CHAIR – Thank you. I have a couple of questions. Will there be incursion into that rail corridor? Effectively, will the rail corridor, or rail line, be unusable?
Mr MOLONEY – Through you, minister. A section of the rail corridor will be utilised for the northern access road, that’s unavoidable. It is basically the land that’s required for constructing the new northern access road. While we’re not physically building a road connection to the rail corridor, our concept designs will show how a road connection, or other form of connection, could be connected to the existing rail corridor.
Should it be used for a rapid transport network solution or other solution into the future, the section of rail corridor that is north of the northern access road, so basically heading towards the Tasman Bridge, that will be retained and we will demonstrate how a safe road and cycle connection could be made to that. We will be providing that safe cycle and shared user path connection to it, to ensure that’s been maintained.
CHAIR – It leads to a question around the bus plaza. Are the rapid buses likely to go into the bus plaza? Will they be accommodated for turning?
Mr MOLONEY – I think that’s something that would be developed further in the business case that Craig Limkin mentioned further. That is only one of a number of routes under consideration. How that route may operate would be something that would be developed further.
CHAIR – Also, DDA compliance ‑ there was some significant concern raised by the Tasmanian Planning Commission panel. What compliance is planned for both the bus stops on the plaza, but also with any new bus service?
Mr MOLONEY – Certainly the intention is to ensure that the new bus plaza will be DDA‑compliant.
