The O-Bahn City Access Project

ICN Industry Briefing Breakfast

11 November, 2015

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The
O-Bahn
City Access Project

South Australian Strategic Plan

Target: 63.
Use of public transport
Increase the use of public
transport to 10% of metropolitan
weekday passenger vehicle
kilometres travelled by 2018.

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Traffic Congestion on the Inner Ring Route causes increased travel times
and reliability problems for O-Bahn bus services:

25% of travel time is made up of delays at intersections

Bus vehicle speeds are as low as 8km/hr on North Terrace and as low as
20km/hr on Hackney Road

It takes almost twice as long to travel 1.45 km from Hackney Rd to Grenfell

St as the initial 12km of the O-Bahn trip on the guided busway from TTP to
Gilberton.

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Primary Project Objectives

Primary Objective:
To improve travel times and reliability, and reduce on-road delays for users of the OBahn service between the end of the busway at Gilberton and Grenfell Street over the
next 30 years.
Other Objectives:

Improve safety and travel time, and reduce congestion for traffic on the Inner Ring
Route;

Allow for potential long term transport initiatives;

Minimise impacts to the travelling public, business operations and the wider
community during construction;

Minimise impacts upon the environment and heritage, including the Park Lands; and

Complete the project within the $160 million allocated budget by the second half of
2017.

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Project Features
Tunnel entrance

Cycles to share service road

Busway Returns to Grade

No change to
heritage bridge

Busway
tunnel under
Rundle Park

Off road bike path

Off road shared path
Connect to Existing

Upgrade of Northbound Bridge

and new pedestrian bridge

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Urban Design
Opportunities

Tunnel entrance

Project Features

Improved cyclist and

pedestrian accessibility
160 m to Portal from
East Terrace

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Retains Existing
Rundle Street Access

Visualisation

The O-Bahn City Access Project

http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/public_transport_projects/o-bahn_city_access

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Project Challenges

First Creek, groundwater and contamination

Managing traffic during construction (buses and other road vehicles)

Managing key local stakeholders

Programming works around major events

Utility Services

Environmental Management

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Workforce Participation
Objectives of DPTIs Job Creation Strategy include:

building capacity of Aboriginal business

increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

supporting local business enterprises

sharing the delivery of construction projects

development of workforce skills, qualifications and expertise

supporting on average 450 full time equivalent jobs over the life of
the project (direct and supply chain jobs).

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Workforce Participation
DPTIs Job Creation Strategy:
Achieve at least 20% of on-site labour hours to the employment of people
from the following Target Groups:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Displaced automotive workers

People with barriers to employment

Trainees / cadets / apprentices

Local people

Local Industry Participation - Working with the Industry Advocate

DPTI will consult with the Department of State Development and Industry
Advocate throughout the project to achieve these objectives and targets with
McConnell Dowell.

The O-Bahn City Access Project

Timelines
Design and Construct Contract Award to
McConnell Dowell
November 2015

Commence Construction works outside

Rundle/Rymill Park Early 2016

Commence Construction within

Rundle/Rymill Parks
April 2016

Project Completed
Second half of 2017

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Thank You

The O-Bahn City Access Project