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The design for Peninsula link seeks to integrate a range of elements that creates a new standard for road development. The design is based on an extensive site analysis and a thorough review of the Environmental Effects Statement report.
Design concept
The vision that underpins the urban and landscape design is to develop Peninsula Link as a gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. The design articulates a journey from the north to the south in which the motorist moves from an urban and culturally-rich setting, through the Baxter intersection into the rolling, green landscape of the Moorooduc Plains.
The designers have focused on the qualities of the places that Peninsula Link runs through, paying particular attention to materials, scale, form and texture.
The design concept moves through five distinct areas as you travel from EastLink to Mount Martha.
- Peninsula Portal: Exiting from EastLink and entering the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula.
- Woodland Experiences: Travelling through the heathy woodland at The Pines.
- Cultural Landscapes: Passing through a rich collection of man-made and natural elements augmented by art works.
- Threshold: Represents the transition at Baxter between the urban and rural experience.
- Green Rooms: Moving through the various woodlands types into the green fields of the Moorooduc Plains.
Information on how the design concept is expressed in these design precincts can be found in the following areas of this website.
Design Objectives
There are a number of Peninsula Link design objectives including:
- an equal emphasis for adjacent communities, motorists and walking and cycling path users
- a design concept which applies to the entire corridor with site-specific variations that respond to local influences
- opportunities to preserve and enhance waterway corridors and other areas of natural values
- use of linear open space areas and path connections to provide for local amenity
- incorporation of design cues at key local gateways to assist in way finding
- the use of broad landform shaping where appropriate as opposed to engineered structures.
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