolitan railway master plan and the northern suburbs transit system master plan. There was a requirement to escalate the project to take inflation into account. The escalation factor agreed with Treasury is the adjusted consumer price index, which is forecast by Treasury for forward years. The calculated amount of escalation is $168 million. The amounts shown below are the amounts of escalation calculated on the works for the years in which the works are carried out. The escalation is calculated up to the point at which a contract with a fixed sum is awarded. The escalation does not apply to contracts already let or works completed. Examples are railcar contract and depots; stage 1 of the Kenwick tunnel; the Kwinana Freeway interchange and extension works; pre-works, land acquisition, and project management and design works carried out up to 2002.The adjusted CPI rates used by Treasury in calculating the amount of escalation for each year and the calculated amount of escalation impact for construction works occurring in each year are as follows: Year Escalation Rate (Adjusted CPI) Escalation Amount $ Millions for works 1998/99 1.8% 0 1999/00 2.3% 0 2000/01 2.5% 4.7 2001/02 2.75% 5.2 2002/03 3.0% 21.5 2003/04 3.0% 22.3 2004/05 2.75% 29.0 2005/06 2.75% 52.0 2006/07 2.75% 33.3 TOTAL $168.0 (4) A management plan to optimise the construction of railway and minimise disruption to traffic is currently being developed. The objective is to limit the time to build the rail tracks, and signalling and communications systems between the Mt Henry and Narrows Bridges and minimise the traffic disruption during this period. The vast majority of the railway work between Canning Bridge and the Narrows Bridge will be undertaken within the concrete barriers currently in place for the Bus Lane. This will reduce potential disruption on this section of the Kwinana Freeway to a minimum. (5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(3) The previous Government's budget, including the Kenwick deviation and Stage 2 of the Kwinana Freeway Bus Lane Project, was $1.217 billion in July 1998-99 values as outlined in the original south west metropolitan railway master plan and the northern suburbs transit system master plan. There was a requirement to escalate the project to take inflation into account. The escalation factor agreed with Treasury is the adjusted consumer price index, which is forecast by Treasury for forward years. The calculated amount of escalation is $168 million. The amounts shown below are the amounts of escalation calculated on the works for the years in which the works are carried out. The escalation is calculated up to the point at which a contract with a fixed sum is awarded. The escalation does not apply to contracts already let or works completed. Examples are railcar contract and depots; stage 1 of the Kenwick tunnel; the Kwinana Freeway interchange and extension works; pre-works, land acquisition, and project management and design works carried out up to 2002.The adjusted CPI rates used by Treasury in calculating the amount of escalation for each year and the calculated amount of escalation impact for construction works occurring in each year are as follows: Year Escalation Rate (Adjusted CPI) Escalation Amount $ Millions for works 1998/99 1.8% 0 1999/00 2.3% 0 2000/01 2.5% 4.7 2001/02 2.75% 5.2 2002/03 3.0% 21.5 2003/04 3.0% 22.3 2004/05 2.75% 29.0 2005/06 2.75% 52.0 2006/07 2.75% 33.3 TOTAL $168.0 (4) A management plan to optimise the construction of railway and minimise disruption to traffic is currently being developed. The objective is to limit the time to build the rail tracks, and signalling and communications systems between the Mt Henry and Narrows Bridges and minimise the traffic disruption during this period. The vast majority of the railway work between Canning Bridge and the Narrows Bridge will be undertaken within the concrete barriers currently in place for the Bus Lane. This will reduce potential disruption on this section of the Kwinana Freeway to a minimum. (5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(4) A management plan to optimise the construction of railway and minimise disruption to traffic is currently being developed. The objective is to limit the time to build the rail tracks, and signalling and communications systems between the Mt Henry and Narrows Bridges and minimise the traffic disruption during this period. The vast majority of the railway work between Canning Bridge and the Narrows Bridge will be undertaken within the concrete barriers currently in place for the Bus Lane. This will reduce potential disruption on this section of the Kwinana Freeway to a minimum. (5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(3) The previous Government's budget, including the Kenwick deviation and Stage 2 of the Kwinana Freeway Bus Lane Project, was $1.217 billion in July 1998-99 values as outlined in the original south west metropolitan railway master plan and the northern suburbs transit system master plan. There was a requirement to escalate the project to take inflation into account. The escalation factor agreed with Treasury is the adjusted consumer price index, which is forecast by Treasury for forward years. The calculated amount of escalation is $168 million. The amounts shown below are the amounts of escalation calculated on the works for the years in which the works are carried out. The escalation is calculated up to the point at which a contract with a fixed sum is awarded. The escalation does not apply to contracts already let or works completed. Examples are railcar contract and depots; stage 1 of the Kenwick tunnel; the Kwinana Freeway interchange and extension works; pre-works, land acquisition, and project management and design works carried out up to 2002.The adjusted CPI rates used by Treasury in calculating the amount of escalation for each year and the calculated amount of escalation impact for construction works occurring in each year are as follows: Year Escalation Rate (Adjusted CPI) Escalation Amount $ Millions for works 1998/99 1.8% 0 1999/00 2.3% 0 2000/01 2.5% 4.7 2001/02 2.75% 5.2 2002/03 3.0% 21.5 2003/04 3.0% 22.3 2004/05 2.75% 29.0 2005/06 2.75% 52.0 2006/07 2.75% 33.3 TOTAL $168.0 (4) A management plan to optimise the construction of railway and minimise disruption to traffic is currently being developed. The objective is to limit the time to build the rail tracks, and signalling and communications systems between the Mt Henry and Narrows Bridges and minimise the traffic disruption during this period. The vast majority of the railway work between Canning Bridge and the Narrows Bridge will be undertaken within the concrete barriers currently in place for the Bus Lane. This will reduce potential disruption on this section of the Kwinana Freeway to a minimum. (5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(4) A management plan to optimise the construction of railway and minimise disruption to traffic is currently being developed. The objective is to limit the time to build the rail tracks, and signalling and communications systems between the Mt Henry and Narrows Bridges and minimise the traffic disruption during this period. The vast majority of the railway work between Canning Bridge and the Narrows Bridge will be undertaken within the concrete barriers currently in place for the Bus Lane. This will reduce potential disruption on this section of the Kwinana Freeway to a minimum. (5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(5) No. There will be dedicated on and off ramps for the buses at Canning Bridge, and dedicated bus lanes north and south bound from approximately just south of Judd Street to the Narrows Bridge. This traffic priority measure will provide maximum benefit at critical congestion points. (6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
(6) Copies of 'A Working Paper on the Modelling Patronage Forecasts for the South West Metropolitan Railway' and 'Notes on the Modelling Processes for Spectre 1.3 and Spectre 2.0, Their Differences and the Impact on Rail Patronage Forecasting for the South West Metropolitan Railway' have been provided to the Member for Carine. These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
These Reports, read in conjunction with the Supplementary Master Plan for the fast, direct route, clearly outline the basis upon which the patronage projections were made. A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
A thorough explaination of the modelling process will be included in a report currently under preparation as part of the normal appendices to the Supplementary Master Plan. The report will be made available as soon as it has been completed.
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