Liaison Group 7 November 2018 Introduction JIM WILLIAMSON - CHAIR - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

West Community Liaison Group

7 November 2018

JIM WILLIAMSON - CHAIR

Introduction

Time Item Topic 5:30pm 1 Welcome, introductions and apologies and actions from previous meeting 5:40pm 2 Project Update 6:45pm 3 Tea break 7.00pm 4 Presentation of project videos and photos 7.10pm 5 Member feedback and questions 7.25pm 6 Action summary and close 7.30pm 7 Meeting close

ANTHONY HAVERS WEST GATE TUNNEL AUTHORITY

WGTA Update

Caretaker conventions

• Issued by the Department of Premier and Cabinet
• Started: 6pm on Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018
• End: When the election result is clear
• Guidelines on handling government business during the 2018 State

Election period

• Available on Department of Premier and Cabinet's website at

www.dpc.vic.gov.au/caretaker

Charles Fairbairn CPBJH Joint Venture

Cycling, Walking and Pedestrian Update

More than a road

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Reducing conflicts between trucks + local road users

• 14km of new +

improved walking + cycling paths

• 2.5km elevated

veloway 9 hectares of new open space including parks + wetlands

New and upgraded paths to make cycling safer

New and upgraded paths to make cycling safer

• New off-road path between Fogarty

Avenue and Hyde Street

• A new bridge over Whitehall Street will

create a link between Yarraville Gardens and the Maribyrnong River

• Upgraded cycling facilities along Hyde

Street from Somerville Road

• A new bridge over Footscray Road and

a new pedestrian and cycling bridge at Dynon Road

Charles Fairbairn CPBJH Joint Venture

Construction Update

Current and upcoming works

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Fogarty Avenue / The Avenue Williamstown Road interchange Millers Road interchange Temporary noise walls / Muir Street walking and cycling bridge Freeway widening and temporary noise walls Temporary noise walls / Rosala Avenue walking and cycling bridge

Williamstown Road interchange

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Williamstown Road interchange continued

• Building the permanent inbound exit ramp at

Williamstown Road

• Removal of existing noise wall – end of

Williamstown Road inbound exit ramp

• Widening the inbound bridge (freeway) over

Williamstown Road

• Excavation of the shaft for the sewer relocation

works across Williamstown Road interchange

• Widening the West Gate Freeway centre

median

Williamstown Road freeway bridge widening works (looking West)

November/December

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Williamtown Road interchange continued

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Williamstown Road bridge widening (over freeway)

• Night time closures of the West Gate Freeway to jack up the existing bridge

beams and replace the bearings

• Night time closures of Williamstown Road to lift new concrete beams into place
• Concrete pour to join the existing bridge to the newly constructed bridge

Traffic switch late November

• The inbound carriageway will be switched onto newly constructed lane on the

approach to Williamstown Road bridge over the freeway

November/December

Fogarty Avenue

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Fogarty Avenue continued

• Temporary noise wall installation
• Temporary noise walls will be installed on

Fogarty Avenue between the Hockey Club and Wembley Avenue

• Existing noise walls will be removed once

temporary noise walls installed

• Temporary noise walls will remain in place

until construction of the new noise walls are complete November – mid 2019

Installing foundations for the noise walls

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Fogarty Avenue / The Avenue

November/December

Fogarty Avenue

• 66kV relocation works are ongoing
• Stormwater drainage started in late

October (completed in stages) – deeper and wider trenches required

• Current stage - closure of Fogarty

Avenue / The Avenue until end of November Newport Rail bridge (The Avenue) Preparatory works to start in late November including:

• Vegetation removal
• Setting up traffic barriers
• Piling and excavation works

Trenching works on Fogarty Avenue

South of the West Gate Freeway

November/December

• Piling works for new permanent noise
• walls between Williamstown Road

(Melbourne Road) and Newport Rail line

• Piling works for new Muir Street walking

and cycling bridge

• Installation of temporary noise wall

between Williamstown Road (Melbourne Road) and the Newport Rail line continuing

Temporary noise walls

Millers Road interchange

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Millers Road interchange continued

Widening Millers Road underneath the freeway

• New southbound lane underneath the freeway
• Work switches to building the additional northbound lane later this year

Building temporary and permanent ramps

• Millers Road temporary inbound and outbound exit ramps
• Millers Road permanent inbound entry ramp

Tree removal

• Millers Road outbound exit ramp and sections along Beevers Street

Beevers Street

• 66kv relocation works still in planning phase

November/December

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Millers Road interchange continued

Walking and cycling bridge – Rosala Avenue / Richards Court

• Setting up site in reserve near Buchanan Road

through to Primula Avenue

• Piling works for foundation of walking and cycling

bridge

• Rosala Avenue pedestrian overpass will remain
• pen during these works

Installation of temporary noise walls

• Adjacent to residential fences from the reserve

near Buchanan Road through to Millers Road

• Millers Road outbound exit ramp and sections

along Beevers Street

Paringa Road works began in late September

• Long-term closure of Paringa Road from Millers

Road

• Gas and telecommunication relocations

underway

Long term closure of Paringa Road from Millers Road

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West Gate Freeway - Chambers Road to Grieve Parade

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West Gate Freeway - Chambers Road to Grieve Parade

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• Local road closures
• Widening works in this area require

some temporary road closures to be put in place between:

• Freemans Road;
• Misten Avenue;
• Rosala Avenue; and
• Irwin Avenue.

Access to all properties will be maintained although some properties will experience changes to the way they access their property.

• Temporary and new noise walls
• Installing a temporary noise wall between

Freemans Road and Chambers Road

• Removing the existing noise wall following

the installation of the temporary noise wall

• Foundations for the new permanent noise

wall with piling starting early next year

November/December

Postponed works

• 220kv power line works, monopole

installation and Muir Street pedestrian

• verpass
• Temporary closure of the pedestrian
• verpass connecting Muir Street and

Fogarty Avenue has been postponed

• Enabling the safe relocation of high

voltage power lines

• Working with AusNet on determining

the best time to complete these works.

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Keeping communities informed

101 incoming calls and emails 3 notifications delivered to 1130 properties 8 face to face meetings 8 door knocking events 79 incoming calls and emails 8 notifications delivered to 350 properties 8 face to face meetings 8 door knocking events

SEPTEMBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018

Who are we hearing from?

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Fogarty Avenue 11% of enquires Millers Road 11% of enquires Williamstown Road 8% of enquires Beevers Street 7% of enquires

Other queries relate to property condition surveys and traffic updates

Employment and learning opportunities

Group Commitment Outcome to 31 October 2018 Comment Women 400 – 600 525 230 CPBJH JV 181 AJJV 114 subcontractors Retrenched automotive workers 100 – 150 10 Significant opportunity in construction roles yet to commence People seeking asylum and new migrants (less than 52 weeks) 35 – 50 142 The achievement is 300% of the stretch target People who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander 80 -90 40 People living with disability 30 – 40 13 Students in juvenile detention (SWPL) 10 – 15 Yet to commence Students from disadvantaged backgrounds (SWPL) 20 – 25 Yet to commence

DAVID CLEMENTS TRANSURBAN

Presentation of project videos and photos

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West Gate Freeway

10+ km

• f traffic safety barriers

New inbound

exit ramp

Relocating

utilities

Extensive works to remove

25 gantries + 78 light poles

West Gate Freeway

West Gate Freeway

Widening works underway

West Gate Freeway

Tunnels

Getting ready to ship first TBM

THANK YOU