Why is the Windsor to Kedron section of the Northern Busway being delivered with Airport Link?
The Business Case for the Northern Busway (Royal Children’s Hospital to Kedron) recommended building the section of the busway between Constitution Road, Windsor and Sadlier Street, Kedron with Airport Link to maximise benefits and minimise local impacts and costs. This section also has similar works (tunnelling) and significant capital works closely linked to Airport Link, particularly in Kedron. This offers a significant opportunity to drive better value for money and better outcomes for the local community (for example, by avoiding separate construction of two major projects). Airport Link and the Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) are expected to be completed in 2012. The Business Case recommended building the section of the busway from Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) to Northey Street, Windsor separately because it is physically separate from Airport Link and involves different types of work (above ground structures compared to tunnels in Lutwyche and Kedron). The Northern Busway
