It is only now that I have seen the area that they will be doing tonight – it will involve saw cutting the road, excavating the road surface, non-destructive digging, hand tools and then restoring the road.
It is the area in purple on this map.
Ring 1800 105 105 and ask for relocation if you want.
Starting tomorrow night and at various times in the next few weeks, St Kilda Rd towards the city will be closed at Toorak Rd – so you will NOT be able to access the lower car park by coming along St Kilda Rd towards the city as you would normally do.
The solution is not too hard but it is NOT obvious – you drive on the wrong side of Bowen Cres and turn left onto St Kilda Rd.
Cars can no longer turn left in Bowen Cres from St Kilda Rd and so you will be able to get out as shown above.
I know it says ‘road closed’ and I know there are barriers….you can do it
It will be noisy the from Sunday night for several nights – they will relocate you if you call the 1800 number and politely request a move.
I hope you’re keeping cosy in this wet weather, perfect for a Christmas movie even though personally I do think it is a bit early in the year – I think the music selection at the shopping centres would disagree!
Thank you for your understanding as we got through the three nights of overnight works this week. The works were successfully completed last night. A break in St Kilda Road night works for tonight and tomorrow before we recommence on Sunday.
Upcoming major works: Toorak Road Resurfacing 29 November to 1 December
From Sunday night we will commence works on the Toorak Road intersection. Why Sunday night you might ask. This is because DTP won’t allow for the intersection to be closed on Friday or Saturday nights so to get a good run at it we will be commencing on Sunday. The works notification is available at the link below.
These works will be disruptive as we need to remove the top layer of road before we can lay the finished product and line mark. We will also be rectifying some under road utility conduits near Bowen Crescent and on the southern side of Toorak Road. From Wednesday night we will also be preparing the southbound section for final resurfacing in December.
Park Street to Albert Road
What a sight to see! Pictured below is the planting between Albert Road and Park Street. I am sure the plants will enjoy the rain forecast for next week. Street furniture will arrive late next week for the garden bed closer to Park Street.
Albert Road legacy construction
We have removed almost all of the sheds at Albert Road reserve and while doing so have reshuffled the site slightly. With our new found room to move, we will soon start works on preparing the reserve for the return of the South African Soldiers’ Memorial in 2024.
Soft and hard landscaping continues in the linear park.
Albert Road Reserve forecourt and Station Entrance (works until 1am)
Like a younger sibling, the Albert Reserve entrance is following in the Shrine entrances footsteps.
You may have noticed today that the green steel has arrived for the station canopy and installation has commenced. Just as with the Shrine, once all the pieces are in place scaffolding and roofing will follow.
The Albert Reserve forecourt will also follow a similar sequence of works as the other side of the road. In ground services will start to be installed from next week along the current northbound lane of St Kilda Road.
Station Fitout
Business as usual in Station fitout.
Eastern site – Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Works until 1am)
Majority of the services have been installed along St Kilda Road within the site including gas and Telstra. We will soon start construction on the second lane of St Kilda Road in this section. Our intention is to switch traffic onto this lane in December as to take the kink out of the road and to continue works on the traffic islands from Park Stret to Melbourne Grammar School.
On the Shrine entrance itself, the remaining scaffolding went up this week to prepare for the roof works of the canopy. We will start to lift glass and other architectural elements into place on both the canopy and the lift shaft. As always, works on the entrance continues until 1am each night.
St Kilda Road – Bowen Crescent to Bowen Lane (Night works)
Northbound side (Towards City)
The focus for this stretch has been the closure of Bowen Crescent at the intersection of St Kilda Road. Thank you to the Botanica building for enduring the driveway closure on Bowen Crescent this week as well.
We will reopen the turn out of Bowen Crescent to St Kilda Road tomorrow, with the turn from St Kilda Road to Bowen Crescent to remain closed until mid December. We will need to completely close Bowen Crescent again at some point.
Next week, works will continue behind the barriers as we install services, kerbs and prepare the garden beds. As mentioned above, overnight we will be saw cutting the road and using NDD from Sunday to locate underground conduits and rectify them.
St Kilda Road Bowen Crescent to Toorak Road (Night works)
Southbound side (Away from City)
The southbound lane of St Kilda Road will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday night next week while we prepare the road for its final layer of asphalting in early December.
Following the delays from last weeks incident, crews will return to the laneway from Sunday to complete the works. Works involve two days of non destructive digging, a day or so to lay the pipes and back fill, another day to trench and install the kerbs and finally another day to prepare for the final asphalt. We will be complete with fences removed in this section in a fortnight. It has been an extremely difficult stretch to work in and we very much appreciate everyone’s ongoing patience as we edge closer to the finish line.
Have a great weekend,
Rob and Remy
CYP Design & Construction Joint Venture
I am 99% sure that there will be no night works tonight. Full update later today
We are finalising numbers for our Xmas breakfast.
Please book online by 10am Friday 1/12/23 https://tinyurl.com/BotanicaXmas
Details
MENU:
On Arrival: 1 glass of Prosecco, Mimosa cocktail or orange juice.
Shared to the Table:
Bircher muesli, Greek yoghurt, dried fig compote
Seasonal Fruit, local honeycomb
Penny for Pound mini croissants
Guests selection of:
Poached eggs, avocado, marinated Meredith feta, puffed rice and sesame, toasted rye
sourdough
Or
Eggs Benedict, grilled belly bacon, poached eggs, cornmeal muffin, Hollandaise, soft herbs
Finish with: Tea or Coffee
I am very pleased to say that Bowen Lane has reopened to vehicles and pedestrians this afternoon.
This week we also completed the resurfacing of Kings Way / Albert Road intersection and the section of St Kilda Road between Albert Road and Park Street. Fresh road and line marking on Albert Road pictured below.
You may have caught on the news that we hosted Premier Jacinta Allan at Anzac Station yesterday for a press conference about hiring workers for the new Metro Tunnel stations. She was accompanied by the new Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams and the Member for Albert Park, Nina Taylor.
It’s another big week coming up in Domain following, the RDO on Monday, with five weeks remaining until we finish for the year. Let’s take a look at what is happening.
Upcoming major works: Toorak Road Resurfacing 29 November to 1 December
We will be resurfacing the city bound lanes of the Toorak Road / Kings Way / St Kilda Road intersection from Sunday 26 November to 1 December. These works must take place overnight to minimise traffic disruption to this busy intersection. The works will take place from Arthur Street all the way to Bowen Crescent and involve removing the existing road surface, laying a new road surface and line marking – Think of the works that took place at Kings Way this week, and move it along to the next intersection. Keep an eye out for more information on these works, they will be hitting letterboxes soon.
Park Street to Albert Road
We have started the cladding through this section. Planting and irrigation install to take place next week. The east/west pedestrian crossing from Park Street to the gardens remains closed.
Albert Road legacy construction
On Wednesday, the westbound lane of Albert Road will be closed off peak for a few hours while we mulch the reserve. Majority of the sheds are gone with the remaining to come out next week. Once all the sheds are moved, we will rejig the pedestrian movements around this area slightly, shifting the crossing by a 20m or so. Soft and hard landscaping continues in the linear park.
Albert Road Reserve forecourt and Station Entrance (works until 1am)
Forming, tying reinforcement and concrete pours continue at the entrance until 1am with the final roof pour scheduled for Tuesday 21 November. Once cured, we will start to remove the form work.
The first section of the roof has now been waterproofed and backfilled. You’ll start to see roadworks through here as we construct the second lane of St Kilda Road, the underground services the bike lanes.
Station Fitout
Back and front of house service installation and commissioning continues within the station. We’re working on getting the oculus watertight so that tiling can commence in the main area (where the press conference was held in the image above).
Eastern site – Shrine Entrance and Domain Road (Overnight works)
Services continue to be installed in the shrine entrance along with works on the lift (structure pictured below). The steel for the canopy is nearing completion.
We have started to demolish parts of Domain Road in preparation for the road reinstatement and tram works next year.
Underground services install continue between Park Street and Melbourne Grammar School within the site. Telstra finished their scope today. We will start the drainage works next week.
St Kilda Road between Park Street and Bromby (Overnight works 21-23 Nov)
As mentioned in the November construction update, we need to install conduits under St Kilda Road. This will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night next week under a closure of St Kilda Road southbound (from Dorcas to Toorak). The work areas are located near the tram stop and across from Bowen Crescent and will involve saw cutting, non destructive digging and hand tools. We expect the first night to be the most disruptive when we cut though the road.
St Kilda Road – Bowen Crescent to Bowen Lane
Northbound side (Towards City)
As mentioned above, Bowen Lane has reopened. Thank you for your patience as we worked with the tangle of services through that area.
From Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 November, Bowen Crescent will be closed at the intersection of St Kilda Road while we start the works to build a raised pedestrian crossing, new kerbs and install underground services. On Saturday, the exit from Bowen Crescent to St Kilda Road will reopen with the left turn in from St Kilda Road to stay closed until December.
Next week we will also be installing a LV conduit down Bowen Crescent, which requires a day time closure of local driveways.
St Kilda Road Bowen Crescent to Toorak Road
Southbound side (Away from City)
Unfortunately the laneway closure has been extended until 1pm tomorrow after an underground asset was hit on Monday, delaying works until the all clear was given by WorkSafe. We are still confident that the remaining drainage and bike lane installation are on track to be completed by the end of this month. Next week we will continue to install the remaining drainage in a tight and tricky section with multiple existing underground services keeping the crew on their toes.
Have a great weekend,
Rob and Rem
You can go in and out now
BOWEN CRESCENT DRIVEWAY – DAYTIME CLOSURE
Please be advised that each day from Tuesday 21 November to Friday 24 November 2023 there will be no vehicle egress or ingress to the Botanica upper-level carpark between 8.00am and 4.00pm each day.
Works to install utilities under the road will prevent access to and from Bowen Crescent into the upper-level carpark. These works involve saw cutting the road where the driveway and Bowen Crescent meet, digging a trench, installing conduit and reinstating the road. The driveway will be reinstated each day by 4pm.
Bicycles and motorcycles will be able to enter and exit the upper-level carpark and be walked along the footpath to the road. Pedestrian access to the upper-level carpark will be maintained.
Cross Yarra Partnership can arrange alternative parking at 1 Queens Road. If you would like a parking pass, please respond to this email or let us know if you would like to discuss alternative options.
Please make contact if you have any questions or concerns regarding this temporary access change by emailing cyp@metrotunnelcyp-dc.com.au or by calling the Project Information Line on 1800 105 105.
Kind regards,
Remy
The Botanica 
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