Wimmera Regional Intermodal Freight Hub

In response to the Victorian Government's aim to increase the share of freight transported to Victorian ports by rail, GHD is playing a lead role in the planning, design and construction of a vital freight transport hub in northwest Victoria.

Efficient and strategically located intermodal terminals facilitate the transport of freight from one mode to another.

As project manager for the AUD10 million Wimmera Regional Intermodal Freight Hub, GHD is responsible for the delivery of the project, which will be built at Dooen, near Horsham.

The new hub at Dooen is on the Adelaide-Melbourne train line and will replace an ageing and constrained terminal in the middle of the city of Horsham. It will provide a central location for specialist grain handling facilities and improve access to ports and processing plants to build on the region’s significant grains industry.

The hub will be a centre for distribution for the Wimmera region and will eventually include an intermodal freight terminal, bulk loading and container facilities, a distribution centre, warehousing facilities, a trucking depot and associated rail freight businesses.

GHD will assist the Horsham Rural City Council with project development and implementation, including preparation of contract documentation and evaluation of tenders, and oversee the construction of the facility, which is expected to be operational by 2010.

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Economic and population growth, greater urbanisation and increased mobility are boosting demand for new infrastructure and straining the capacity and effectiveness of existing infrastructure. Single mode approaches are no longer viable as governments and stakeholders recognise the need for multi-modal solutions across the whole supply chain.

Across the whole transport spectrum of aviation, marine, roads and highways, rail and transportation and logistics, our team provides integrated transport services throughout the project lifecycle from initial policy, transport economics and business case advice, through concept, procurement, detailed design and construction to operations, maintenance and asset management.

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