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CYP CRG update
Jan and I attended their latest update today.
Main takeaways
- The noise will continue until the end of June
- The noise will be back early next year
- The southbound lanes of St Kilda Rd will be realigned in July – see slides for some more details
- The road/tram realignment will occur in November
- The new tram stop will be fully operational by Xmas
Slide pack is attached
New BP servo in St Kilda Rd
I still find it pretty amazing that BP managed to get approval for this servo in St Kilda Rd, but it is going up before my eyes. It is spectacular though, hate to think what it has cost.
I just hope it will have electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Garden beds out the front of the building
This week I’ve had another in depth look at the various documents that I shared some weeks back.
Firstly – confirming that we will get our trees back.
Something that intrigued me was that it seemed like we have ‘garden beds’ between our street trees out the front. This is the final design – so a couple of years away. This is the “picture”
How do you interpret that?? Well the different colours mean different things and different plantings.
The dark green in front of the Massage place will have PLT-321 and the other area will have PLT-229. What does that mean? Sorry the snip is a bit hazy
What are these plants?
That jackhammering
I hope you enjoyed the later start today – 730am instead of the normal 7am…..we have been hassling them about it
In case you didn’t read it in their blurb yesterday…
In response to feedback, we’ve pushed back the start time for the jackhammer demolition to 7:30am, as opposed to kicking off right at 7am as we had in the past – It’s a small respite but hopefully makes some difference, particularly on a Saturday. Due to the high noise of the sucker trucks, we’ll also hold them up until 7:30am on Saturday. We’ll start with two and then only add the other machine later in the morning. I appreciate that these are only small wins – but I hope it makes some difference. We genuinely appreciate everyone’s patience as we get through this disruptive work.
You can see that they have done a lot of the smashing. You can even watch the live feed in you want. Go here and click on Camera 1 – Middle Box
..and those sucker trucks. They are essentially vacuuming up the dirt. The feedback on that is…
Right now we have just under 100m of exposed delayed pour strip that we need to clean out with the sucker trucks – we are achieving approximately 4m per day, per sucker truck. While it is certainly annoying to have three of them going at one time, we do achieve significantly greater productivity and all going well they’ll be finished the bulk of their existing task by the end of next week – whereas if we persisted with a single truck, we’d have them on site for another 25 days to work through the exposed area.
CYP weekly update
Good afternoon everyone,
Welcome to the first week of June – It’s hard to believe we are half way through 2022 already. We’ll be catching trains to Parkville before we know it.
A snapshot of works happening out on site next week is below – As per last week we’ll focus on the activities on surface and briefly touch on what is happening below the surface.
Anzac Station entrance construction – Tram Interchange
The timber canopy is coming together very nicely, if you look carefully you’ll see that in addition to the diagrid sections, we’ve also installed the first sections of the steel perimeter beam on both the eastern and western sides of the canopy. As the diagrid sections are progressively installed, these steel beams will be attached to the outer edge to make up the shape of the structure.. In addition to the perimeter beams – we’ll start installing cross laminated timber (CLT) panels on top of the diagrid sections. The first of these CLT panels will start to be installed next week.
I’ve mentioned in last few updates that there will be some sections of this work may need continue up until 10pm on some nights (It has also been in the monthly construction update). Up until now we have managed to avoid any work past 6pm, however the first of these extended works will commence next week with these CLT panels being installed up until 10pm.
Station box construction
On concourse level, the teams are progressively building the internal rooms for the station to operate. The southern end is the back of house that will service the operation of trains in the future. The northern section will house the future retail as well as the rooms for the Metro Trains staff and operation of the future station. The rooms at the southern end are well progressed and are being fitted out for their future use, while the rooms at the southern end are progressively coming together with blockwork ongoing. On the platform level we continue to install the pre-cast sections of the future train platform as well as doing the concreting work to tie the tunnels into the station box. We’ve had these tie in works into the update for a while, so this week I thought I’d share a photo showing the before and after. As you can see by the formwork and bracing it is an incredibly intricate piece of work to tie the tunnel into the station box. The emergency exit stairs for the station are also taking shape and have been progressively poured over the past few weeks.
Surface Works
While the surface works have been noisy of late, I’m pleased to report that they have made good progress. The team have slightly revised their sequencing and are now breaking out sections of the D-wall prior to doing the delayed pour strip, this is helping progress the works more swiftly. Today we saw three NDD trucks (sucker trucks) working away on the surface. As I mentioned last week, we realise that these trucks are a particularly grating sound and we are trying to get this work done as quickly as possible.
Right now we have just under 100m of exposed delayed pour strip that we need to clean out with the sucker trucks – we are achieving approximately 4m per day, per sucker truck. While it is certainly annoying to have three of them going at one time, we do achieve significantly greater productivity and all going well they’ll be finished the bulk of their existing task by the end of next week – whereas if we persisted with a single truck, we’d have them on site for another 25 days to work through the exposed area.
In response to feedback, we’ve pushed back the start time for the jackhammer demolition to 7:30am, as opposed to kicking off right at 7am as we had in the past – It’s a small respite but hopefully makes some difference, particularly on a Saturday. Due to the high noise of the sucker trucks, we’ll also hold them up until 7:30am on Saturday. We’ll start with two and then only add the other machine later in the morning. I appreciate that these are only small wins – but I hope it makes some difference. We genuinely appreciate everyone’s patience as we get through this disruptive work.
| Monday 6/6 | Tuesday 7/6 | Wednesday 8/6 | Thursday 9/6 | Friday 10/6 | Saturday 11/6 |
| Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRP, waterproofing, winding down excavationStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition | Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRP, waterproofing, winding down excavationStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Tram Platform substructure works, service trenchingStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition | Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRP, waterproofing, winding down excavationStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Tram Platform substructure works, service trenchingStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition | Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRPStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Tram Platform substructure works, service trenchingStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition | Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRPStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Tram Platform substructure works, service trenchingStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition | Stage 1 – Shrine access shaft FRPStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Tram Platform substructure works, service trenchingStage 4 – Roof slab cleanout, d-wall demolition |
Have a great weekend
Thanks
Rob
Free flu shots across the road
The medical centre across the road offers free flu shots without appointment
CYP Weekly update
Good afternoon everyone,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful week – just a short update this week focussing in on the surface activities next week:
Anzac Station entrance construction – Tram Interchange
The timber canopy starting to live up to its name, with installation of the first timber diagrid sections. As anyone who has assembled Ikea furniture would know, it takes a bit of time to get a feel for the assembly, but as you can see from the attached photo, the team have now installed some of the sections and are making good progress.
As we’d mentioned in the monthly construction update, some sections of this work may need continue up until 10pm on some nights.
Station box construction
I’ll provide a bigger update on some of the progress in the station box next week, but suffice to say you could read last week’s update and still have a good sense of what is happening underground next week.
Surface Works
Surface breakout and excavation of stage 4 started late last week and is nearly finished (save for some fiddly sections to complete early next week) The team will next week move onto the cleanout of the delayed pour strip that runs adjacent to the D-wall. This does mean the return of everyone’s least favourite pieces of equipment – the Non Destructive Digging (NDD), or Sucker trucks. As mentioned previously these noisy trucks are the only way to clean out the delayed pours strip section to prepare it for a concrete pour. The NDD will likely start on the south end of Stage 4 on Monday and progressively move its way north.
Elsewhere we’ll be bringing in soil and start backfilling around the recently installed pre-cast kiosk. I mentioned in last weeks update that we might take the opportunity to break out some of the surface for the future road an drainage works (starting at the south) We’ll likely now start this work mid-June, focussing the efforts instead on completing the areas over the station box roof.
| Monday 30/5 | Tuesday 31/5 | Wednesday 1/6 | Thursday 2/6 | Friday 3/6 | Saturday 4/6 |
| Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works, roof slab cleanout | Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works, roof slab cleanout | Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – roof slab cleanout | Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – roof slab cleanout | Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – roof slab cleanout | Stage 1 – Waterproofing and shaft access scaffoldingStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – BackfillStage 4 – roof slab cleanout |
Have a great weekend
Thanks
Rob
Carpark work and power outage
The final piece of the cabling for the EV charging system will be installed on Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday they will be pulling cables through the car park. Be aware that you may have some slight delays in getting in and out. Please be patient.
On Tuesday at noon they will be cutting the system in to the building power. This means we will have a power outage
They are allowing an hour but hopeful of a much shorter duration
Lifts and apartment power should not be impacted.
Internet and TV will be impacted.
CYP Weekly update
Good afternoon everyone,
Hope everyone is rugging up with the onset of cold weather.
Just a reminder that next Monday is an RDO – so we’ll be back on Tuesday.
Below is next week’s construction lookahead.
Anzac Station entrance construction – Tram Interchange
The newest feature of the tram interchange was installed on Thursday, with precast panels installed for the part of the new tram kiosk that sits on the future tram platform. The kiosk component itself will be on the south side of this pre-cast section that you can see installed. I’ve fielded a few queries asking whether this will be its final height – The structure itself actually sits within the tram platform, the ground around it will be built up and the tram platform around it, so there won’t be as much exposed structure as you see now. I’ve included a photo of the precast installed, and as you can see, it will be a while yet before you can order a ristretto.
Back over at the tram interchange station entrance, next week work will continue on the construction of the canopy structure. The last section of the green support beams has gone in today, with the final section of the timber cross beams to be installed by the end of the week.
Next week, the timber sections of the canopy will begin to be lifted and secured into place. As we’d mentioned in the monthly construction update, some sections of this may need continue up until 10pm on some nights.
Station box construction
Down in the station box it is a case of rinse and repeat as the teams install the precast over track exhaust (OTE) installation, along with the framework that will form the platform doors. Installation of the precast sections of the future station platform are underway. The precast segments will be lowered into the station box until 10pm, while preparation works ahead of their installation will continue overnight. This activity is located entirely at platform level, and is unlikely to generate high noise at surface after 10pm. The fireproof walls that line the station at platform level are nearing completion and we expect to have the last shotcreting of these walls complete by the end of the month.
Internal walls and permanent columns continue to be constructed in the station box, moving from south to north, as well as continuing the construction of the headwall that connects the station box to the tunnels. These works will involve steelfixing, formworking and concrete pours. As with all concrete pours, they must be completed continuously, and may run over normal construction hours. As per the construction notice, steel fixing will continue in the station box 24/7.
Plunge columns will continue to be removed, like the firewalls, we’re expecting to have the last of these removed this month
In some good news, the last of the temporary voids in the southern section were closed this week, which will help reduce noise coming from the concourse works below This leaves just two voids (side by side) near Domain Road to service the works underground.
The crane set up adjacent to these voids will be our primary crane, lowering precast and equipment into the station box. This crane will be used up until 10pm on work nights.
Surface Works
Demolition is progressing well on the surface, in fact this week we kicked off Stage 4 of our excavation early, it was originally scheduled to start next week.
I noticed that the map we’ve been sharing in previous weeks didn’t extend the Stage 4 works far enough along the station box. On the map, Stage 4 only extended only as far as Bowen Lane. The start of Stage 4 would have been a double surprise to workers at 390 SKR and residents of the Botanica, as the actual extent of works is up to their building. I’ve had the map adjusted so it comes a little closer to the actual edge of the Stage 4 works. My apologies for the confusion.
I’ve also added in the next stage of works on the surface, the road and drainage works. You’ll see it flagged in green on the map I’ve included in today’s update. The actual road and drainage works start in June, but before this begins we will break out the old road and tram tracks. We may start some of this early breakout next week – at the southernmost end of site.
I know it is already obvious to everyone in the area, but these works will generate periods of high noise and the works will be carried out during normal working hours.
In addition to the surface works listed below, waterproofing and screeding in the area will continue. Non-Destructive-Digging trucks – also known as sucker trucks – will be used on site to clean out any debris in the strip of reinforced steel prior to concrete being poured in the sections of delayed pour strip (These delayed pour strips are along the edge of the D-wall, shown in yellow on the map).
| Monday 23/5 | Tuesday 24/5 | Wednesday 25/5 | Thursday 26/5 | Friday 27/5 | Saturday 28/5 |
| RDO | Stage 1 – Surface Structure Works + completion of backfillStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Surface Structure WorksStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works | Stage 1 – Surface Structure WorksStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Surface Structure Works + roof slab cleanoutStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works | Stage 1 – Surface Structure WorksStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Surface Structure Works + roof slab cleanoutStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works | Stage 1 – Surface Structure WorksStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Surface Structure WorksStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works | Stage 1 – Surface Structure WorksStage 2 – Roof Slab completion worksStage 3 – Surface Structure WorksStage 4 – Excavation and demolition works |
Have a great weekend
Thanks
Rob
The Botanica 
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