Why The Southern Highlands Intermodal?
The primary characteristics which make an intermodal work are its location relative to a traffic base and its location relative to road and rail links. If these criteria are not met, then whatever other characteristics the terminal has will be largely irrelevant. For import/export terminals, the traffic base is most obviously a port. Port Kembla is directly accessible via rail (grade 1 – heavy freight) and by road on the Hume Highway via Wilton. A key element to the Southern Highland’s future success is related to support from the port stakeholders themselves. The Port Kembla Port Corporation (PKPC) at their June 2006 board meeting agreed to pursuing strategic cooperation with the Wingecarribee Shire Council to promote the Southern Highlands intermodal concept. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is scheduled to be signed by the Chairman of PKPC and the Mayor of WSC on July 20 2006. Prior to discussions with WSC, PKPC intended commissioning a study to establish an inland intermo
