urban level crossings 1 the auckland challenge · damian flynn, network integration manager,...

1 Urban Level Crossings

The Auckland Challenge Damian Flynn, Network Integration Manager, Auckland Transport

30 November 2016

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Level Crossing Removal

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Level Crossing Removal

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Level Crossing Removal

The Goal

“Remove all Level

crossings in the

Metro area by

2036 (SFAIRP)” ARDP Dec 2015

Network Context

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Auckland Metro Rail Network

95 route km

41 stations

5 flat junctions

554 pax services/

day

32 freight

services/day

17m pax p.a

RTN backbone

AND GROWING

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Auckland Metro Level Crossings

31 Veh crossings

17 West

5 South

8 OBL

100 m apart

(closest)

120+ in RCA area

47 Ped crossings

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Level Crossings

Significant Change

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From To

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From To

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From To

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From To

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Service Increases

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Auckland Patronage

More to come…

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Unprecedented Growth

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Supporting Auckland’s Growth

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Services 2016

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Services 2025

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ARDP Overview 2016 - 2045

Level Crossings?

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Impact of Growth

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Level Crossing Progress

The Challenges

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Level Crossing Closures

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Grade Separation Cost & Feasibility

Not always feasible $30m - $200m per

crossing

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Stakeholders and Time

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Funding

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Delivery Who & How

Where Next?

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Forward Programme

Currently recruiting resource to develop the forward programme

Focus on the 3 P’s:

• Priority Crossings

• Pedestrian Crossings

• Potential Closures

Maximising opportunities to deliver jointly with other programmes

• CRL

• TFUG

• Other Utilities

Progressing funding discussions

• ATAP, ARDP, NZTA

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We are not standing still

• Short Term improvements continue

• Progressive roll out of station gates

(Manual or Electronic)

• Further improvements pending active

trials (KR)

• TrackSafe awareness campaigns

• Feasibility design

• Closure process

As and when funding becomes

available.

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Can we do more now?

• SFAIRP

• Behaviour Change / Education / Enforcement

Thank you.