See attached the formal notice for this work that starts on Friday
MMEW-JHG-DM-NTF-STK-0070_DL – Bowen Cr Gas_FNL
Non residents of Botanica heading eastwards in Bowen Cres are to be diverted, you will simply need to talk to the traffic people to be let through
The disabled bay near our Bowen Cres carpark will be kept available – you may need to ask the traffic person on duty for help if you need it (and no-one else is parked in it)
We have just been notified that the work will NOT occur tomorrow. Access in and out of the lower car park will be normal tomorrow – no need to move your car
Apologies for late notice – I believe that something is being placed on cars in car park too
Once we have another date, we will let you know
There will be no access in and out of the lower car park tomorrow (Thursday) between 9am and 3pm.
Just a quick summary of things happening around Botanica.
Metro Rail prep
“Normal” building works
There has been a lot of discussion in the media and from various action groups about the fact that Domain Station is being done via ‘cut and cover’. This means there will be a BIG hole outside Botanica for many months. MMRA have consistently said that it is the most suitable and also the fastest.
I am NOT an engineer and I do not profess to be any sort of expert, but I have been reading information on the UK equivalent project (called Crossrail). I found an article about Paddington Station particularly interesting as they did that station via ‘cut and cover’ or ‘top down’. The full story is here, but this extract caught my eye.
“Two factors drove the decision to construct the main station box using top down methods. First, top down construction is stiffer, with smaller wall movements, minimising damage to the surrounding buildings and utility corridor. Second, the desire to reopen Eastbourne Terrace to traffic as early as possible required the roof slab to be constructed at the front end of the construction programme.”
Sounds a very familiar story – we certainly want the project to minimise damage and there is a great desire to get St Kilda Rd running again ASAP.
Maybe they have got it right??
As part of the re-scheduled Comms work that John Holland are doing out the front, they need to cut a trench across the driveway to the lower car park. This is currently scheduled for Thursday August 10, between 9am and 3pm.
That is Thursday NEXT week
You will need to get your car out before 9am if you need it.
As part of the Comms work that John Holland are doing out the front, they need to cut a trench across the driveway to the lower car park. This is currently scheduled for Tuesday 25 July, between 9am and 3pm.
You will need to get your car out before 9am if you need it.
John Holland will be setting up the temporary fencing and undertaking preparation work for the communications relocation on St Kilda Road between Bowen Lane and Bowen Crescent this Friday 21 July instead of Wednesday 19 July, as planned. They will be continuing on with this communications relocation work next week, with the duration of the works to remain in line with the works notice and update flyer they issued to The Botanica last week.
The two main projects about to occur / happening right now are
The attached flyer has some more detail on the work that is happening, right on our doorstep.
These are the design images of the proposed Domain station
This press release out lines the preferred consortium that Metro Rail have selected to build the train tunnel.
The Botanica 
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