Works Yanchep Rail Extension

Alkimos and Butler

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 845 471.


Butler Station to Romeo Road

Lane closures (ongoing)

Until November, Chesham Rise and Charlbury Drive northbound lanes will be closed to build retaining and noise walls. Traffic will be one-way southbound, with left-turns only permitted onto the thoroughfare.

Until late-2023, there will be a possible increase in noise and vibration on Duerden and Werner streets. There will be lane closures with impacted street parking, while water carts and street sweepers operate to manage dust.

Until late-2023, there will be intermittent road closures to install electrification screens and structural steel in the rail corridor. Closures will be in place on Vike Lane, Duerden Street, Jeresh Lane and Amble Grove. 


Noise walls (ongoing)

Until late-2023, there will be an increase in noise during works on Chesham Rise, between Cheadle and Jeresh lanes, and Charlbury Drive, between Manly Way and Doncaster Grange, to build noise walls. Sections of Chesham Rise and Charlbury Drive will close intermittently with traffic management in place.


Earth, retaining wall and bridge works (ongoing) 

Until late-November, 7pm–5am Monday to Saturday, and 7am–5pm Sundays, there will be an increase in noise and vibration to prepare the area for rail installation.


Rail

Until late-2023 rail works will commence in the corridor from 6am. 

Until late 2023, works will commence at Butler station and the area immediately north, to tie-in the new rail line. Intermittent out-of-hours works will be conducted to enable critical rail infrastructure to be installed.

From 5am 8 December – 7am 11 December 2023, there will be 24/7 works to connect new rail at Butler Station. There will be no passenger services from Butler Station during this time.

Until late-2023, from 7pm – 3am there will be rail works to install ballast, overhead line equipment, grind and compact rails, and test trains. These works will continue during standard working hours. For more information about possible service disruptions to the Joondalup Line please visit the Transperth website


Romeo Road to Shorehaven Estate

Lane closures (ongoing)

Until late-2023, there will be an increase in noise and vibration, and intermittent lane closures on Bluewater Drive, and Maroon, Buchanan and Bainbridge avenues during utility service installation.


Earth, retaining wall and bridge works (ongoing) 

Until 30 November, there will be an increase in noise from 7pm–3am Monday to Saturday, and 7am–5pm Sundays, during works to build retaining walls. Works include pouring concrete, excavating, loading and hauling material, fixing steel and cleaning surfaces with high pressure hoses. 

Until late-2023, water carts will operate from 6–7am Monday to Saturday, and 7am–5pm Sundays, to mitigate dust from Romeo Road to Shorehaven Estate.

There will be a potential increase in noise during out-of-hours works at the Alkimos Station site, north of Romeo Road, for station construction and rail installation.

Until late-2023, occasional concrete pours from 4am to build retaining walls and bridges.


Noise walls (ongoing) 

Until late-2023, there will be intermittent road closures and an increase in noise during works to install noise walls on both sides of the rail corridor at Maroon Avenue and Buchanan Avenue, between Bluewater Drive and Bainbridge Avenue.


Rail

Until late-2023 rail works will commence in the corridor from 6am.

Until late-2023, from 7pm – 3am there will be rail works to install ballast, overhead line equipment, grind and compact rails, and test trains. These works will continue during standard working hours.


Bainbridge Avenue and Buchanan Avenue Alkimos (until February 2024)

Road closures (ongoing)

Until late-February 2024, there will be a temporary road closure at Bainbridge Avenue between Buchanan Avenue and Decatur Street, and Buchanan Avenue between Cushing Road and Bainbridge Avenue. 

 

The purpose of the temporary road closure is to enable site access to safely excavate the corridor to rail level, construct retaining walls, and install noise walls. This closure will enable critical finishing works for the Yanchep Rail Extension. 

 

Access across the rail corridor is maintained by the new connections built at Maroon Avenue, Alkimos Drive Bridge and Pardo Street, which are now open to traffic.

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Eglinton

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 845 471.


Shorehaven Estate to Allara Estate

Earth works (until late-2023)

Until late-2023, there will be an increase in noise from 7pm–7am Monday to Saturday, and 7am–5pm Sundays, to excavate and transport materials, and install rail infrastructure.

Until late-2023, occasional concrete pours from 4am to build retaining walls and bridges.

Machinery and vehicles will excavate, compact and transport material within the rail corridor, between Bluewater Drive and Pipidinny Road.

An access track at the end of Beonaddy Road will be used to deliver and transport equipment and earth. 

There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration during out-of-hours works along Pipidinny Road, east of Marmion Avenue. Water carts are operating to mitigate dust in the area.


Service installation (until late-2023)

There will be a possible increase in noise, dust and vibration during service installation works on Marmion Avenue between Revolution Avenue and south of Pipidinny Road. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in both directions. Shared path detours will be in place east of Marmion Avenue and a section of the shared path west of Marmion Avenue and south of Pipidinny Road will be closed. 

Pipidinny Road (ongoing)

Pipidinny Road is open with traffic management in place as works continue in the area. Short-term lane closures are required to safely build Eglinton Station


Rail

Until late-2023 rail works will commence in the corridor from 6am.

Until late-2023, from 7am – 7pm there will be rail works to install ballast, overhead line equipment, grind and compact rails, and test trains.

There will be occasional out-of-hours works from 7pm -7am where access is restricted during standard hours.

Yanchep

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 845 471. 


Jindowie Estate to Yanchep Beach Road


Noise walls (from 4 September until January 2024)

There will be intermittent road closures and an increase in noise during the installation of noise walls on both sides of the rail corridor along Bulburin Parade, Cocoparra Parkway and Abercrombie Avenue. Traffic management will be in place. 


Earth works (ongoing)

Until late-2023, there will be an increase in noise from 7pm–7am Monday to Saturday, and 7am–5pm Sundays, from Jindowie Estate to Yanchep Station and near Yanchep Beach Road Bridge to excavate and transport materials.

Trucks will access the rail corridor intermittently via Yanchep Beach Road office from 4:30am and travel to Ningana Bushland.

Until late-2023, there will be an increase in noise and vibration during out-of-hours works within the rail corridor, between Capilano and Abercrombie avenues, from 7pm–5am Monday to Friday and 7am–2pm on Sundays.

Water carts and street sweepers will operate to mitigate dust.


Pre-cast yard (ongoing)

 Until late-2023, a concrete pre-cast yard will be established on the corner of Blackwood Meander and Bulburin Parade.

 There will be intermittent concrete pours including occasional 4am starts due to weather conditions. The site will be accessed by Morwell Street.


Rail

Until late-2023 rail works will commence in the corridor from 6am.

Until late-2023, from 7am – 7pm there will be rail works to install ballast, overhead line equipment, grind and compact rails, and test trains.

There will be occasional out-of-hours works from 7pm -7am where access is restricted during standard hours.


Yanchep Beach Road to Toreopango Avenue

Earth works and retaining walls (ongoing)

There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration during out-of-hours works at the site opposite Chittick Way, from 7pm–5am Monday to Friday and 7am–2pm on Sundays until late-2023.

Until late-2023, there will be intermittent out-of-hours works at Yanchep Station from 7pm–7am Monday to Sunday.

Until late-2023, concrete trucks will intermittently access the Yanchep Station site from 2am via Splendid Avenue.

Until late-2023, there will be occasional concrete pours from 4am to build retaining walls north of Yanchep Beach Road.

Until late-2023, Welwyn Avenue will be used to transport earth and deliver materials to site.


Yanchep Beach Road (ongoing)

Yanchep Beach Road has been realigned with lanes open to traffic in both directions, with a speed reduction of 40km/hr in place.

Future short-term closures, lane closures and intermittent out-of-hours works may be required to safely build the surrounding rail infrastructure, with traffic management in place. 


Booderee Road (ongoing)

Booderee Road will be closed until late-2023 to enable the Yanchep Beach Road Bridge to be built safely, tie in Yanchep Beach Road with the new road-over-rail bridge and undertake other works. Access to Avon Road will only be available via Kakadu Road. 


Rail

Until late-2023 rail works will commence in the corridor from 6am.

Until late-2023, from 7am – 7pm there will be rail works to install ballast, overhead line equipment, grind and compact rails, and test trains.

There will be occasional out-of-hours works from 7pm -7am where access is restricted during standard hours.

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