To identify the best design and alignment option South Metro Connect will review a number of alternative options. These options will be developed by the project team with input from the community via a series of Design Workshops.
Once these options have been developed, the South Metro Connect will use a Funnel Process to identify which of the various alternatives best addresses the agreed environmental, social and economic factors, as well as meeting the planning objective for the project.
This process is illustrated in the image below.
The Funnel Process
Definitions
Design Inputs:
Constraints include the boundaries of the project area, technical standards and regulations, and the requirement that any design solution includes access to the Murdoch Activity Centre from the south. South Metro Connect is also constrained by its role in the decision making process (see Information Sheet: Our Role and the Decision Making Process).
Studies and fieldwork will be undertaken by South Metro Connect and specialist sub consultants. The Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) outlines these studies (See Information Sheets: Design Inputs - Studies and Fieldwork).
Stakeholder and community participation in the design process is important. Details of how you can get involved, including a calendar of community events, are outlined on the Community pages of the South Metro Connect website.
Concept designs are being developed by South Metro Connect and will continue to be refined throughout the development phase of the project. All concept designs will respect the constraints of the project (see above). Click here to view more information about preliminary concept designs, prepared for discussion at community design workshops.
Step 1: Eliminate options that do not meet the criteria
South Metro Connect will first eliminate options that do not respect the constraints that have been identified (see above), e.g. an option that falls outside the project boundary or which does not provide access to Murdoch Activity Centre.
Step 2: Undertake MCA of remaining options
South Metro Connect will undertake a Multi Criteria Analysis to identify preferred design and alignment options.
Click here for more information about how South Metro Connect will use Multi Criteria Analysis to identify preferred design and alignment options.
Step 3: Undertake more detailed MCA analysis to produce a preferred option
Only one option can form the basis of the environmental impact assessment which will be undertaken as part of the Public Environmental Review. The options that are the outcome of Step 2 will be taken through a more detailed analysis to determine which of these is preferred.