Good afternoon,
It was a short week, both with the long weekend and the delays caused by wet weather. Things have ramped back up and the team is ready for another big week in Domain.
- Albert Road legacy construction
Due to the weather this week, the Albert forecourt works we mentioned last week will now happen next week. On Wednesday night (11/10) we will have a crane working for an hour or so on St Kilda Road to move barriers to implement a new construction access gate.
In the linear park, we are about to pour the remainder of the local access road heading from The Domain towards the legacy east /west bound alignment (marked below in orange). This will either happen tomorrow or on Monday. In the park, paving and finishes continue.
- Albert Road Reserve Station Entrance
Crews are continuing to work until 1am in the station entrance to install the reinforcement for the stairs, internal walls and roof. Below is a picture of the scaffolding for the roof reinforcement and the reinforcement for the stairs.
- Station Fitout
Flooring and fitout continue within the station.
- Shrine Entrance
The Shrine entrance team have made some great progress in the last few weeks and have largely finished the escalator structures.
- St Kilda Road – Bowen Lane to Bowen Crescent (Night work reminder)
The storm water works should be completed by tomorrow at Bowen Lane, this will be followed by the remainder of the gas and sewer connection. Later we will install of the strata vault, kerbs, footpath and road ways. Thursday night next week, a crew will work an extended shift to install the architectural features on the inlet exhaust in the median, this should only take a few hours once St Kilda Road is closed (more info on that below).
Installation of the water valve will happen within our site, opposite Bowen Lane on the Melbourne Grammar School side on Thursday night (12/10). In the monthly construction update, you would have seen this as a few nights of work but it will just take one. These works involve non-destructive digging, hand tools and potentially some minor asphalting. These works will impact water supply (which is why it is taking place at night), South East Water will contact those who are affected.
- St Kilda Road Bowen Crescent to Toorak Road
Northbound Side (Towards City)
On Thursday night, there will be a northbound closure of St Kilda Road so that we can remove the construction barriers from The Lucient building south of Toorak Road to Bowen Cresent and opening the new separated bike lanes through this section.
Southbound side (Away from City)
On Wednesday night, the some of the concrete barriers from Bowen Crescent to the northern pedestrian tram stop crossing will be removed. Works will continue in the southern section towards Toorak Road.
Also, as a quick FYI – there will be a few other organisations working in the area next week. Telstra will start next week to install their communications bank on the Shrine side from Park Street to Domain Road. Trees will also be planted by a separate contractor next week around the Park St intersection.
Have a great weekend all,
Rob and Remy
The Botanica 