WA Regional Freight Plan
• Several Strategic Directions laid out in the Plan
• Some closely related to rail, intermodal and ports
development issues – these are addressed by government
agencies
• Some are specific project-related eg road corridor upgrades
• Strategic Direction 8 pertains to freight research, and
includes:
– Off-network Access Issues
• First- and last-mile freight efficiency impediments fits
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Last Mile Issues
• Impediments to supply chain efficiency incurred through
destination access constraints
• Particularly relevant to long road transport hauls
• Often involves older facilities in built-up areas on local roads
or streets
• Typical example – livestock from farm to abattoir
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Impediments
• Load limits on local streets
• Requirement for staging of trailers
• Curfews
• Truck queuing on street
• Intersections
• etc
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First mile issues
• Similar in concept but can involve different set of constraints
• Rural setting significant
• Typical example – dairy processors sourcing daily milk from
large number of farms on low standard roads and access
points
• Inhibits the use of modern vehicle combinations
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Some sectors affected in WA
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Livestock
Dairy
Fuel
Retail
Grain
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Assessing the Need for analysis
• Variable impact between freight sectors and locations
• Discuss and agree on target industries
• Review for any previous studies in WA and elsewhere
• Develop a conceptual cost/benefit matrix to determine
greatest benefit
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Potential scope ideas
• Highly consultative, strategic approach
• Involving:
– Definition of freight task, growth potential
– Mapping of geographical chains
– Mapping of value chains
– Identification of problem areas
– Model efficiency costs and potential gains
– High level capital and recurrent cost estimate
– Identify non-capital solutions (ie regulatory)
– Prepare CBA for future funding submission
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