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Adelaide’s Missing North-South Link

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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

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How do we measure up?

Adelaide’s competitiveness is declining

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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

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Adelaide’s pattern of development is exacerbating the problem

Arc of opportunity

Decline of manufacturing in the south

3 regions

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Moving people & freight NS

80% of freight is local -road based

Noarlunga to Gawler -64 sets of traffic lights

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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)

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Preferred route

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Extension to Victor Harbour

A major accident hotspot

Alternative sources of funding proposed

A stimulus to development and tourism

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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

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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

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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