Works

Nicholson Road Station Area

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. 

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)

Delivery of materials to site, earth works, drainage and relocation of underground services.

Trucks and water carts will access the site via Tulloch Way and Canna Drive, Canning Vale.


Roadworks (ongoing)

There will be an increase in noise, speed restrictions and lane closures during works on Nicholson Road between Hughes Street/Gateway Boulevard and Canna Drive, Canning Vale. 

An altered road alignment and temporary traffic configuration will be in place on Nicholson Road between Hughes Street/Gateway Boulevard and Passenger Place/Canna Drive, Canning Vale, with detours in place. 


Temporary road closures

From 4 December 2023 to 26 April 2024, there will be a temporary closure of MacMillan Boulevard to support the safe construction of the paths and westbound lanes on Nicholson Road.

From 22 January to 26 April 2024, a section of Panama Street will be temporarily closed to safely rebuild the section of Panama Street.

Traffic management will be place. See road closure and detour map below.


Night Works (4 - 15 December 2023)

From 7pm, 4 December to 7am, 15 December, night work is required to safely realign the traffic barriers and install temporary road lane markings on Nicholson Road between Hughes Street/Gateway Boulevard and Passenger Place/Canna Drive Canning Vale. 

Traffic management, including temporary lane closures will be in place.

Ranford Road Station Area

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. 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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378. 


Market City driveway (from early-August)

There will be intermittent out-of-hours works from 7pm–7am on the corner of Ranford and Bannister roads, Canning Vale. Access to Market City from Ranford Road will be closed, with access available from Bannister Road.

The shared path on the eastern side of Ranford Road between Bannister Road and Jacksonia Gate will close, with a new shared path opening on the western side of Ranford Road between Bannister Road and Livingstone Drive.


Ranford Road (ongoing)

Works to build the new Ranford Road Bridge are underway and traffic management, including altered signals and traffic configuration is in place in the area.

Roadworks Map


Road access closures (ongoing)

Access to Livingstone Drive and City of Canning Waste Transfer Station is via Wilfred Road, except for operational vehicles.

Thornlie Station Area

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. 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. 


Installing drainage in the rail corridor 

On the south side of the rail corridor next to some properties on Greenway Avenue, Thornlie 
  • from end October – December 2023
  • Monday to Saturday 7am – 7pm 
  • pumps and generators will dewater 24 hours a day.

Retaining walls (ongoing) 

From 28 September 2023 to 31 May 2024, a temporary closure of the eastbound lane will be in place on O’Dell Street to support the safe construction of a retaining wall and noise wall. 

Temporary road closures will be in place on Jimmons Way, Lester Drive, O’Dell Street and Spring Road to support the safe transport of the piling rig.

Access to properties will be maintained with traffic management and detours in place. Please drive safely and follow the detour signs.

There will be an increase in noise during retaining wall construction works at Thornlie Station car park. Pumps and generators will be in use 24/7.

Impacts to the car park are in place, see signage onsite for parking bay availability.

Rail Corridor

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. 

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 infrastructure (ongoing)

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

  • road works including lane closures
  • delivery and unloading of materials
  • installing handrails, guideposts, signage and light poles
  • track construction 
  • installing overhead line equipment, signalling equipment and communication cables.

Works within the freight rail corridor between the Glen Iris Tunnel, Jandakot and Canning River, Kenwick include:

  • removing redundant track, ballast and sleepers
  • earth works including excavating and compacting
  • trenching to install underground services and drainage
  • building the rail embankment and foundation.

Noise walls (until March 2024)

There will be an increase in noise during out-of-hours works to build noise walls on the south side of the rail corridor on O’Dell Street, between Spring Road and Canning River Bridge, Thornlie. Pumps and generators will be in use 24/7.


Utility service installation (until December)

There will be an increase in noise along the freight rail corridor between Kwinana Freeway, Jandakot, and North Lake Road, South Lake, to install utility services. 


Track construction (until late-2023)

There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration during out-of-hours works, between Kwinana Freeway bridge and Spencer Road bridge, in Jandakot, Canning Vale and Thornlie.


Earth works (ongoing) 

There may be an increase in noise, dust and vibration during works within the rail corridor between Partridge Way and Canning River, Thornlie until late-2023.

Possible increase in noise from 24/7 use of a pump and generator between Tarradee Circuit, Cameron Street and Elliot Place, Thornlie until late-2023.

Possible increase in noise from 24/7 use of a pump and generator near Kanani Drive Reserve on McLean Road, and opposite Sorbonne Crescent, Canning Vale until late-2023.


Drainage (ongoing)

There will be an increase in noise and vibration during out-of-hours works between Tulloch Way and the intersection of Hughes Street and McLean Road, and on McLean Road between Hughes Street and opposite Kanani Drive Reserve, Canning Vale until October. Pumps will be in use 24/7.

There will be a possible increase in noise from 24/7 use of a pump and generator nearby Tarradee Circuit, Cameron Street and Elliot Place, Thornlie until late-2023.

There will be an increase in noise, vibration and dust during drainage installation east of Spencer Road bridge, opposite Spring Road Reserve, including 24/7 use of a pump and generator.


Site access (ongoing)

There will be a possible increase in noise and dust from vehicles accessing site out-of-hours between Nettle Way and Kwinana Freeway, South Lake until late-2023.


Canning River path closure (ongoing)

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


Noise walls, Canning Vale and Jandakot (from mid-July)

There will be an increase in noise during works to build noise walls along the south side of the freight rail corridor from Hughes Street to Nicholson Court, Canning Vale, and next to Glen Iris Drive and Turtle Point Cove, Jandakot.


Rail tunnel upgrade (until late-November)

There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration during out-of-hours works in the rail corridor near the Thornlie Line rail tunnel, between Kenwick and Beckenham. Pumps and generators will be in use 24/7. 


Site facilities

Out-of-hours works to deliver materials to 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
  • Nicholson Road Station site, Canning Vale
  • Tom Bateman Reserve on Wilfred Road, and Cameron Street, Thornlie
  • Spencer Road, Thornlie
  • O’Dell Street Reserve, Thornlie
  • east of Canning River with access via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
  • Packer Park, Burham Road, Kenwick
  • Albany Highway, near Sydneyham Street, Beckenham.

Canning River East

Out of hours works until the end of 2023 to complete the Static load test for the trial piles (

7pm - 7am).

   

Cockburn Central Station Area

Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. 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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378.


Rail infrastructure (until late-December)

There will be an increase in noise during out-of-hours works within the rail corridor and along Kwinana Freeway between Roe Highway and the intersection of Russell and Gibbs roads, and along the freight rail corridor between the Glen Iris Tunnel and Ken Hurst Park, Jandakot. 

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