EconSearch Completed Project

Project: Brighton Transport Hub Economic Impact Study (2009)

Client: Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

Collaborator: GHD Meyrick 

Summary: This study was part of an investigation by the Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) regarding the relocation of the Port of Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf intermodal terminal (IMT) and the creation of a Transport Hub at Brighton. The Brighton Transport Hub Project Steering Committee was gathering economic and social information relevant to the project. The EconSearch component of the study focused on the flow-on effects of the project on the economy and society, in terms of gross state product and employment.