Gauteng SDI Rail Link - Gautrain

541.4.3 Project ScopingIn order to focus the scope of the project, together with the study approach andmethod, a number of key issues were identified.As far as possible, these key issueswere clarified during the first working session between Gautrans, the ConsultingTeam and some of the key role players.These key issues were, therefore, applied as the short-term focus of the study for theperiod running to this Inception Report, as compared to the longer-term focus of thestudy on the study elements.Initial Identification of Alternatives:- Stations and Routes- TechnologyConceptual Demand1:50 000 ContourPlansKnown land-useStrategicSifting ofAlternativesStage One SiftingDemand: ExtendPWV-ModelOrto-photosInvestigateExisting andFuture land-useTechnicalPrioritisationand Sifting ofAlternativesStage Two SiftingStatedPreference andModal ChoiceModelVertical SectionsProjected andderived land-useSifting ofFEASIBLE andpreferredalternativesStage Three SiftingProject SpecificationsFIGURE 7: SIFTING OF ALTERNATIVESINCREASINGLEVEL OFDETAIL ANDACCURACYGauteng SDI Rail Link – Inception Report, 15 June 2000