Developing Melbourne Metro Options to increase Melbourne’s rail capacity have been under development for several years. Following extensive transport planning and a comprehensive assessment process, substantial new investment in rail infrastructure delivered through Melbourne Metro has been assessed as – – the best solution to providing the uplift in public transport capacity needed to support Melbourne’s needs over the coming decades. Melbourne Metro was also assessed as being the most cost-effective way to expand the core of the rail network while also providing for further capacity uplifts in the future. Once Melbourne Metro was identified as the preferred solution, vertical and horizontal alignment options and potential train station locations were identified, developed and assessed. The criteria used for this assessment included customer experience (such as ease of interchange between transport modes), transport system outcomes (such as the reliability and frequency of services), disruption (such as the impacts during construction on the transport network, open spaces, residences and businesses) and cost (such as construction, operation and property costs and value for money). These assessments carried out in collaboration with Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and other stakeholders have progressively refined and improved the design of Melbourne Metro to avoid major adverse impacts and achieve the greatest potential benefits from the project. Particular attention has been given to reducing disruption in central Melbourne and to moving construction activities in and out of the CBD as quickly as possible. Planning for Melbourne Metro Melbourne Metro is being assessed under the Environment Effects Act 1978, which provides for the assessment of projects that the Minister for Planning has determined could have a significant effect on the environment. The EES On 2 September 2015, the Minister for Planning determined that the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA), as the project proponent, must prepare an EES to allow the Minister to assess the environmental effects of the works proposed to be carried out for the project. The Minister’s reasons for the determination included the potential impacts of a large scale infrastructure construction project in an intensely developed urban area and the importance of subjecting the project to a robust and transparent assessment of the potential environmental effects and the effectiveness of measures to manage and mitigate these effects.
Developing Melbourne Metro Options to increase Melbourne’s rail capacity have been under development for several years. Following extensive transport planning and a comprehensive assessment process, substantial new investment in rail infrastructure – delivered through Melbourne Metro – has been assessed as the best solution to providing the uplift in public transport capacity needed to support Melbourne’s needs over the coming decades. Melbourne Metro was also assessed as being the most cost-effective way to expand the core of the rail network while also providing for further capacity uplifts in the future. Once Melbourne Metro was identified as the preferred solution, vertical and horizontal alignment options and potential train station locations were identified, developed and assessed. The criteria used for this assessment included customer experience (such as ease of interchange between transport modes), transport system outcomes (such as the reliability and frequency of services), disruption (such as the impacts during construction on the transport network, open spaces, residences and businesses) and cost (such as construction, operation and property costs and value for money). These assessments carried out in collaboration with Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and other stakeholders have progressively refined and improved the design of Melbourne Metro to avoid major adverse impacts and achieve the greatest potential benefits from the project. Particular attention has been given to reducing disruption in central Melbourne and to moving construction activities in and out of the CBD as quickly as possible. Planning for Melbourne Metro Melbourne Metro is being assessed under the Environment Effects Act 1978, which provides for the assessment of projects that the Minister for Planning has determined could have a significant effect on the environment. The EES On 2 September 2015, the Minister for Planning determined that the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA), as the project proponent, must prepare an EES to allow the Minister to assess the environmental effects of the works proposed to be carried out for the project. The Minister’s reasons for the determination included the potential impacts of a large scale infrastructure construction project in an intensely developed urban area and the importance of subjecting the project to a robust and transparent assessment of the potential environmental effects and the effectiveness of measures to manage and mitigate these effects.
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