https://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/explore-the-city/beaches-parks-and-playgrounds/find-parks-and-playgrounds/kings-way-reserve

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope everyone has enjoyed their week, it’s been a productive one on site, despite the insanely variable weather on Tuesday.

Below is our look ahead for all construction related things within the Domain precinct

Overnight Works – St Kilda Road final asphalt layer

This week saw the line-marking between the Toorak Road tram stop and Bowen Lane, as well as the removal of the waterfilled barriers in this section.

We also saw the start of the asphalting between Bowen Lane and Albert Road on Wednesday night, resuming on Thursday night.

In some good news, we have now finished off the tricky section of asphalting at the Park Street and St Kilda Road northbound intersection.

Next week will be a bit quieter, as we are only doing asphalting work on Monday 19 February, this will be confined to the area immediately to the west of tram stop.

Following this, there will be a reprieve from the asphalting works for a little while, before we resume on the south bound lane of St Kilda Road between the Park Street pedestrian crossing and the pedestrian crossing between Melbourne Grammar and the tram stop. The earliest we would resume overnight asphalting is Thursday 22 February, but in all likelihood, we wont be back out with the asphalting kit until the following week.

Bowen Crescent – Partial Closure

The partial closure of Bowen Crescent will start next week followed by the works to asphalt the footpath through this section, as well as preparing a tree pit on the corner.

Access to 412 St Kilda Road will be via their existing pedestrian access ramp.

St Kilda Road Footpath Works  – Bowen Lane to Albert Road

The footpath closure between Bowen Lane and Albert Road is also now in effect. The team got straight work and begun breaking out the concrete through this section. Once the breakout of the footpath is done, we’ll start with the pouring of concrete, closely followed by the careful laying of the bluestone pavers along the extent of the footpath here.

St Kilda Road Footpath Works  – Bromby Street to Toorak Road

Next week we’ll begin to install the three light pole footings in this area– this involves cutting, non destructive digging of the footing and pouring concrete for the footings.

The footings will then cure and the light poles stood at a later date.

Centre Island – St Kilda Road

Southern Area:

The final acoustic installation within the Chiller Plants will go in next week. The team are also in the process of testing and commissioning the Chiller plants.

Adjacent to the Anzac Station tram Stop

Last night we shifted traffic closer to the new Albert Road Reserve station entrance, this allows us to start work on the preparatory works closer to the tram stop, this includes the works on Monday night.

On the other side for the tram stop, closer to Melbourne Grammar, the preparation is more advanced and the team are laying kerb ahead of the future asphalting of the second lane.

Station Fit out

The myki gates are now installed within the station – as is the line-wide artwork installation on the platform level. These are by First Nations artist Maree Clarke, and you can find out more about the artwork here:
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/metro-tunnel/community/art/legacy-artwork/station-artworks/maree-clarke-line-wide-artwork

Albert Road legacy construction (Change in Pedestrian and Vehicle Route)

One of the big changes next week will be the opening of the partial legacy alignment of Albert Road South. The opening of this new connection means residents of The Domain will access their building via the new roadway as of Tuesday morning (20 February). We’ll have additional signage in place discouraging anyone driving up there who isn’t accessing the Domain, as well as traffic controllers on the first day.

The pedestrian route will also change – with the previous pedestrian cut-through at the base of Albert Reserve closing, and a new pedestrians connection alongside the newly opened Albert Road South.

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

The canopy surrounding the Albert Road Reserve station entrance will come down late next week, allowing works to commence on the glass balustrades around the station entrance. Next Saturday we’ll also see the final delivery lowered into the hole in the station roof, which means it will be closed up the following week and we’ll use the station entrances to get materials into site.

I’ve included a different visual perspective of the site this week, courtesy of one of our local residents, a look south along the site. The snap was taken on Wednesday before the asphalt went in, it gives a good sense of some of the progress to date on both the station and the roadway. Our thanks to Karen for providing the great shot.

Coupled with this is a photo from this morning, showing the end result of last nights asphalting and the newly established works area adjacent to the tram stop.

Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)

With the pedestrian crossing point towards Melbourne Grammar now closed, works have begun on the forecourt of the station entrance, this area will sit alongside the reinstated Domain Road, which will also begin its rebuild very soon.

Just a reminder that next week the pedestrian path up Domain Road (adjacent to Melbourne Grammar) will be closed while we start the water main work connection works underneath the footpath here. The detour to reconnect with Domain Road will be via Bromby Street and Domain Street

Have a great weekend

Thanks, Rob

someone of you were worried they would not water our garden…you should not have worried 😉

This is the current(?) version of the plan they are using out the front

This is my best efforts to show where the trees will go – one is off the right hand edge of the screen. They will be planted in about late April.

We will have 4 car parking bays out the front (I’ve drawn them on the photo) – which will leave space for trucks to park illegally and block the line of sight exiting our driveway. the state government rep (Paula Williams from Rail Projects Victoria) has told me that the contractor believes that this is the best option. They have suggested by getting the City of Port Phillip to fine drivers who park illegally, the drivers will cease the practice.

I think we will have to do something ourselves after the project is done.

I’m also of the opinion that the ‘granitic sand’ path through the garden bed will see mud traipsed through our building in winter. May be another small project ‘post-CYP’.

…but in good news – we convinced them to make the crossing in Bowen Cres a zebra crossing. 

We have had massive problems with birds. Please do NOT encourage them by feeding them

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope everyone has had a good week, below is the construction update for next week in Domain.

Just a reminder that next Monday is an RDO, so no works on site – and a more important reminder that Wednesday is Valentines day!

Overnight Works – St Kilda Road final asphalt layer

We’re now well underway on the asphalting works on St Kilda Road. Last night the crews were working between Bowen Crescent and Bowen Lane, and the intersection of Park Street and St Kilda Road. The outer lane section of wearing course from the Toorak Road Tram stop to Bowen Lane is now done. The inner lane of wearing course will need to be completed once the kerbing is installed in the inner median. We’ll update closer to these works taking place.

There is only one small section of asphalt remaining down Park Street, this will be completed early next week

See below for the latest plan on site, as per last week this is subject to change. I’ll update with any major changes during the week.

Bowen Crescent – Partial Closure

As mentioned in the February construction notification, next week we’ll close the left turn from St Kilda Road into Bowen Crescent. This is to enable the works to resurface the footpath on the southern side of the road, and prepare a tree plot in this area. A pedestrian detour via the separated bike lane will be in place during the works, access to local businesses will be retained during the works.

When the resurfacing works are underway, access to 412 St Kilda Road will be via the existing pedestrian access ramp.

St Kilda Road Footpath Works  – Bowen Lane to Albert Road

Next Tuesday (13 February) the closure of the footpath between Bowen Lane and Albert Road will start.

Access around the site will be either via the tram stop (via the reopened pedestrian crossing to the tram stop at Bowen Lane) or via Bowen Lane > Kings Way > Albert Road.

St Kilda Road Footpath Works  – Bromby Street to Toorak Road

The three light pole footings to be installed through this section has now pushed to the following week – this involves cutting, non destructive digging of the footing and pouring concrete for the footings.

The footings will then cure and the light poles stood at a later date.

Centre Island – St Kilda Road

Southern Area:

The barriers were shifted last night adjacent to the ventilation shafts. This will allow landscaping works to soon commence in this area, this will start with the preparation of the ground, removal of crushed rock, final drainage installation and placement of topsoil and prepping for tree pits.

Adjacent to the Anzac Station tram Stop

Works are continuing on the centre island that sits between the road and the tram stop, not much to report there with in-ground utility work the main feature – kerb installation will start next week.

Station Fit out

No major milestones to report from downstairs in the station.

Albert Road legacy construction

Next week we’ll be doing works at the top of Albert Road to install the detector loops for the new signalised pedestrian crossing, we expect the crossing will switch from a zebra crossing to a signalised crossing in the coming weeks.  Over on the other side of Albert Reserve, the steel arrived on site for the South African Soldiers Memorial reinforced base slab. As mentioned last week, the memorial will be carefully reconstructed over the coming weeks.

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

While works are ticking along inside the station entry, just adjacent to the station canopy, the kerb alignment for the second lane of St Kilda Road is progressively snaking its way towards Albert Road. The surface preparation for the second lane of traffic is following closely behind it. As you’ll see in the update below, we’ll shift the roadside barriers next week while St Kilda Road is closed, and commence the laying of asphalt through this area.

Eastern site – Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)

The existing pedestrian crossing from Melbourne Grammar School into the Shrine Grounds has now closed and the pedestrian path alongside St Kilda Road is open.

Have a great weekend

Thanks, Rob

Good afternoon everyone,

Another quick update on the progress of our nightworks on St Kilda Road.

Last night we got through some, but not all, of the asphalting works between Bowen Crescent and Bowen Lane, as well as some of the asphalting around the tricky section of tram tracks at the intersection of Park Street and St Kilda Road.

Tonight (Thursday 8 February) we’ll be back to finish off both these sections.
Just a reminder that the section of road at the Park Street and St Kilda Road intersection can’t commence until the last tram rolls through the intersection.

All hammering on St Kilda Road was completed earlier in the week.

I’ll distribute a full look ahead of next week’s works in tomorrow’s Friday Construction update.

Thanks, Rob

Good afternoon everyone,

The asphalting works on St Kilda Road were scheduled to start this evening.

Due to a combination of factors, these works will not go ahead tonight.

There may be some minor works undertaken, including shifting of some barriers, however the main asphalting works will not commence
At this stage, we expect that these main works will start on Tuesday night (06 February)

The sequence of activities I sent out on Friday will remain largely the same (see below) – with the timing for each activity pushed back a day.

Thanks, Rob

Good afternoon everyone,

Welcome to the first weekly update of February – as always, plenty happening out on site this week and next.

You might have noticed it was a very quiet out on site today – It was a part of a project-wide safety refresher for the workforce across all our sites.

Overnight Works – St Kilda Road final asphalt layer

We’ve got an extensive program of works to complete the final layers of asphalt on St Kilda Road and reopen the road in the completed two lane configuration by the end of March. I’m sure this will be a welcome milestone, but there is a bit to do before we get there.

We’ve got a work area stretching from the Toorak Road Tram Stop through to Park Street, so the impacts will vary across the nights. To help get a sense of when the works will be in your area, I’ve included a bit more detail of where the team plans to be asphalting each night.

Bear in mind this may change depending on progress, but it reflects our current plan for next week. I hope it is helpful.

St Kilda Road Footpath

Western Side of St Kilda Road

Roads aren’t the only area getting a resurfacing, we’ve still got sections of new footpath to install around the precinct. The new footpath from Bowen Lane, around the front of The Domain, and through to Albert Road is set to kick off in February. Earliest start is likely to be the week after next – but I will advise when we’ve got a precise date. The February notification contains details on the extent of the closure and the detour in place.

There are also some final light pole installations planned for during the day at three locations along St Kilda Road, between Bromby Street and Toorak Road. This will involve saw cutting, non destructive digging of the footing and pouring concrete for the footings. The footings will then cure and the light poles stood at a later date – We’re expecting all three footings to be done next week.

Centre Island – St Kilda Road

Southern Area:

Civil works in the middle of St Kilda Road have taken a bit of a back seat while the team worked on the chiller plant in the middle of the road, the team are nearly finished the fitout works, and that means we’re back in there doing some more of the preparatory works in the middle of the road. This involves trenching for utilities, including the public lighting and the drainage. At the end of next week we’ll shift some of the traffic barriers adjacent to the ventilation shafts to allow works to commence on the preparatory works for the centre island landscaping around the ventilation shafts, as well as some of the kerbing further south.  

Adjacent to the Anzac Station tram Stop

The shift of the outbound lane of St Kilda Road between Park Street and Domain Road has allowed us to start works on the centre island that sits in between the road way and the tram stop. This will continue next week, including kerbing and in ground utility work.

We’ll also be able to get into corresponding area on the other side of the tram stop – adjacent to the city bound lane of St Kilda. Works in this area wont kick off until we’ve shifted traffic slightly west and we have the room to safely work.

Station Fit out

The station downstairs is coming together, with the infrastructure for the new Myki gates going in, as well as the fitout for the new retail precincts within the concourse level. The future facilities for Metro staff are also being installed, including the new customer service windows installed at the concourse level. As promised last week, I’ve included a photo from the concourse level, with acoustic baffles on the ceiling and the retail fitout underway on the left of the image. No decisions as yet on the tenants for these retail spaces.

Albert Road legacy construction

This week saw the works commence in earnest for the base slab of the new South African Soldiers’ memorial within the Albert Road Reserve. The stones for the memorial have been safely stored away while we have built Anzac Station, and our specialist heritage contractor will begin bringing sections of the monument to site once the base slab is ready to go.

Last week I mentioned the commissioning of the new legacy Albert Road South in the week commencing Monday 5 February. We’ll push this date back a tad while the watermain connection works are still ongoing. I’ll advise the new date once we’ve had a look at the program and sequencing

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

The big crane servicing the Albert Road Reserve Station entrance has been packed up and sent on its way. We’ll be using smaller mobile cranes from this point onwards. The scaffolding around the entrance is nearing its final days as the works on the roof progress. In front of the station itself, the drainage is now largely complete and the team have moved onto the road construction. This means we’ll have crews out on the surface installing the new road kerbing. These crews will continue up until 10pm, before the works scale back to quieter works, on the surface. Inside the station entrance, the works will continue overnight, as they have been since late last year.

Eastern site – Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)

We’ve now opened the new pedestrian path along St Kilda Road connecting Park Street to the corner of St Kilda Road and Domain Road in front of Melbourne Grammar School.  Very soon, the existing crossing into the Shrine Grounds will close. 

That corner will see a lot of activity over the next month, starting with the removal of the wall that separates the work site from the school. The wall itself was originally constructed by the Early Works contractor who was installing the new Melbourne Sewer connection adjacent to the school. It was left in place during the station works, but will be removed in February to allow the construction of the watermain connection under the footpath. There may be some delays if you’re walking up Domain Road during the removal of the wall, as we’ll need to stop pedestrians whenever we’re lowering sections of the wall. Following this removal, we’ll need to also excavate the footpath itself to install the new watermain connection. This will mean a detour is in place via Bromby Street and Domain Street, further details are in the February notification.

February Notification:

Click to access MT-AZ-construction-update-February-2024.pdf

Have a great weekend,

Thanks, Rob