REAAA NZ Chapter 2012 Roadshow Auckland 15 August

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1 REAAA NZ Chapter 2012 Roadshow Auckland 15 August AMETI Package 2: Sylvia Park Bus Lanes Jem Gilbert BSc (hons), CEng (UK), FICE Technical Director Transportation Major Projects

2 Content of Today s Presentation What is AMETI? AMETI Package 2 Option Development Scheme Assessment Report - Bus Station Concept Study and Plan Change (2010) - AECOM Appointment for Design and Implementation (2010) - Review Discounted and Preferred Options Preferred Option - Landscape Master Plan and 3-D Views - Bus Station - Mount Wellington Highway - Bus Lay-by and Rail Corridor Link Next Steps Page 2

3 What is AMETI?

4 What is AMETI? Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative City Waitemata Harbour AMETI Projects Area Manukau Harbour Airport Page 4

5 What is AMETI? Developed since 2006 to improve transport connections across the Eastern Suburbs Projects are a combination of - Rapid and Frequent Bus Route improvements - Capacity improvements for general traffic and Freight - Enhancements to Walking and Cycling - Improvements to the Streetscape Earlier Studies culminated in the Project being separated into 6 discrete Packages with 4 major elements Page 5

6 What is AMETI? Remuera Package 6: Mount Wellington Improvements Mount Wellington Saint Johns Glen Innes Package 1: AMETI Link Road Panmure Package 4: South Eastern Urban Busway Pakuranga Package 2: Sylvia Park Bus Lanes Sylvia Park Page 6

7 What is AMETI Package 2? SEART Sylvia Park Sylvia Park Bus Lanes Study Area Page 7

8 Option Development

9 Option Development: 2009 Scheme Assessment Report 2009 Scheme Assessment Report: Preferred Option had dedicated Bus Lanes along Mount Wellington Highway (MWH) under SH1 to Aranui Rd Proposals were not fully compatible with the ongoing Development of Sylvia Park Shopping Centre Required replacement of SH1 Overbridge Page 9

10 Option Development: Sylvia Park Plan Change 235 (2010) Page 10 Kiwi Income Property Trust (KIPT), the owners of Sylvia Park Shopping Centre wish to develop the site further The resulting Sylvia Park Plan Change 235 (2010) requires a Transport Plan to: Support of the use of alternative forms of transport, such as Public Transport Proposals to provide for the extension, relocation and/or improvement of the Bus Station to accommodate any increase in patronage

11 Option Development: Sylvia Park Transport Hub Study N Commissioned by ARTA in 2010 Looked at seven possible Bus Station Locations Locations 1 and 6 Preferred Location 6 Recommended Bus Layover facility also required Page 11

12 Option Development: Review of Alternative Options AECOM appointed by Auckland Transport as Consultants for the Design and Implementation of AMETI Package 2 commencing with: Review of the Preferred Option and other Alternatives that are compatible with the ongoing development of Sylvia Park Shopping Centre Consideration of off-line Options utilising the Rail Corridor to connect to Sylvia Park Shopping Centre site AECOM Review Report dated January 2011 considered several alternatives to the 2009 Preferred Option Page 12

13 Option Development: Review of Alternative Options 1: Original 2009 Preferred Option 2: As 2009 but Widened West Side 4: As 2009 but with Bus Station 7: As 2009 with Bus Stn East side Page 13

14 Option Development: Review of Alternative Options 6a: 5a: Round Exclusive the Busway Back with on Bus MWH Stn 4: 5b: AsBusway 2009 but + Rail with Corridor Bus Station 5c: Busway+Rail Corridor + Bus Stn 5d: Busway+ Bus Station Page 14

15 This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. Option Development: Review of Alternative Options 6a: Round the Back with Bus Stn 6b: Round the Back with Bus Stn AECOM 2010 review considered 11 alternative options AECOM Report dated January 2011 Recommends Rail Corridor Option under SH1 Following Consultation by AT with KIPT in January/February 2011 the Option 3 was Chosen as the Preferred Option Page 15

16 Option Development: New Preferred Option 3: Rail Corridor under SH1 with Bus Station located under SEART Page 16

17 Option Development: Outline Design AECOM developed the Outline Design of the Preferred Option during early 2011 with further extensive consultations with KIPT and their Professional Advisors from July 2011 to June The design and form of the Bus Station, Bus Layover and widening of Mount Wellington Highway were developed in partnership Design Liaison culminated in the Development and agreement in principal of an outline Design including a Landscape Master Plan with all major Stakeholders in June/July 2012 Page 17

18 Option Development: Outline Design New Bus Station (8 Buses) New 6 Bus Capacity Layover Lay-by New Rail Corridor Bus Link Road under SH1 N Improved Pedestrian Crossing facilities New 3m Shared Paths Lane width and cycle safety Improvements Page 18

19 Option Development: Outline Design Mount Wellington Highway Typical Section at Sylvia Park/APEX Junction Page 19

20 Option Development: Outline Design Mount Wellington Highway Typical Section under SH1 Over-Bridge Page 20

21 Option Development: Outline Design New Rail Corridor Bus Link Typical Sections Page 21

22 Option Development: Landscape Master Plan Page 22

23 Bus Station Proposals

24 Landscape Master Plan - Bus Station N Page 24

25 Bus Station Page 25

26 Bus Station - Before Page 26

27 Bus Station - After Page 27

28 Bus Station - Before Page 28

29 Bus Station - After Page 29

30 Mount Wellington Highway Proposals

31 Landscape Master Plan Entrance 2 to SEART Caltex Petrol Station A A B N Page 31

32 Landscape Master Plan SEART to APEX Mega Centre C D N Page 32

33 Mount Wellington Highway Before Page 33

34 Mount Wellington Highway After Page 34

35 Mount Wellington Highway Before Page 35

36 Mount Wellington Highway After Page 36

37 Landscape Master Plan APEX Mega Centre to SH1 D N Page 37

38 Landscape Master Plan SH1 to Sylvia Park Road N D Page 38

39 Bus Lay-by and Rail Corridor Link Road Proposals

40 Landscape Master Plan Rail Corridor Bus Link D N Page 40

41 Landscape Master Plan Bus Lay-By N Page 41

42 Bus Lay-By - Before Page 42

43 Bus Lay-By After Page 43

44 Next Steps

45 Next Steps Finalise Scheme Assessment Reporting and Approvals Complete Land Purchase and Stakeholder Agreements Obtain Statutory Planning Approvals Finalise Detail Design and Contract Documentation Construction earliest start date August 2013 Page 45

46 Any Questions? Thank You Working with