options that Infrastructure Victoria considered Based upon the evidence available to Infrastructure Victoria, this option has been filtered out for this need at this stage. An option for Bendigo-Ballarat-Geelong rail service (BBG) was considered. The feasibility study by Public Transport Victoria has suggested this connection would be better served by buses. Is any evidence that would make us reconsider our assessment? Concepts requiring further development These options may have merit, but are either not well developed enough to undertake a full assessment, or are sufficiently developed but have not yet been assessed against this need. Driverless freight vehicles (DFV) Support the deployment of driverless freight – vehicles, including facilitating trials of driverless technologies. Melbourne Airport new road link (MAN) Construct a new road from the M80 to the – west of Melbourne Airport to connect with the freight precinct, improve travel and reliability for road freight vehicles. New port (NCP) Construct a new port to complement the Port of Melbourne and meet – demand to import goods into Victoria. Regional rail eastern corridor dedicated rail (RRE1) Build dedicated regional – rail tracks on the south-east corridor to separate regional passengers and freight from metropolitan trains. Regional rail electrification (RRE2) Electrification of passenger rail services to – Geelong (Sunshine to Waurn Ponds), Ballarat (Sunshine to Wendouree) and Bendigo (Sunshine to Epsom and Eaglehawk) to increase line capacity and reliability. Regional rail gauge standardisation (RRG) Convert the remainder of the regional – rail network across Victoria, including the passenger network, from broad gauge to standard gauge. Western intermodal freight terminal (WIF) Develop a new interstate terminal and – freight precinct at Truganina in Melbourne’s west as well as a rail link to the interstate rail freight network. What are your thoughts on these concepts that require further development? Is there information or issues we should consider in examining these concepts?
options that Infrastructure Victoria considered Based upon the evidence available to Infrastructure Victoria, this option has been filtered out for this need at this stage. An option for Bendigo-Ballarat-Geelong rail service (BBG) was considered. The feasibility study by Public Transport Victoria has suggested this connection would be better served by buses. Is any evidence that would make us reconsider our assessment? Concepts requiring further development These options may have merit, but are either not well developed enough to undertake a full assessment, or are sufficiently developed but have not yet been assessed against this need. Driverless freight vehicles (DFV) – Support the deployment of driverless freight vehicles, including facilitating trials of driverless technologies. Melbourne Airport new road link (MAN) – Construct a new road from the M80 to the west of Melbourne Airport to connect with the freight precinct, improve travel and reliability for road freight vehicles. New port (NCP) – Construct a new port to complement the Port of Melbourne and meet demand to import goods into Victoria. Regional rail eastern corridor dedicated rail (RRE1) – Build dedicated regional rail tracks on the south-east corridor to separate regional passengers and freight from metropolitan trains. Regional rail electrification (RRE2) – Electrification of passenger rail services to Geelong (Sunshine to Waurn Ponds), Ballarat (Sunshine to Wendouree) and Bendigo (Sunshine to Epsom and Eaglehawk) to increase line capacity and reliability. Regional rail gauge standardisation (RRG) – Convert the remainder of the regional rail network across Victoria, including the passenger network, from broad gauge to standard gauge. Western intermodal freight terminal (WIF) – Develop a new interstate terminal and freight precinct at Truganina in Melbourne’s west as well as a rail link to the interstate rail freight network. What are your thoughts on these concepts that require further development? Is there information or issues we should consider in examining these concepts?
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