Good morning everyone,
Welcome to a Monday look-ahead for construction activities in and around Anzac Station.
Last week was a bit quieter than expected after the decisions was made to delay the asphalting of the left turn lane from St Kilda Road into Domain Road. This was due to the kerbing area not being quite ready. The rest of the asphalting scope was still completed though.
This week we’ll focus on the northbound lane of St Kilda Road, more specifically asphalting the section between the Toorak Road Tram stop and Bowen Lane. The sequence of events is roughly:
- Monday night: Barrier setup on southern side of Kings Way (to support the daytime shift to remove a temporary crossover in the median)
- Tuesday/Wednesday: Final kerb installation, removal of temporary fencing adjacent to the tram tracks and planting of vegetation (Note: Planting crews to work in all areas)
- Thursday Night: Asphalting
- Friday Night: Contingency
Works this week
Albert Road Reserve forecourt and Station Entrance (Works until 1am)
This week we’ll install the bus shelter adjacent to the road, while around the station entrance the sea of bluestone continues to make its way through the area, we’ll have another pour for a concrete sub-base this week to allow the bluestone team to continue their good work. We’re also progressing well on the formwork for the new stairs that will sit just to the west of the station entry. These will provide a link down to the Albert Reserve and the South African Soldiers’ Memorial. Speaking of the Memorial, this week we’ll continue the work on the central obelisk.
Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)
We’re in the final stages of commissioning the electrical and plumbing around the forecourt area, this will including the installation and connection of the utility cabinets on this side of St Kilda Road (similar to those already installed on the Albert Road Side). The forecourt retaining wall is also nearing completion.
Over on Domain Road we’re getting in the asphalt for the footpath, which means it should re-opening very soon.
Edmund Herring Oval (EHO) Demolition
The breakout of the hard-stand on Edmund Herring Oval continues this week, we’ll also remove the substation from Edmund Herring Oval. This will be taken away in parts, and as mentioned previously, at least one of these parts is an oversized load – which means it will need to be removed from site after-hours to comply with VicRoads requirements. No set date on this at the moment, but I’ll advise when this is happening.
Centre Island – St Kilda Road
The fresh new look for the central island didn’t happen late last week as forecast, but we’ll definitely see the planting going in this week. We’ll also be putting in the final sections of the kerbing this week adjacent to the chiller plant.
Monday Memory Lane
This weeks Monday Memory Lane takes us way back to August 2020, when two operational lanes of St Kilda Road and Anzac Tram Stop were just drawings on a plan.
Here we can see the preparation for the concrete pour of the station roof slab, immediately adjacent to Melbourne Grammar School.
The Botanica 