Good afternoon everyone,

Welcome to the weekly update for all things construction in the Domain precinct.
A reminder that next week there is an RDO on the Monday, so activities will resume on Tuesday.

Overnight Works:

Once again, no overnight works next week on surface level.
But as flagged in last weeks update, we’ll have some works in early July. We’re in the process of finalising programs and dates, but activities that will run overnight are:

• Asphalting of the left turn from St Kilda Road into Domain Road
• Installation of the final section of kerb on St Kilda Road southbound (just past Park Street)
• Asphalting the bike lane adjacent to the Albert Road Reserve entrance
• Installation of the permanent tactiles at the St Kilda Road pedestrian crossing at Bowen Lane
• Removal of the fencing adjacent to the tram tracks near the ventilation shafts

I’ll have further detail in next weeks update and there will be a notice distributed soon

Works next week

Albert Road Reserve forecourt and Station Entrance  (Works until 1am)

The South African Soldiers’ Memorial is now at its full height. We’ll be doing some of the finer work around the base, this includes the installation of the blocks on which the stone lions will eventually be placed. Two of the four blocks were done this week, with the lions to come to site near the end of the installation.

Everyone’s favourite activity, bluestone paving, will continue next week on the concourse level, while the subgrade is being done for the future Albert Road South connection to St Kilda Road, along with the kerbing that runs alongside the future shared roadway

Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)

In a literal sign of progress, the new Anzac Station totem signs are up on both sides of St Kilda Road. Adjacent to the lift shaft there is a significant amount of topsoil being loaded into the area, this will continue next week as we progress the landscaping up into the Shrine Grounds.

Next week the footpath that leads from the Park Street pedestrian crossing to Cobbers Memorial will be fenced off so that it can be removed and the final legacy footpath connection built.
The legacy footpath connection will run straight past Cobbers Memorial, down to the footpath that will run along St Kilda Road between Park Street and Domain Road. The subgrade for this footpath has been done, and the asphalt will be laid in early July. This will allow us to reopen the footpath along St Kilda Road and close the temporary arrangement in the bike lane (opening the southbound separated bike lane to bikes for the first time)

Up on Domain Road, the main activity is construction of the outbound dual tram/bus stop, this includes installation of the conduits for the stops functionality.

Edmund Herring Oval (EHO) Demolition

The substation on the oval is now gone, and as mentioned last week, we’ll commence the breakout of the slab that it was sitting on.

The remainder of the oval is being graded and prepped for its return to a functional oval.

Bowen Cres to Bowen Lane Parking Open

There are still a few minor works to be undertaken between Bowen Lane and Bowen Crescent, that may require a future footpath closure, but the parking that has recently been line-marked is now available for public use.

Friday Flashback

With the reopening of St Kilda Road parking in front of The Botanica, I thought today we’d flash back to September 2019, when we were finalising the southern section of the Anzac Station roof underneath St Kilda Road.
In the picture you can see:

• The start of the circular formwork that would become the round ventilation structure in the middle of St Kilda Road
• The temporary driveway for Botanica residents, affectionately known as ‘Jan’s Way’
• The tram tracks realigned further to the east on St Kilda Road, with a curve between the northern and southern sections of the Anzac Station box
• The yellow bentonite silos, the site of the current landscaping works near the Shrine entrance