The NSW Government has announced the opening of an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the lease of three government owned sites to facilitate a ‘last mile’ delivery trial.
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Last-mile infrastructure is used worldwide to organise, transfer, and manage freight deliveries, reducing congestion, pollution, and costs.
The sites, an underground car park in Wynyard Station and a property adjacent to Waverton Station and are highly sought after CBD and inner ring locations, ideal for supporting last-mile delivery services.
The last-mile of delivery between a storage facility and a customer’s home or workplace is the most complex, expensive and carbon-intensive part of the e-commerce supply chain.
NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen says the aim of these last-mile trials is to reduce congestion in the CBD and inner ring suburbs and pave the way for broader implementation across NSW.
“Getting freight right is a key focus for this government because it means less congestion, less carbon emissions and improved safety,” he says.
Participants in the trial will need to provide and use environmentally sustainable vehicles, such as low-emissions vans, electric vehicles, e-scooters, tuk-tuks and e-bikes.
The 18-month trial aims to:
- Reduce carbon emissions: By using decarbonised transport modes.
- Improve pedestrian and road safety: By reducing double-parked vans and sidewalk loading obstructions.
- Reduce congestion: Reducing distance travelled by being closer to the customers means less road congestion.
- Reduce air and noise pollution: Through the use of Electric Vehicles and fewer trucks in congested areas.
- Reduce delivery costs: The hubs will enable faster deliveries with less distance travelled.
The Wynyard Station hub can potentially service 250,000+ households and 116,000+ businesses within a 5km to 10km radius.
The Waverton Station site can access 129,000+ households and 94,000+ businesses within a 5km radius.
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