A number of truck journeys will be cut and congestion eased, with the opening of a new $25 million freight transfer terminal in Kenwick.
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Between Fremantle Port, the future Westport and Kenwick, around 200,000 containers will move by rail annually, meaning an estimated drop in truck journeys by 135,000 a year.
WA transport Minister, Rita Saffioti says, the opening of the Kenwick Intermodal Terminal (IMT), is another step towards building a supply chain that can stand up to future demand.
“We have made it a strategic priority to increase the volume of freight on rail because we know it improves efficiency and safety, while reducing traffic congestion and vehicle emissions,” she says.
Arc Infrastructure are funding $15 million toward the IMT, along with the Australian and Western Australian government funding $5 million each.
Located within Arc Infrastructure’s rail freight facility, the terminal allows the safe and efficient transfer of container freight between rail and road by connecting to the Roe Highway Logistics Park, industrial warehouse precincts and major road freight routes.
All fully loaded containers that move between Kenwick IMT and the Port of Fremantle, are eligible for the State Government’s current $50 per twenty-foot equivalent unit container rail subsidy to make moving freight by rail more cost-competitive.
The project supports the State Government’s target of moving 20 per cent of container freight via rail, and Westport’s plans for a new container port to facilitate the state’s long-term economic growth and diversification.
Federal transport minister, Catherine King says, improving the efficiency and resilience of supply chains is a priority.
“Western Australia continues to be a big driver of the national economy and ensuring freight movement is as efficient as possible will continue to grow the economy and create new jobs for Western Australians,” she says.
Released in November last year, the preferred Westport design includes a new port in Kwinana, supported by an upgraded road, rail freight network and intermodal terminals at Kenwick, Kewdale and Forrestfield.
Saffioti says the Westport plan has shown that containerised freight will grow significantly in the coming decades and the Kenwick IMT gives us a welcome capacity injection into our network.
“Together with other hubs in Kewdale and Forrestfield, it is an important part of our landside logistics that will complement a world-leading and sustainable port in Kwinana.”
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