Timeline: draft Concept Design and Impact Management Plan (CDIMP) completed for Government review - mid 2008.
CDIMP and business case finalised - late 2008
procurement - 2009
construction - late 2009
Project details
An entire length system is anticipated to run between the northern Gold Coast and Coolangatta by 2015, with an interim terminus at Broadbeach by 2011.
Signal prioritisation would be used for the entire route and sections where it is in traffic, where possible, would have priority lanes at traffic lights.
The frequency of the service is expected to run every five to ten minutes between 9 am and 6 pm with lower frequencies at other times.
$550 million in State funding has been earmarked for the corridor.
Proposed route
The route proposed in the Parsons Brinckerhoff study(Stage 1) is 17km long with approximately 90% of the route grade separated from general traffic with the remaining sections in traffic. (Part of the 10% of the route which would have to share road with regular traffic includes a 2km stretch through Surfers Paradise)
Stations
Proposed stations identified by Parsons Brinckerhoff are at:
* Parkwood railway station (this has since been removed in later studies as a proposed station due to the costs in building the Railway Station)
* Griffith University
* Loders Creek
* Queen Street West
* Gold Coast Hospital
* Southport
* Brighton Parade
* Main Beach
* Paradise Waters
* Cypress Avenue
* Surfers Paradise
* Clifford Street
* Northcliffe
* Cascade Gardens
* Broadbeach
* Hooker Boulevard
More recently identified stations by Translink are at:
* Helensvale railway station
* Harbour Town
More details about the route and costings are to be detailed in the Concept Design and Impact Management Plan (CDIMP) to be released in July / August 2008.
The Light Rail option
The study suggests the use of special third-rail configuration for the light rail option to reduce the visual impact of overhead wiring but this system would only be used sparsely due to higher construction costs.
At the time of the release of the 2004 study the light rail option was estimated to cost between $320m and $360m for the 17-kilometre route.
Effect on private properties
The proposed system would have limited impact on some freehold properties along the route. No private homes would be resumed along the proposed alignment and only one commercial development requires full acquisition. The remainder of the proposed route would use land currently controlled by the State Government or local government.
Impact on traffic
The rapid transit proposal is expected to contribute to improved traffic flow along the Gold Coast Highway, by removing buses from traffic lanes and using a segregated public transport corridor. Signalisation of six intersections along the proposed light rail route may also improve traffic circulation and reduce delay to through traffic; however, in some cases increased traffic circulation may occur as a result of restricting selected side streets to ‘left-in, left-out’ access.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Rapid_Transit _________________ All Aboard!
LIGHT rail is on track to be servicing the Gold Coast within five years, with the preliminary business case recommending the controversial system as a solution to the city's traffic woes.
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