Work on the new Elizabeth Street sewer, which has disrupted the north-bound bike route along the street, will drag on until mid-year.
Contractors have encountered unexpectedly difficult ground conditions with the project, which was due to finish about now having started in February last year.
Plans now have a shaft being constructed within the La Trobe Street-Elizabeth Street intersection in early April, with work undertaken during the night.
This will block west-bound traffic during working hours.
For the rest of the day the road will be navigable but covered with steel plates.
From mid-May to mid-June tunnelling works will be undertaken along Elizabeth Street, between Latrobe Street (site G1) and Little Lonsdale Street (site E2).
In late June the work sites on Elizabeth Street at A’Beckett Street, Franklin Street and Therry Street (northern section of site E3, site E4 and site E5 respectively) will be re-established and construction will be resumed in stages.
In early July construction on Victoria Street at Elizabeth Street (site V1) will start (and will only be undertaken at night), while construction at the intermediate shaft on Elizabeth Street (site G1) is expected to be complete.
By late July 2024, construction at all remaining work sites (site E2, site E3 south, site E3 north, site E4, site E5, site V1 and site L2) are expected to be complete. At this time, Elizabeth Street, Victoria Street and Leicester Street will be completely reopened.
Bicycle Network will publish more details closer to the date of activities.
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