Construction on the Sunbury line
Work is now underway to support construction of a new platform at West Footscray station.
We are also undertaking site and service investigations along the Sunbury line to help inform detailed planning and design.
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| Timing | Where | What's happening |
|---|---|---|
July 2019 | Rail corridor at Cross Street, West Footscray | To prepare the rail corridor for new infrastructure, works are required to investigate ground conditions and confirm the location of underground services.
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). |
Ongoing | Cross Street, Footscray | A crane will be set up in the new construction compound on the Cross Street side of West Footscray station.
For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). |
Ongoing | Ashley Street, Braybrook | A construction site compound has been established at the corner of Ashley and Rupert streets, Braybrook.
For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). |
Ongoing | Buckley Street, Footscray | To support works along the Sunbury rail line, a temporary construction site will be established on a vacant lot at 96-104 Buckley Street, Footscray.
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise and vibration. For further details, see the works notification (PDF, 1.6 MB). |
10 June- 10 July | Tottenham station | Works to upgrade a section of the V/Line track around Tottenham station will take place in June and July.
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise and medium levels of vibration. For further details, see the works notification (PDF, 182.6 KB). |
Ongoing | Rupert Street | To support the upgrades at West Footscray station, a construction site will be established on the existing rail reserve at Rupert Street, West Footscray.
These works are expected to generate low to medium levels of noise during site establishment activities, however noise levels may vary during further works. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). A temporary access pad will be constructed to enable construction machinery and vehicles to safely enter the rail corridor. To ensure the safety of rail users and our workers these works must take place when trains aren't running. These works will occur:
These works are expected to generate low to medium levels of noise. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). |
Ongoing | West Footscray station | Works to create a new station concourse will take place from July to early September. These works will occur:
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise and medium levels of vibration. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). Works to install drainage infrastructure to support the new platform and track at West Footscray station will take place until the end of July. These works will occur:
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise and medium levels of vibration. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). Bored piling works will continue at West Footscray station until mid-July. These works will occur:
These works are expected to generate medium to high levels of noise and medium levels of vibration. For further details, see the June to July works notification (PDF, 3.4 MB). Further, various site establishment works will be occurring throughout 2019 at West Footscray station to build a new passenger platform and an additional track. Up to 40 parking spaces at West Footscray station will be occupied from early 2019 for laydown of construction materials and a crane for delivery of materials into the works zone. From early March temporary fencing and wooden hoarding will be installed around the perimeter of the car park on Cross Street and a project site compound will be established. Widening an existing driveway and establishing a new driveway on Cross Street, as well as restricting access to cyclist and pedestrian ramps around the station. From mid-April construction machinery will be delivered to the site across from Cross Street. For further details on the site establishment works at West Footscray Station see the works notification (PDF, 2.1 MB). |
Ongoing | Rail corridor between Tottenham and West Footscray station | Works are required in the rail corridor between Tottenham and West Footscray station to remove and realign rail freight tracks, reinstate ground beneath removed tracks, and install drainage. These works will occur:
These works are expected to generate medium levels of noise, and occasional periods of medium level vibration. For further details, see the works notification (PDF, 179.8 KB). |