Williamstown Tunnel Loop Proposal
Are Fast On-demand Micro Public Transport Tunnel Loops linking to main railway lines the answer in Greater Melbourne?
- allowing many more commuters to choose public transport instead of driving to the city centre or jobs in the suburbs
- assisting elderly and persons with disabilities with independent access to many more places with possibility of transport for mobiltiy scooters
- if the revolution begins in Williamstown, with tunnel loops replacing the existing railway, 60% more trains per hour (ie 8 services per hour instead of 5) can service the Werribee Line whilst many parts of Williamstown will benefit from ultra-fast alternative on-demand micro public transport by tunnel to/from Newport Station Hub
- small diameter public transport tunnels cost about $15 Million per km, compared with train tunnels in Metro 1 $1.2 Billion per km
- this may be the answer to: Point Cook to Laverton Station; Doncaster to Box Hill Station; Mornington Peninsula to Frankston Station, and many more places where road access to stations is congested and station parking very constrained so commuters select driving to work by default. Possibly providing an alternative public transport tunnel system for City Centre to Fishermans Bend and SW Growth Corridor if Metro2 is not constructed by the State Government.
- A Climate Change Note: Another advantage of boring deep small diameter tunnels in Melbourne near Port Phillip Bay is that the clean fill extracted could be useful for constructing seawalls to protect vulnerable suburbs from rising sea levels with climate change
READ more in the proposal below & comment - THIS IS A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE & NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
Understanding what micro PT tunnels involve See video links re tunnel construction including progress of Las Vegas tunnel opening January 2021
V18 Williamstown Tunnel Loop Proposal.pdfA Feasibility Study is Needed:
A Feasibility Study is Needed:
- NEW Micro Public Transport System
- Background in brief
- Download the full presentation
- Read the presentation
- Question
- Suggest
- Endorse/support/comment
- Share
- Ask State Government to support
- Feasibility study with Geotech by 2020
Updated to v18 on 13 December 2019
Version tracking:
V18 Adds to p19 & p25 re clean extract from tunnel boring potential use for building sea walls along Port Phillip Bay and Yarra River to protect against expected climate change rises in sea levelsV17 Maddox Rd and Champion Rd Level Crossing dangerous crossing noted re Education Dept changes to school zones notedWebsite link - Endorsement support form addedV16 adds comments about tunnel construction and autonomous vehicles and changes other potential users pageV15 adds section about potential to service a wider array of potential public transport usersV14 amends maps on p1 and p7 to show the positions of dangerous level crossings on railway lines 15/10/19V13 amends p23 Ticking Boxes: re potential increased train services by 60% in South West Growth Corridor 13/10/19V12 amends p17 re potential for large scale evacuation of residents/workers from Williamstown Peninsula in event of catastrophy at Mobil MHF tanks and pier & pp3, 5, 18 amends the diagram to show generic changes to TBM to avoid the diagram only referencing The Boring Company and updates Boring Company information and links 12/10/19v11 mainly typosV10 adds p23 Ticking Boxes - assisting government policies across many ministriesprior to that draft formats had been distributed amongst members of the community who commented on order of the proposal sections and additional benefits, including that the Scienceworks proposed tunnel, Stage 3, might be linked to Fishermans Bend and CBD via a similar deep tunnel or Metro2.
V18 Adds to p19 & p25 re clean extract from tunnel boring potential use for building sea walls along Port Phillip Bay and Yarra River to protect against expected climate change rises in sea levelsV17 Maddox Rd and Champion Rd Level Crossing dangerous crossing noted re Education Dept changes to school zones notedWebsite link - Endorsement support form addedV16 adds comments about tunnel construction and autonomous vehicles and changes other potential users pageV15 adds section about potential to service a wider array of potential public transport usersV14 amends maps on p1 and p7 to show the positions of dangerous level crossings on railway lines 15/10/19V13 amends p23 Ticking Boxes: re potential increased train services by 60% in South West Growth Corridor 13/10/19V12 amends p17 re potential for large scale evacuation of residents/workers from Williamstown Peninsula in event of catastrophy at Mobil MHF tanks and pier & pp3, 5, 18 amends the diagram to show generic changes to TBM to avoid the diagram only referencing The Boring Company and updates Boring Company information and links 12/10/19v11 mainly typosV10 adds p23 Ticking Boxes - assisting government policies across many ministriesprior to that draft formats had been distributed amongst members of the community who commented on order of the proposal sections and additional benefits, including that the Scienceworks proposed tunnel, Stage 3, might be linked to Fishermans Bend and CBD via a similar deep tunnel or Metro2.
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