Section 9 - Ground Transport Plan - Melbourne Airport

Ground Transport Plan :: 9
Peak employee transport demand periods place the greatest stress on the ground transport network, particularly
if they align with passenger demand peaks. Peak periods for employee movements were estimated based on arrivals
and departures at the Melbourne Airport staff car park (refer Graph 9.7). Employee trips are predominantly made
between 5am and 6am, and between 2pm and 3pm, and present an additional peak to passenger demand.
Graph 9.7: Existing Employee Arrival and Departure Profile
400
EMPLOYEES (Arrivals per hour)
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0:00
DRAFT
Arrival profile
3:00 6:00 9:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 0:00
TIME
Departure profile
9.3.3 Commercial Development, Freight and Logistics
The wider airport boundary houses a significant number of airport-related and non–airport related businesses.
Trips associated with commercial development and freight and logistics make significant demands on the ground
transport network.
Based on current land use estimates and accepted traffic-generation rates, there were approximately 25,000 vehicle
trips associated with commercial development and freight and logistics per day in 2011. This number is projected to
increase to approximately 54,000 daily vehicle trips in 2033. Graph 9.8 shows the projected increases in commercial
vehicle volumes.
MELBOURNE Airport Master plan 2013 – PRELIMINARY DRAFT : : 119