In December 2016, the State Government announced that it would build a North East Link that will connect the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough to the Eastern Freeway and EastLink. A new North East Link Authority was formed to spearhead the development of this vital project.
The Government announced that the project will start with business case development, consultation and route selection which will be complete by 2018. The planning approval and tender processes will begin in 2018.
In January of 2017, Smedley Technical & Strategic was engaged by the new North East Link Authority, to assist in the development of this Business Case and in providing technical and strategic advice to the project team.
The Smedley Technical & Strategic team will assist the North East Link Authority in the development of a number of potential North East Link corridor options and undertake assessments on each of these to assist in recommending a preferred corridor and project alignment. The Smedley Technical & Strategic team will also provide advice on matters such as transport planning, transport network impacts and benefits, oversight on transport modelling and consideration of potential tolling structures for the project.