Site set-up works are underway near Tottenham Station as Melbourne Airport Rail begins early works to deliver 6km of untangled rail upgrades from West Footscray to Sunshine.
Contractors are establishing work compounds within the temporary passenger rail car park on Rupert Street and in the existing Metro Tunnel Project site compound off Ashley Street.
Work crews, machinery and construction vehicles including trucks and oversized vehicles will be in the area.
The Footscray to Sunshine Trail runs directly along this site and project vehicles will be on the street and regularly crossing the trail.
There will be intermittent lane closures during this period and road users will face short delays.
There will be traffic management and signage to guide riders and pedestrians.
Standard working hours will be Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, and Saturdays, 7am to 1pm.
Activities include:
- Delivery and installation of site offices at Rupert Street and Ashley Street using oversized vehicles.
- Installing fencing, lighting and CCTV at each compound.
- Site compound ground preparation works, including levelling for crushed rock placement.
- Site investigations near Tottenham Station and in the rail corridor near Tottenham to locate underground services and survey conditions through the area.
- Starting to establish a laydown (material storage) area next to the temporary car park on Rupert Street.
- Continuing works to remove vegetation from the rail corridor between Tottenham and Sunshine stations and near site compounds on Ashley Street and Rupert Street.
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