Dr Peter Adams - Wagga Wagga City Council - Development of the Riverina Intermodal Freight &...

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Australia’s premier conference for the freight industry took place in Melbourne from 9-10 September. The expansive program covered issues critical to the continued sustainability of the industry. For more information about the event, please visit http://bit.ly/1uZWJSz

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A  Loca'on  of  Significant  Importance  

Wagga  Wagga  is  a  prime  loca.on  on  major  road,  rail,  air  and  telecommunica.on  infrastructure  

Central,  strategic  loca.on  with  access  to  road,  rail  and  air  transport  to  all  major  ci.es  and  beyond  

Why  an  intermodal  project?  

•  Look  15  years  ahead…  

•  Safety  issues  –  intersec.ons  &  level  crossing  •  Economic  development  project  •  Broad  based  economic  drivers/enablers  

• Supply  chain  • Airport  opera.on  (connec.vity  &  commercial)  • Educa.on  • Health  • High  speed  broadband  

•  Craig  James  –  Commsec  • “Focus  on  opportuni.es  NOT  risks”  • “Focus  on  growth  NOT  costs”  

Bomen  Business  Park  

Major  components  

Enabling  road  infrastructure  including:  • Eunony  Bridge    Road  devia.on  • Underpass  under  mainline  • East  Bomen  Road  extension  • Byrnes  Road  devia.on    

Master  siding  

Bulk  Terminal  

Container  Terminal    

Land  acquisi.ons    

Final  scope  and  project  costs  to  be  determined  in  consulta3on  with  the  private  sector  

Current  ac'vi'es  

•  Nego.a.ons  with  preferred  proponent    

•  Con.nued  industry  consulta.on,  inc.  key  bulk  and  containerised  

freight  customers  

•  NSW  State  Government  addi.onal  funding  opportuni.es  

•  Federal  Government  funding  nego.a.ons  

•  Due  diligence  

Contacts  

Dr  Peter  Adams  

Director  Commercial  &  Economic  Development  

02  6926  9130  (direct),  02  6926  9131  (office)  

adams.peter@wagga.nsw.gov.au  

Wagga  Wagga  City  Council  –  www.wagga.nsw.gov.au  

Business  Wagga  Wagga  –  www.businesswaggawagga.com.au  

Riverina  Intermodal  Freight  and  Logis.cs  Project  –  www.yoursaywagga.com.au/rifl