State Library precinct work notifications

Structures and lining works

Franklin Street sites

24 hours, Monday to Sundays, ongoing

• Structures and lining works will continue at the Franklin Street East and Franklin Street West sites. Key activities within the acoustic sheds include steel tying, waterproofing and concreting
• Tension anchors will be installed at the base of the Franklin Street West shaft in May. This involves the use of a drill rig, the delivery of steel and concrete using trucks, and unloading materials within the Franklin Street West acoustic shed
• Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times.

Laydown area changes

Franklin Street West site

7am to 6pm, Monday to Fridays, and 7am to 1pm, Saturdays

• Works to reconfigure the Franklin Street West site laydown area will take place in May. These works will include the removal and delivery of equipment and site sheds using trucks
• Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times.

Structures and lining works

A'Beckett Street site

24 hours, Monday to Sundays, ongoing

• The A’Beckett Street site will continue to support underground structures and lining works
• These works include the installation of waterproofing materials, formwork, and concrete along the arch of the central cavern (tunnel). This involves the delivery of steel and concrete using trucks and unloading materials within the acoustic shed
• Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times.

Shaft and adit construction works

Little La Trobe Street site

Shaft and adit construction

7am to 10pm, Monday to Fridays and 7am to 6pm, Saturday, ongoing

Concrete finishing works and oversized deliveries

10pm to 7am, Monday to Saturdays (as required)

• Works to construct the Little La Trobe shaft are continuing
• Shaft construction involves the use of excavators, a tower crane, hand tools, an elevated work platform, and trucks to excavate, remove excavated soil and deliver construction materials
• Construction of the shaft floors, walls and columns involves steel fixing, waterproofing, installing formwork and concrete pours
• Concrete pours involve concrete trucks, a tower crane and concrete finishing equipment
• Concrete pours must be continuous to ensure structural integrity and therefore may occasionally continue outside of notified hours
• There will be two large continuous concrete pours at the Little La Trobe Street site in May. Following the completion of a concrete pour, concrete finishing works will continue overnight and are expected to generate low levels of noise
• Works to construct an adit (underground connection) between the Little La Trobe and La Trobe Street sites are continuing
• Pile breakback works will continue within the adit until mid-May. These works involve the use of excavators and will take place during standard construction hours
• For safety reasons, ventilation equipment will be required during all works within the shaft and adit, and site lighting will be required for evening and overnight works
• Trucks will continue to use the loading zone on Little La Trobe Street to deliver and remove equipment, construction materials and excavated materials.

Shaft construction

La Trobe Street site

7am to 10pm, Monday to Fridays and 7am to 6pm, Saturdays, ongoing

Steel fixing beneath the ground floor slab

10pm to 12am, Monday to Fridays, ongoing

Concrete finishing works and oversized deliveries

10pm to 7am, Monday to Saturdays (as required)

Little La Trobe Street concrete pump operation

7am to 6pm, Monday to Saturdays, ongoing (as required)

Swanston Street concrete pump operation

24 hours, Monday to Sundays, ongoing (as required)

• Shaft excavation involves the use of excavators, a tower crane, and trucks to remove excavated materials from the site
• Truck movements to remove excavated materials will conclude by 10pm on weeknights and 6pm on Saturdays
• Construction of the shaft floors, walls and columns involves steel fixing, waterproofing, installing formwork and concrete pours
• Concrete pours involve regular deliveries, and the use of concrete trucks, concrete pumps, and concrete finishing equipment
• Concrete pours will conclude by 10pm and concrete finishing works may continue overnight. Concrete finishing works are expected to generate low levels of noise and vibration
• Excavation using an excavator only, and steel fixing using hand tools will take place between 10pm and 12am on weeknights underneath the ground floor slab, these works are not expected to exceed background noise levels
• Pile trimming works require the use of jackhammers, an excavator and hand tools, and are expected to generate intermittent periods of high noise
• Works to construct a temporary deck over the ground floor slab penetration will continue in May. These works involve steel deliveries, the use of elevated works platforms, a tower crane and rattle guns
• The concrete pump on Little La Trobe Street is used to support construction at the La Trobe Street site
• The concrete pump on Swanston Street is used to support construction at the La Trobe Street site and tunnelling works in the cavern beneath Swanston Street
• There will be regular truck movements to deliver and remove equipment, construction materials and excavated materials.

Groundwater monitoring

Victoria, Franklin, Swanston and Therry streets

7am to 6pm, Monday to Fridays, 7pm to 5am, Monday to Fridays, under lane closure, (as required)

• There will be intermittent testing of previously installed groundwater wells on Victoria, Franklin, Swanston, and Therry streets on the road and footpath
• This involves setting up small, localised traffic controls on footpaths and overnight lane closures on Franklin, Victoria, and Therry streets
• Traffic management will be in place to safely guide pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists around the work areas
• Local access for residents and businesses will be maintained at all times
• These works are expected to generate low levels of noise.

Oversized deliveries

All sites

10pm to 7am, ongoing

• In addition to regular deliveries to site, out of hours deliveries will occur intermittently to minimise traffic disruption and to ensure the safety of the public and our workers.