If you park in the lower car park then be extra careful coming home tonight.

CYP have started the change that means you cannot get to your driveway from Bowen Cres or St Kilda Rd.  Tonight you may be able to squeeze through but certainly tomorrow you’ll have to go in and out via Bowen Lane

It will be a big problem until they have Albert Rd access again – planned for Friday Dec 7.  To go towards the city on Kings Way, you will have to do the big loop – Bowen Lane / Kings Way, Bowen Cres, St Kilda Rd, Albert Rd

Sorry for the lack of warning – it was in a notice some weeks back but I thought the dates had moved like all other dates.

The bods from CYP have started work on the guide wall that will be used to build the diaphragm wall.  This section is on the eastern edge of the southern box

Here is the video

Oh yeah – the pictures above, they are some of the local office workers who are really enjoying the fact that the service lane is closed.  They get some afternoon exercise.

There will be a note with more detail in your letterboxes but the lower car park will be closed on Wed 28th and Saturday 1st from 7:30 am – 5 pm on each day

Call the 1800 number if it causes you problems

Here is a timelapse of the activity out the front today.  Lots of holes, dug filled and dirt moved

Be careful in St Kilda Rd…and elsewhere.  Slow down or STOP

We’ve been having issues with tram squeal in St Kilda Rd for 6-7 months and just when I thought that Yarra Trams had tried everything…I spotted this today

Capacity is down a bit and no squeal BUT I’m not sure I like the strange clip clop sound!!

Actually they’ve done a great job by using the special friction modifier goo.

The squeal from the trams has returned!!  As I understand it, Yarra Trams have identified the problem and are working on a remedy

Many of you know that I’ve been representing The Botanica Owners Corp for some time on the Metro Rail Tunnel Project (with a lot of help from Jan).  A few friends and colleagues have queried why we are SO obsessed with the project and I usually say…”It is going to cause us a LOT of short term pain but will be fabulous when it is done.  It will be very close to our front door”

How close?  The reality of the proximity has become more evident this week with the obligatory footpath paint marks.  In the photo, I have emphasized their marks with my own to make it clear.

You can see that the hole will be a couple of metres on ‘our side’ of the kerb and almost to Bowen Cres.  Our front door is just to the left of the Ficus tree in the photo.

My educated guess is that the worst time will be April – June 2019.  After that they will put a ‘lid’ on the hole and work from underground.

Just saying – bloody close!!

Afternoon all,

Just a quick note to advise that the upcoming works that will require the closure of The Botanica lower basement carpark have been delayed

(This is due to some interface issues with the power company)

This means that the planned closure of the lower basement carpark on 14 and 15 November 2018 will not take place and has been postponed until a later date.

The associated pedestrian diversion out the front of The Botanica will also be pushed back.

Apologies for any inconvenience called – as soon as we have new dates we’ll let you know.

Thanks, Rob

More info later  but the car park will NOT be closed this week now