Construction update North Melbourne November 2020 - Metro Tunnel
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Construction update
North Melbourne
November 2020
Major construction of the Metro Tunnel is continuing at and around the
Arden Station site. This update provides an outline of current and
upcoming works in your area throughout November.
Construction snapshot When are we working?
Work at and around the Arden Station site during
November involves: Normal construction hours
— Tunnelling support 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
— Station box construction, including concreting of 7am to 1pm, Saturdays.
the station’s internal walls and roof, and removal
of struts
Out of hours
— Cross passage construction
Some works are required to
— North Melbourne electrical substation
take place out of normal
construction
construction hours.
— Utility investigations on Arden, Laurens, Barwise
and Queensberry streets
— Slurry treatment plant, water treatment plant 24 hours
and concrete batching plant operation
24 hour works are sometimes
— Out of hours oversize deliveries to and from site required during peak
construction activities.
— Surveying, and sampling and testing of
groundwater and soil
— Transporting concrete from the concrete
batching plant to other Metro Tunnel Project
construction sites.
Further information on these works can be
found overleaf or at metrotunnel.vic.gov.au.
Construction partner:
Design &
Construction
Works in your area — At times, these activities may need to be
undertaken at night and are expected to
generate low to medium levels of noise
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lining segments, operation of the slurry and — Unless otherwise notified, construction
water treatment plants and transportation of vehicles will enter and exit the site via Arden
excavated material 24 hours a day, seven days Street after 6pm.
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modifications to laydown areas and
North Melbourne to Parkville existing gates and hoarding on Laurens
Intermittent single lane closures
and pedestrian detours
Ongoing until mid-2021 and Arden streets Substation worksite
Vehicle access route
— Installing work platforms and steel bracing — Survey, and sampling and testing of groundwater
Intermittent short traffic holds
frames inside the completed sections of tunnel and soil
— Geotechnical probe drilling to collect samples — Testing and maintenance of site equipment
and confirm ground conditions in each cross and plant. Arden Station construction site. Indicative only
passage location
— Cutting through the tunnel walls using a wall saw Utility investigation works
North Melbourne electrical substation Traffic and transport impacts
— Using a small excavator to mine between the Arden, Laurens, Barwise and Queensberry
streets, North Melbourne North Melbourne — Up to 200 trucks per day are expected to
tunnels, and spraying concrete (shotcrete) to Ongoing until mid-2021 travel to and from site. Construction vehicles
support the ground Ongoing until late 2020
and trucks will access the site via Laurens
— Installing waterproofing membrane and — Service investigations will be undertaken — Service investigations using NDD trucks to and Arden streets
lining the cross passage tunnels using steel intermittently in Arden, Laurens, Barwise and locate underground services will be required
— All trucks carrying excavated materials will
reinforcement and concrete Queensberry streets intermittently as construction progresses
be covered, and water carts and street
— Each cross passage is expected to take — This involves the use of non-destructive digging — Ongoing site investigations and monitoring sweepers will be used frequently to minimise
approximately six months to construct. Works (NDD) trucks to locate underground services activities including survey and soil sampling the spread of dust
will occur concurrently at different cross and then reinstating the road surface and — Installing steel reinforcement and formwork, and — Rumble grids and a wheel wash have been
passage sites line marking pouring concrete to create the foundations of the installed on site to remove debris from the
— All works will be completed from within the — These activities are expected to generate substation structure wheels and carriages of vehicles to minimise
completed section of tunnels and are expected periods of medium to loud noise the spread of dirt on local roads.
— Short holds of traffic on the Moonee Ponds Creek
to generate low levels of noise at surface level Trail will be required intermittently while large Utility investigation works
— Service investigations in the westbound lane
— Further information about cross passages can on Arden Street, between the Arden Street construction vehicles travel along the narrow — Utility investigations will involve the
be found at metrotunnel.vic.gov.au. bridge and the Upfield rail line crossing, will section of the existing access track near Arden intermittent short-term closure of one
be completed at night to minimise disruption Street. Traffic controllers will be in place to direct lane on Arden, Laurens, Barwise and
to traffic. Works in all other locations will be cyclists and pedestrians Queensberry streets. Traffic will be
Station box construction
undertaken during regular construction hours — For more information on the North Melbourne maintained in both directions via a
Arden Station site shuttle flow arrangement
— These works may include intermittent impacts substation visit metrotunnel.vic.gov.au.
Ongoing
to traffic, footpaths and on-street parking. — Some on-street parking spaces may be
— Removing steel struts from within the station See the ‘traffic and transport impacts’ section temporarily impacted on Arden, Barwise,
box using hand tools and cranes for further information. Queensberry and Laurens streets
— Constructing the internal walls and station — Sections of footpath adjacent to works may
roof using cranes, concrete trucks and pumps be temporarily closed, with local pedestrian
diversions in place
— Access to businesses will be maintained
at all times
— Signage and traffic controllers will be
in place to direct vehicles, cyclists and
pedestrians around the work area.
Look ahead for 2020-2021
November December January February
Station box construction
Utility investigation works
Tunnelling support
Cross passage construction
North Melbourne electrical
substation construction
Program is indicative and subject to change
Health and safety Business support
Metro Tunnel Project works are progressing While the new Arden Station will be a
safely under the current Third Step significant boost for the local area,
restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne. construction activities can impact
local businesses.
You may notice an increase of workers on
Victoria’s Big Build projects as restrictions on In response to this, our Business Support
construction sites start to ease. Large-scale Team assists businesses through the
public infrastructure projects are critical and disruption and any permanent changes
strict COVIDsafe Plans are in place on all that will take place.
project sites across Victoria.
Please see the offer in this notification from
The health and safety of our workforce and The Complete Basketcase, located at
community remains our top priority. Workers 71 Bakehouse Rd, Kensington VIC 3031.
on all of Victoria’s Big Build sites are required
to wear face masks unless they meet any of We look forward to promoting more local
the criteria for exception – such as a medical businesses as the project progresses.
condition for Occupational Health and Safety
guidelines. Physical distancing measures are in
place as well as increased hygiene practices.
For more information and advice about
the coronavirus (COVID-19), please visit
coronavirus.vic.gov.au.
More information
To find out more about the Metro Tunnel Project:
metrotunnel.vic.gov.au
1800 105 105 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) It should be noted that this information is current at the time of
printing, however due to unforeseen circumstances, changes
Rail Projects Victoria may occur. Please visit railprojects.vic.gov.au for
CYP-WN00409
PO Box 4509, Melbourne, VIC 3001 the latest updates.
CYP-BS00189
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www.thebasketcase.com.au
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