Overview of the assignment
Project management generally refers to the process of managing the projects in an efficient way. The process management can be categorized into five major phases which includes the initiation phase, planning phase, execution phase, monitoring and controlling phase and lastly the closing phase (Edwards, 2013). This phases are generally maintained in order to achieve certain goals which are responsible for meeting the success criteria’s within the specified budget and within the specified time. A project is generally considered to be an endeavour associated with the designing so as to produce a particular service or product that consists of a defined ending and beginning time and along with this they are often constrained by the funding or the undertaking so as to meet the unique goals and objectives. This goals and objectives are to be achieved so as to bring certain beneficial changes or added value.
This report would be discussing about the project “Sydney metro: Australia’s biggest public transport project”. The major objective of this report is to provide an overview of the background of the project. Besides this the report would also be highlighting the major features of this project along with the strengths and the weaknesses related to the appraisal of this project (Wang et al., 2014). Besides this the report also provides the different type of benefits that are to be incurred after the project is completed. Lastly a literature review has been conducted which depicts the quantification or the benefits of the project.
The NSW government has been associated with investigating the corridor for the Sydney Metro West Project. According to them this new metro rail would be the fastest and the most easiest and reliable journey from Sydney to the Parramatta CBDs. The Government would also be associated with integration of the transport and the usage of the land plan along with the corridor with the new metro railway line that is expected to be built largely underground (Selkrig et al., 2012). This new service would be starting from the year of 2019 in the North West section of the city where there would be trains available in every four minutes during the peak timings of the day. Besides this there is also a planning of expanding the metro rail in the year of 2014 to CBD and beyond to the Bankstown. The Sydney Metro project includes new CBD raiway stations underground at the Martin Place as well as in Pitt Street and Barangaroo. Besides this there would also be a new metro platform under central. By the year of 2024 there would be around 32 new stations in the new rail system of 66 KM which is considered to be the biggest urban rail project of Australian history which would be having the ultimate capacity for the trains with a time interval of two minutes in all directions.
The most important feature of this project is that a geotechnical investigation would be conducted which would be assisting in the process of planning as well as in the process of designing of the Sydney Metro West (Profillidis, 2016). The major reason lying behind this investigation is for the purpose of determining the ground water along with the condition of ground water along with the strength of the underlying rock over which the project work is to be conducted. The major works included in the project includes the following:
- Establishment of the temporary sites which would be including the security of the site as well as fencing of the sites, which would be around 2 meters in length and 5 meters in width.
- Existence of a mobile drill rig for the purpose of drilling boreholes which are below the ground level.
- Existence of the vacuum evacuation trucks which would be associated with the removal of the spoils from the site (Black, 2018).
- Increasing the movements of the light vehicles.
- Usage of the hand held monitors by the technicians so as to carry out monitoring of the water level for at least six months (Sochor et al., 2016).
Overview of the Sydney Metro project
Befits that are likely to be obtained after and during the completion of the project in a proper way have been listed below:
- At the time of ongoing work there would be existing a requirement of temporary parking, traffic and pedestrian changes and for this there would be existing traffic control along with directorial signage. In addition to this access to the buildings as well as to the driveways would be maintained all the time even when the project work would be conducted (Newman, Kenworthy, & Glazebrook, 2013).
- Backfilling of the boreholes would be done along with the reincarnation of the ground surfaces after the project work is completed.
- There would be existing a minimal impact of the noise during the ongoing geotechnical works mainly during the standard constructions hours that is from Monday to Friday in between 8 A.M to 6 P.M and in Saturday from 8 A.M to 1 P.M. And in case if some extra works are required then the residents would be informed in advance.
Types of benefits that re likely to be obtained due to the appraisal has been discussed in this section of the report. This project would be associated with boosting up of the economic activity by almost more than $5 billion in a year and along with this the 66 KM route also be provided (McIntosh, Newman & Glazebrook, 2013). This project would be associated with providing of better connectivity along with opening up of opportunities related to land development. In addition to this improvements would also be observed in the business logistics or in particular for the knowledge-based businesses (Ye, Ni, & Yin, 2013). The major way by which economic boost would be provided includes the following:
- Increased in the number of jobs improving the access to more jobs for the locals.
- Would be associated with changing the way in which peoples move all around the city besides decreasing the congestion.
- Would be associated with allowing the peoples to travel from one key location to other within minutes.
- Would also be associated with enabling the growth of housing as well as employment along with the growth in Sydney’s Global Economic Corridor in the Bankstown and in Northwest(Redman et al., 2013).
It is estimated that almost 60% of the people would be working in this project of Global Economic Corridor. Besides this the new metro project would also be associated with helping the peoples in getting connected to this job. Besides this huge flow-on benefits in the productivity as well as in the wages and the state’s overall economic performance is brought due to the investments made in the infrastructure (Elkind, 2014). The infrastructure mainly includes the Sydney Metro, new job profiles and apprenticeships.
According to the Sydney Metro Sustainability and Environment Policy they are having the commitment of minimising the various kind of environmental impacts, along with the maximization of the different kind of socio-economic benefits. This type of commitments are provided with a support of the various project sustainability strategies. This in turn is associated which with making sure that sustainability is embedded with all the other aspects of project activities. This in turn are seamlessly integrated with the design, procurement, delivery and operational processes (Mulley et al. 2012).
The new Sydney Metro project is having an aim of delivering reliable as well as an innovative infrastructure along with the best practices related to sustainability. Sustainability is associated with the underpinning of the various core program objectives, associated with a holistic approach that would be associated with considering the environment (short, medium and long-term), as well as the safety, wellbeing and socio-economic advancements that are made in the community.
Being socially responsible the project while delivering the workforce legacy would be associated with benefiting the individuals, communities as well as to the projects and industry as well. This type of benefit is generally achieved by means of collaboration and partnerships. Sydney metro has been associated with taking active part in the steering committees led by the government as well as in the leadership groups which is associated with helping in the process of shaping the policy decisions (He, Liang, & Fang, 2016). This shaping is generally done in order to achieve the outcomes which are realistic in nature along with being achievable and tangible return. This in turn is associated with making the community and the environment to earn a lot of benefits. Besides this for the purpose of improving the health and wellbeing benefits for the customer’s new pedestrian and cycling connections would be delivered. Along with this during the construction period tangible benefits would also be provided to the local community groups.
Features and benefits of the Sydney Metro project
Interchange can be considered from the perspective of the operators as well as from the perspective of the passengers. There are several studies like that of Harmer et al. (2014) and Hoeven et al. (2014) related to the public transfer transit from the perspective of the operator and is including the intermodal transfer facility design. This was mainly related to the location for the transfers, the unreliability ad the network accessibility and lastly the public transport coverage. The literature is extensive in nature but in common there is the tendency which is associated with treating the passengers as the homogenous segments. This is generally done without considering the trip characteristics of the passenger while evaluating the effects of the transfer. The characteristics of the trip are generally considered to be the most significant factors responsible for the selection of the mode of transport by the passenger. So it is essential to take into account the process of studying the interchangeable behaviour of the passengers. However the major limitation of this paper is that the travel behaviour literature have been associated with looking into the impact upon the users related to some of the aspects of the trip which includes the impact that the transfer penalties are having upon the value of time in travel.
Iseki and Taylor (2009), have been associated with including the transfer penalty as a part of the generalized cost that the passengers are having. Which is generally obtained by classifying of the important factor related to the user that mainly includes the costs, time, scheduling and the facilities of the transfer attributes. This was extended by other authors like Guo and Wilson (2011), and this mainly included considering of the transfer costs which is generally dependent upon the operator service supply as well as upon the perceptions of the customer.
According to Chowdhury and Ceder (2013), there exists five attributes in the passenger defined perception planned transfer. Besides this they also found that the willingness of the public transport users in order to use the transfer route is also increasing in case if there exists a better communication between the public transport modes that are provided. Besides this they also highlighted the fact that the travel time is seen to be more significant than the time needed for waiting and for walking and this is especially for the commuters.
Conclusion
This metro construction is associated with providing a lot of new opportunities which are generally developed by making use of highly skilled workforce from the specific region. Besides this the significant amount of training along with education has been associated with contributing a lot towards high standards in the place of delivering the new metro rail project along with the stations and well maintenance facilities. Besides this the new project is also associated with creation of new job opportunities which are sustainable in nature along with ensuring development of certain skill sets which are transferable in nature in the workforce so as to provide a stronger support to the project as well as to the growing economy. Besides this is the major priority of this metro project is to maintain and adopt the best practices related to health and safety standards all across the project. Besides this it should also aim at raising the awareness related to best practices for health and safety at a wider range for the government as well as for the public. It is essential for this project to deliver the outcomes with minimal effect upon the community and this is to done by regular engagement of the community.
Strengths and weaknesses of the appraisal process
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