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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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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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.