The draft corridor for VNI West was narrowed to a preferred easement of around 70 metres along most of the route in October 2024.

A significant volume of work has been undertaken over the past two years to fully understand the previous draft corridor and identify a preferred easement that has the least impact to people and farming, balanced with consideration of the environment and other important land features.

An interactive map of the area of interest was open for public comment between 27 May to 2 August 2023 (9.5 weeks).