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North East Link is part of Victoria’s Big Build and aims to change the way people move around Melbourne. The program of works involves three major road projects: the 6.5km North East Link tunnels, as well as upgrades to the Eastern Freeway and the M80 Ring Road.
We were appointed by North East Link Program as technical advisors to prepare the reference design and gain planning approvals for Victoria’s priority road infrastructure project – a $26 billion new freeway connecting the missing link in Melbourne’s orbital ring road.
Our team was engaged to provide advice across disciplines including engineering, urban and landscape design services, strategic advice and technical specialist services to support the Environment Effects Statement (EES) – Victoria’s most stringent planning and approvals process – as well as communication and stakeholder engagement.
As technical advisors on this major project, our people have been embedded directly within the North East Link Program’s office and sites as a fully integrated part of the team. Our services have spanned multiple disciplines to provide a holistic solution that aims to deliver lasting community benefit for the growing population of Melbourne. These services have included:
With our shared vision of high-quality urban transport, we have become trusted partners for North East Link Program, helping them to deliver a highly complex project within tight deadlines.
By adopting a collaborative and transparent mindset, we have been able to share more detail than ever before about the planning process. We’ve been able to bring communities along the journey of selecting a corridor and using advanced technologies like augmented and virtual reality to bring 3D modelling to life, helping communities understand complex design information in simple ways.
Once complete, the North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network, taking 15,000 trucks off local roads a day and reducing travel times by up to 35 minutes.