Presented by Glen Franklin
M1 Project (West Gate Freeway Section)
Completion of cadastral and land tenure items
March 2012
M1 Project (West Gate Freeway Section)
– Background of the M1 Project
– Stages of the project
– Completion of cadastral and land tenure items
• Scope the remaining items
• Staging and priorities
• Progress
• Expected completion
– Questions
M1 Project (West Gate Freeway Section)
Background video
Background
 The $1.39 billion ‘Monash-Citylink-West Gate’ M1
upgrade is the largest statefunded road project in
Victoria’s history. Stretching 75km from Werribee to
Narre Warren, it delivers a safe and efficient fourlane
freeway that is Melbourne’s transport spine.
 The project was split into four main pieces, and the
6.2km West Gate Freeway section through the CBD is
relatively short in length. Yet it more than makes up for
it in complexity, and an alliance of five groups delivered
the project.
Background (cont.)
 To call this a brownfield site is a major understatement
– the working parameters are tight and the existing
roadways carry more than 160,000 vehicles every day.
 New bridges, ramps, pillars and pavement contribute to
a smoother and smarter traffic flow for the many
motorists using this vital link.
 Special legislation was created for the project.
Schedule 5A was added to the Road Management Act
2004 that included:
– Limits of the project
– Acquisition of land
– Surrender and Divesting of land
Redevelopment Project area - LEGL plans
Stages of the project
West Gate Freeway section
Stages of the project
DEVELOPMENT
& PLANNING
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
AS BUILT
Renovate Transportation Corridor
Ongoing
MANAGEMENT
Opening
Everything finished ?????
Completion of cadastral and land tenure items
 Items that have been completed:
– Aerial Photography
– Control Survey Plan
– Feature surveys
– Laser Scanning of structures
– Acquisition Survey Plans
– Notice of Acquisition gazettals
– Plans of Subdivision and creation of
easements
– Governor in Council gazettals
– etc
Scope the remaining items
 Complete land status and ownership search was
completed. Interesting items:
– Stratum titles owned by Roads Corporation
– Discontinuations vested in Roads Corporation (titles
still exist)
– Discontinuations completed under Project
Development and Construction Management Act
1994
– Temporary Railway purposes reserves where a
Crown Lease has been issued
– A title for 1m2
– Cancelled titles that should still exist
– Multiple interests in land (and stratum)
– Etc
Scope the remaining items (cont)
 Summary of actions was created. For example:
– Show existing West Gate Freeway declaration
– Show the extent of the existing Crown Leases
– Field survey to confirm the new structures were
located within the acquisition and proposed freeway
declaration boundaries
– Plans of Subdivision
– Plans for Creation of Easement
– Defining the surplus land that is no longer required
for future road projects
– Amending Crown leases to remove the acquired land
– Show extent of temporary reserves to be revoked
Staging and priorities
Stage
Main Issue
Priority
Southern Link to Clarendon Street
Surplus land &
Crown lease
4
Clarendon Street to Whiteman Street
Crown Leases
2
Whiteman Street to Normanby Road
VicTrack
3
Normanby Road to Montague Street
Convention
Centre
1
Montague Street to Western Link
Land Status
7
Western Link to Todd Road
Land Status
6
Todd Road To Williamstown Road
Land Status
5
Progress – Convention Centre
 Normanby Road to Montague Street
Task
Status
As Built survey
Completed
VicRoads Survey Plan
Completed
Governor in Council
In progress
Declaration, Revocation & Discontinuation
In progress
Title Plan
In progress
Crown Grant Conditions
Final draft
Issuing of titles
To be commenced
Planning Scheme Amendment
To be commenced
Memorandum of Understanding
Final draft
Progress – Convention Centre
 Normanby Road to Montague Street
– Pictures of the site
– Survey documents/plans produced
Progress – Crown Leases
 Clarendon Street to Whiteman Street
Task
Status
As Built survey
Completed
VicRoads Survey Plan – Amendments
Final draft
Declaration, Revocation & discontinuation
New OP’s
To be commenced
In progress
Surrender of Crown Leases
To be commenced
Issuing of new Crown Leases
To be commenced
Planning Scheme Amendment
To be commenced
Progress – Crown Leases
 Clarendon Street to Whiteman Street
– Survey documents/plans produced
Expected completion
 Late 2012, depending upon the resources allocated
Acknowledgements
 M1 Project – West Gate Freeway Alliance
 Various survey companies
 Office of the Surveyor General
Questions / Queries
 Email:
 Phone:
glen.franklin@roads.vic.gov.au
(03) 9854 2026