My short version
- Last week was supposed to be quiet and wasn’t by any measure
- They couldn’t work past about lunchtime yesterday to get home in time for the long weekend…and it’s a LONG weekend for them, they get Tuesday off too.
- The coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are supposed to be noisy…but who knows
Official CYP version
Welcome to the stakeholder lookahead – just a reminder that this weekend is a lockdown weekend, so no works over the weekend – and none on Monday with the public holiday – nor on Tuesday with an RDO.
We’ll resume works on Wednesday.
It’s a big week next week– as we enter our final push to return St Kilda Road to two lanes in each direction. Unfortunately that means the return of night asphalting. Details below, including a summary of where we plan to be working each evening.
Overnight Works Lookahead
Below is a snapshot of the asphalting works taking place next week.
I’ve included a copy of the construction notice that should be hitting letter boxes and inboxes shortly.
Below is a breakdown of where the team intend to be working each night next week – these areas are subject to change based on progress each day. I’ll update everyone as we proceed.
Once we’re done with this batch of asphalting, St Kilda Road will be returned to two lanes in each direction.
Chiller Plant Commissioning
As per last week the chiller plants work will continue next week. The team are confident they’ll have it done by the end of the week – I’ll confirm next week.
Albert Road Reserve forecourt and Station Entrance (Works until 1am)
At the South African Soldiers Memorial we’ve got a few minor pours next week to complete the base slab, the stone should arrive in the coming weeks to reassemble the memorial.
The glass fitout on the station entrance will be ongoing next week, all going well we’ll be done with that by the end of the week, though with the short week it may also push into the following week. The focus will then turn on the forecourt works, which include surface preparation, and the installation of a strata vault in front of the station stairs. You might remember from previous editions that the strata vault is to assist the growth of trees underneath structures.
Around the edge of the new station lifts we’lll continue with the heavy breakout of piles, even with the short week we should be done with that by the end of the week.
St Kilda Road Footpath Works – Bowen Lane to Albert Road
The pavers are keeping up the good work, originally scheduled to reopen at the end of March, we’re on track to get pedestrians back through this area by around the 20th March.
Bowen Crescent – Partial Closure and Footpath Works
Drainage clashing with services continue to be an issue for us in this location – we’ll have to do some extensive sucker truck excavation to achieve the depth to install the drainage. This means next week the sucker truck will be an ongoing fixture in this section of pavement.
Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)
Over at the Shrine Entrance we’ve begun the demolition of some of the temporary footings along Domain Road that previously supported the walkway for the workforce, and in a little throwback to 2019 – also supported the previous pipe racks that transported the excavated material from the Tunnel Boring Machines up to Edmund Herring Oval.
As this progresses, we’ll also begin the forecourt excavation and ground prep next week, ready for construction of retaining walls around the perimeter of the forecourt.
St Kilda Road Footpath Works – Bromby Street to Toorak Road
The light pole footings in this section of road are finally complete. We’ll stand the poles in the coming weeks before handing these over to CitiPower who will do the final connection and commissioning works.
Centre Island – St Kilda Road
Southern Area:
It will be some minor drainage works around the southern ventilation shafts in March, before we head in to the landscaping, and ultimately the tree planting next month.
Adjacent to the Anzac Station tram Stop
We are nearing completion of this section, with the construction of a new retaining wall that is being formed up now and will be poured next week.
This area is largely in readiness for the final asphalting.
Station Fit out
I have not had a chance to get downstairs and look at the progress of the station concourse. I’ll provide an update next week on the progress down there
Have a great weekend
Thanks, Rob
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