Terry Chapman, WestConnex Stage 1

Project Director

WestConnex

Planning context

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WestConnex

indicative alignment

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Delivery Timeline

Stage 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Stage

1

M4 Widening

Bu

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M4 East

Stage

2

New M5

New M5 King

Georges Road

Interchange

Upgrade

Stage

3

M4-M5 Link

Pre-construction (Environmental assessments, community consultation and planning approval, land acquisition, contract procurement)

Detailed design and construction approval, land acquisition, contract procurement

Route options development

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M4 Widening overview

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M4 Widening update

Pile

foundation

construction,

Duck River

Gantry

cranes in

precast yard

Lime stabilisation of subgrade

Contract awarded to Rizzani Leighton in

December 2014.

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M4 East preferred design

M4 East milestones

Leighton Samsung John Holland announced as

preferred contractor in June 2015.

M4 East EIS

on public

exhibition for

community

comment

September –

November

2015

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Western connection to the

widened M4, Homebush

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Western connection to the

widened M4, Homebush

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Western entry/exit point to

M4 East tunnels, Homebush

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Western entry/exit point to

M4 East tunnels, Homebush

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Concord Interchange

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Concord Interchange

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Construction mid-point at

Cintra Park

St Lukes sporting facilities

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City West Link Interchange,

Haberfield

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City West Link Interchange,

Haberfield

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Parramatta Road

Interchange, Ashfield

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Parramatta Road

Interchange, Ashfield

Tunnel cross-section

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Key construction facts

• Tunnel Length - 5.5km twin tube (3 lanes)

• Tunnel construction sites (shaft and declines) - 4

• Civil construction sites - 4

• Roadheaders - 18

• Drill and blast bench excavation, cross passages

• Total Spoil generate - 1,687,000 (bcm)

• Large cavern spans of 28 M

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Mechanical and electrical

fast facts

• Largest axial fan = 3.6m diameter

• Number of jet fans = approx 190

• Number of tunnel substations = 8

• Predicted annual energy consumption during operation

= approx 30,000 MWh per year

• High voltage Power Supply – 33kV dual redundant, from

Ausgrid Homebush STS

• Lighting – LED / High Pressure Sodium

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Improving air quality

Projected Particulate

Matter 2.5 along

Parramatta Road

without and with the

M4 East tunnels

User Pays Tolling Principles

• Distance based– Consistent with the M7

– Longer trips provide greater benefits

• Tolling capped– Ensuring equity for people travelling longer distances each day;

consistent with the M7

• Cars pay less than heavy vehicles– Cars pay one third of the heavy truck toll

– Consistent with the M2 and M5

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Benefits

• More than 4000 full time direct jobs generated across

the project.

• Average travel time savings of six to eight minutes in

2021 on strategic routes.

• More than 50% reduction of traffic volume on

Parramatta Road by 2021.

• Enable the future provision of rapid public transport

services along Parramatta Road.

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Stage 2 New M5

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What’s happening right now

• Work underway on M4 Widening.

• Work underway on King Georges Road Interchange Upgrade.

• Work underway on St Lukes sporting field.

• Alexandria landfill site clean up.

• M4 East EIS on public exhibition for community comment until

November 2.

• New M5 EIS being prepared.

• Stage 3 Business Case peer reviewed

• Updated WestConnex Business Case to be released soon.

• $1.5 billion debt raising

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Community engagement

More than

500,000

touch points

with the

community,

including:

• 6400+ 1300

info line calls

• 9300+

notifications /

doors knocked

• 31,700+ kiosk

visits

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