Re: Rowville extention - Two proposed routes.

["LooseLips" <danv@primus.com.au>]

I would prefer Route 1 for a few reasons
1.    Glen Waverley can handle the traffic where as you say caulfield, south
yarra are nearing capacity now
2.    Glen Waverley is Hillside (personal preference)
3.    Underground gets rid noise and takes less space
4.    maybe i just know as it will never happen...
Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have been encouraged to post this by a good friend of mine who works in
> politics, and is also a member of the PTUA. It describes two routes that
> can be used for a rail extention to Rowville (Victoria). As a matter of
> personal interest as well, I would like to see opinions on each route and
> how they would be achieved.
>
> The person, unlike most politicians uses public transport himself and sees
> a need for many improvements, being a light rail service to Doncaster,
> electrification to Craigieburn and the usual others...
>
> ROUTE 1 - Extend Glen Waverley line
> -----------------------------------
> This route would depart at Glen Waverley station going underground to the
> end of the residential area near Dandenong Creek. Bridge over Dandenong
> Creek, and run along the creek until Rowville is reached. The estimated
> cost of this route (aparently, according to the future developers of the
> Scoresby Freeway) is $330mil. There are also a number if implications
> involved, those being:
>
> a) Residents concern over tunneling under their houses.
> b) Greenies concerned over a bridge to go over the Dandenong creek,
> claiming that it will do damage to that area.
>
> ROUTE 2 - Branch the line off, from Huntingdale.
> ------------------------------------------------
> This route would branch off the Dandenong line at North Road, and continue
> between North Road and Wellington Road until Rowville. According to
sources
> there is already enough room between Wellington Road for a double track.
> This route would also service Monash University and have a lower
> environmental impact. At major intersections, the railway will either go
> under or over, most likely under. The estimated cost for this route is
> $100mil.
>
> End.
>
> In my opinion, both routes have their advantages, one very clear advantage
> of route 2, being going straight past Monash University. I however would
> rather see the extention of the Glen Waverley line (under houses, over
> creek) despite all the negatives listed above. This route I believe can be
> made faster, and will impose less congestion on the Dandenong line
> (especially between Caulfield and South Yarra) which I would assume is
> already close to capacity.
>
> How would everyone here rather see it? Also mention negatives/positives
> that would back up your claims.
>
> thanks,
> Michael.
>