Works

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.

All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts. 

For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666. 

Site works (ongoing)

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.

All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts. 

For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666.   

Ranford Road - Lane closures, Canning Vale

Until Monday 21 April, there will be some lane closures on Ranford Road between Bannister Road and Livingstone Drive, between 7am and 5pm. Road users may experience some delays.

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.

All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts.

For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666.

Station work

Construction is underway to make Thornlie Station a through station, including removal of some redundant sections of the existing station. 

Out-of-Hours works for rail adjustments - Jandakot, Thornlie and Kenwick 

During April, the newly installed rail network will be tested and adjusted between 6pm and 6am nightly. This will involve surveying, tamping and regulating the track, installing Overhead Line Equipment, and using specialised signalling and communications equipment.

Temporary lane closure on O’Dell Street

Until the end of April 2025, the eastbound lane of O’Dell St will be temporarily closed to allow safe construction of a retaining wall and new noise wall in the area.
Access to properties will be maintained and detours will be in place.

Temporary closure of Spring Road Reserve

The Spring Road Reserve is temporarily closed to support construction until the end of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link project. Please, use Banksia Circle Reserve instead. The detour route is shown in the map below.

Rail access relocation, O'Dell Street, Thornlie

The existing rail access point on O’Dell Street will be relocated further along O’Dell Street, approximately 80 meters south-east.

From mid-March, works to relocate the access point will include locating underground services, clearing vegetation and concreting.

Reinstatement of O'Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve, Thornlie 

Works are underway to reinstate O’Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve which includes reinstating the kerb and path, concreting and revegetation. 

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am. 

All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts.

For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666.

Testing and commissioning

Until mid-May, testing and commissioning will be taking place, alongside driver familiarisation. Trains will be operating along the line, in preparation for entry into revenue service.  

Building rail infrastructure

Works within the Mandurah Line rail corridor (along Kwinana Freeway) between Roe Highway and Russell Road/Gibbs Road, and at the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel:

• delivery of materials
• adjusting overhead line equipment, signalling, power and communications equipment and cables
• rail testing and adjusting.

Works within the freight rail corridor and Thornlie Line passenger rail corridor between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel, Jandakot and Beckenham Street / Dulwich Street, Beckenham include:

• adjusting track, ballast, sleepers and overhead line equipment
• installing underground services and drainage
• building retaining and noise walls
• installing fencing
• delivery and unloading of materials.

Upcoming night works in the Mandurah Line rail corridor

Between Glen Iris rail tunnel (south of Roe Highway) and Aubin Grove Station, as well as in and around the Glen Iris rail tunnel and Cockburn Central Station, out-of-hours works are currently planned on the following dates:

• 20 - 24 April 
• 27 & 30 April
• 1, 4 & 5 May
• 7 & 8 May

Traffic management will be required on the Kwinana Freeway in support of some of these works. See Main Roads WA signage and website for details.

Existing site compounds, material stockpiles and site access / egress points will be used to support these out-of-hours works, which may result in additional noise during the night. 

Out-of-hours works for rail adjustments - South Lake, Jandakot, Thornlie, and Kenwick

During April, the newly installed rail network will be tested and adjusted between 6pm and 6am nightly. This will involve surveying, tamping and regulating the track, installing Overhead Line Equipment, and using specialised signalling and communications equipment.

From 7am on Saturday 19 April until 4am on Monday 21 April, the team will work at various locations along the freight railway between North Lake Road, South Lake and Burham Road, Kenwick.

Activities will include:

• Adjusting signalling, communications and power equipment
• Adjusting track including the use of a tamping machine
• Cutting, replacing and welding sections of track during day shifts nearby:
  • Thornlie Station, Lyrebird Way and Partridge Way Thornlie
  • McLean Road and Landsdowne Entrance, Canning Vale
  • Ken Hurst Park, Jandakot.

Existing site compounds and site access / egress points will be used to support these out-of-hours works, which may result in additional noise outside of normal hours. 

Upcoming out-of-hours work – 24-29 April, Jandakot, Canning Vale, Thornlie & Kenwick

From noon on Thursday 24 April until 4am on Tuesday 29 April, the team will work at stations and various locations along the new passenger railway between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel, Jandakot and the rail tunnel between Kenwick and Beckenham.

Crews will be adjusting and testing the new track, overhead line equipment and power, signalling and communications equipment. Signs, screens, fences and drainage will also continue to be installed. Earthworks and asphalting will be needed at several locations. 

Monopole installation

As part of the Radio Systems Replacement project, a monopole will be installed within the Thornlie Station car park. 

Works are ongoing until the end of April. The installation may have some noise impacts on nearby residents. 

Building foundations and piers, Jandakot 

There will be work activities in the Glen Iris Drive cul-de-sac alleyway to build foundations and piers for the acoustic gate. This will involve the use of a concrete pump and may require some temporary traffic management in this area of Glen Iris Drive.

Rail access construction and use, Thornlie 

Work will take place to upgrade the existing rail access point between Nyandi Court and the rail corridor. This will then be used to support construction activities in the rail corridor. At times traffic management will be needed on the local road.

Drain and road access construction, Thornlie

Until end-September 2025, there will be works to remove redundant underground services, build a new drain and access road on the north side of the rail corridor near Southdown Place and Corriedale Reserve, Thornlie. This may result in more noise in the area when these works are happening.

Site facility changes and traffic management, Thornlie

The site laydown and parking area on Cameron Street is being extended along the verge and into the road, to support drain and footbridge construction. This involves traffic management on Cameron Street.

The northbound lane of Cameron Street, next to the cul-de-sac, will be temporarily closed until May 2025. Access to properties will be maintained.

Wall construction and painting, Thornlie

There will be an increase in noise during works to build and paint retaining and noise walls on the south side of the rail corridor between Nyandi Court and Kidman Court, and O’Dell Street between Spring Road and Canning River Bridge, and on the north of the rail corridor at the Cameron St cul-de-sac and behind properties on Southdown Place, adjacent to Corriedale Reserve, Thornlie.

Drainage installation and retaining wall work, Thornlie

Until mid-2025, there will be works to upgrade the local drainage network at the Southdown Place cul-de-sac in conjunction with City of Gosnells works to replace a retaining wall and reinstate the local road.

There will be a temporary partial road and path closure with traffic management in place. Access to driveways and properties will be maintained at all times.

Rail access relocation, O'Dell Street, Thornlie

The existing rail access point on O’Dell Street will be relocated further along O’Dell Street, approximately 80 meters south-east.

Works are underway to relocate the access point will include locating underground services, clearing vegetation and concreting.

Reinstatement of O'Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve, Thornlie 

Works are being carried out to reinstate O’Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve which includes reinstating the kerb and path, concreting and revegetation.  

Thornlie Station – Out-of-hours works

Service installation will be carried out during night shift, Monday to Friday from 7pm to 7am, in the Thornlie Station area and to the west of the station carpark, adjacent to Kidman Court, Thornlie.

Canning River path closure, Thornlie

Canning River path under the rail bridges, near O’Dell Street Reserve and Southdown Place/Corridale Place, Thornlie, is closed until April-2025 with a signed detour in place.

Material movements, Kenwick

There will be an increase in noise and use of Rimmer Lane as the team continues to use and rehabilitate the laydown area between Canning River and Kenwick Link.

Some movements will be needed intermittantly during night shifts.

Rail tunnel upgrade, Kenwick

There will be regular night shifts to support upgrade work inside the tunnel and in the rail corridor near the Thornlie Line rail tunnel, between Kenwick and Beckenham.

Noise wall construction, Kenwick

There will be an increase in noise during works to build and paint a noise wall along Burham Road, in Kenwick. Works will be ongoing until the end of April, Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm. 

Site facilities and access points

Out-of-hours works to support and access site at:

• the bushland south of Berrigan Drive and west of the Kwinana Freeway, via Verna Court, Cockburn
• Mellor Place, Bibra Lake
• west of Kwinana Freeway, via Nettle Way, South Lake
• the corner of Karel Avenue and Berrigan Drive, Jandakot
• Karel Avenue, west of Orion Road, Jandakot
• Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale 
• McLean Road, Canning Vale 
• Nicholson Road Station site, Canning Vale
• Nyandi Court, Thornlie
• Tom Bateman Reserve on Wilfred Road, and Cameron Street, Thornlie
• Spencer Road, Thornlie
• Cameron Street, Thornlie
• Elliot Place, Thornlie
• O’Dell Street Reserve and Spring Road Reserve, Thornlie
• East of Canning River with access via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
• Packer Park, Burham Road, Kenwick
• Albany Highway, near Sydenham Street, Beckenham.

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.

All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts. 

For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666. 

Rail Changes

When the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project is operational, residents in the southern suburbs and along the Mandurah Line will be able to catch a train to Optus Stadium and the Crown Resort at Burswood, without needing to transfer through the Perth CBD. To facilitate this, adjustments need to be made to the rail around Perth Stadium Station.

Service interruptions and traffic management are required to support these essential works, which will impact community members. Please visit the Transperth and Main Roads websites for assistance in journey planning. 

Rail Construction, Burswood

Rail adjustments and installation to accommodate the future Thornlie Cockburn Link services, including installing drainage, and underground services, as well as installing and adjusting track, overhead line equipment, signalling and communications equipment. This will likely result in more vehicular traffic and increase noise levels in the area.

Out-of-hours works are planned, from 7pm to 7am, including public holidays, are planned on the following dates:

• 17 April
• 20 – 23 April
• 19 May
• 2 June

Traffic management will be required, including on the Victoria Park bridge over rail and Graham Farmer Freeway. See Variable Message Boards and the Main Roads WA website for details.

Storage area, Summers Street/East Parade, East Perth (in use until end of April 2025)

A laydown area is being used to support project rail upgrade works at and around Perth Stadium Station. This will involve moving and storing construction equipment and materials, resulting in more noise in the area.