City – Maribyrnong River

Construction Update March 2013 - Issue No. 4

Regional Rail Link Welcome to the March edition of the City – Maribyrnong River (CMR) Construction Update.

The project continues to stay on track and is progressing well with a lot of activity occurring along the entire alignment. Works are continuing on piling for the Maribyrnong River rail overpass and flyover structure in Footscray, the freight rail underpass in North Melbourne, and have commenced on the new Dudley Street rail bridge in Railway Place, West Melbourne.

This construction update is a great way for you, our neighbours, to stay informed and gain a better picture of how the project is progressing along our section and what works to expect in the coming month.

Project progress �� Viaduct in Footscray begins to take shape

�� Maribyrnong River piling almost complete

�� Gas main re-coating in West Melbourne commences

Footscray & Kensington:

Widening of the rail corridor towards Hopkins Street in Footscray is almost complete. The old retaining wall on the south side has been removed and reinstated in its new location; these works allow the new Regional Rail Link (RRL) tracks to fit into the rail corridor in this area.

Pre-cast piling is 95 per cent complete on the RRL/Werribee line rail-over-rail flyover. The piles are now being cut back to ground level and ground reinforcement for the structure has begun.

Piles are ongoing on the Maribyrnong River embankment for the Maribyrnong River rail overpass. Three permanent piles in the river have already been completed and the permanent columns for the new bridge have started. These permanent 1200 diameter steel columns are filled with pre-cast concrete, which will remain to support the main beam of the bridge. Piling is continuing to the west of Kensington Road. East of Kensington Road, excavation has commenced in preparation for construction of the retaining wall.

North & West Melbourne:

Gas main re-coating works near Festival Hall have commenced and are expected to continue for several weeks. Site establishment in Railway Place, West Melbourne will commence mid-late March.

The Arrivals Yard in West Melbourne is nearing a major project milestone, with the train equipment rooms ready for commissioning in March. Works on the security fencing, pedestrian and vehicle underpasses are also progressing well towards completion.

Want to keep up to date with progress?

Continue to watch progress of our project on the RRL website. We regularly update photos from our timelapse cameras of the Werribee flyover, Maribyrnong River Bridge and the new freight underpass in North Melbourne.

Check out: www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au

Heritage finds A number of interesting bottles have been uncovered during recent works on RRLCMR.

The bottles have been mostly found at the former rubbish incinerator for the City of Melbourne and Dudley Flat Slum, located near Moonee Ponds Creek in West Melbourne (1880 – 1940). We are expecting to find many more as excavation commences in the area!

Interesting fact: The bottle on the far left was manufactured in Glasgow at the Port Dundas Pottery between 1866-1923, and was used for port or stout. This particular bottle appears to still be corked and still has liquid inside!

Construction Info SessionTuesday 12 March

Time: 6.30 - 8.00pm Address: Australian Centre of Performing Arts (ACOPA)Meeting Room, 14 Raglan Street (off Errol Street)

The CMR team are hosting an information session to discuss upcoming construction works in the North Melbourne and West Melbourne area. All residents are encouraged to attend.

Left image; Werribee Flyover Right image; Permanent piles in Maribyrnong River

Arrivals Yard, West Melbourne

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Find the location of your property.

2. Follow the closest blue line down the programme.

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4. The dots on the map relate to the approxiate works location.

*Please note: Indicative programme only, subject to change.

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Werribee Cutting Widening of the rail corridor on the south side to allow for the new RRL tracks.

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Please note that individual construction notifications with more information will be distributed to the community in advance of these works. Information will also be available on the RRL website - www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au. Please note these dates are subject to change.

When: Friday 1 – Saturday 23 March; Day works:

What: Continuation of drainage worksWhere: Leunig Place, Footscray

When: Saturday 2 –10 Sunday March; Night works:What: Night works to remove redundant cablesWhere: North Melbourne flyover

When: Friday 8 – Tuesday 12 March; Night works:�� What: Overhead structure works Where: Dudley Street rail bridge

�� What: Overhead structure installation Where: Railway Place, behind Festival Hall

�� What: Survey works and removal of redundant cables Where: North Melbourne flyover

�� What: Signals testing; changeover of wiring for signalling installation; track works; removal of redundant lighting

Where: North Melbourne railway station to CityLink

�� What: Laying signal cable and excavation of signal pits Where: Maribyrnong River to Joseph Road, Footscray

�� What: Excavate signalling cable routes Where: Hopkins Street, Footscray

When: Monday 11 March – Saturday 6 April; Night works:What: Extended working hours to undertake formation works and steel fixing.Where: Kensington Road to Joseph Road, Footscray

When: Saturday 23 – Monday 25 March; Night works:�� What: Strengthening works Where: City Loop tunnel, all works will occur within the tunnel and will be accessed via North Melbourne railway station�� What: Excavation of material; lifting precast sections of the wall Where: Dudley Street rail bridge retaining wall

When: Friday 29 March – Tuesday 2 April; Night works:�� What: Remove and replace track Where: Southern Cross Station to Dudley Street

�� What: Excavation of material; lifting precast sections of the wall; formation and capping works; relocation of water main; installation of overhead foundations

Where: Dudley Street rail bridge retaining wall

�� What: Strengthening and walkway preparation works Where: North Melbourne flyover

�� What: Drainage works; excavate signalling cable routes Where: North Melbourne railway station to CityLink: drainage works; excavate signalling cable routes.

�� What: Installation of overhead foundations Where: Lloyd Street to South Kensington railway station

Buses will replace trains in order to carry out the works and to ensure the safety of our project team in the rail environment.For more information on changes to train services please visit www.ptv.vic.gov.au or call 1800 800 007.

Train service updates Northern City Loop services

Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 March 2013

From the first service on Saturday 23 March to the last service Sunday 24 March Northern City Loop services will run direct to Southern Cross Station.

Line Affected services

Werribee/Williamstown No City Loop

Upfield No City Loop

Craigieburn No City Loop

Sunbury No City Loop

Easter travel changes

Sunbury, Ballarat and Bendigo: From 10pm Thursday 28 March to the last service Monday 1 April buses will replace trains between Sunbury and North Melbourne on the Sunbury line and between Ballarat, Bendigo and Southern Cross Station.

Country Link XPT:From 10am Friday 29 March to 6.55am Monday 1 April buses will replace XPT services between Albury and Melbourne.

V/Line Albury:From 7.15am Friday 29 March to 4.35pm Monday 1 April buses will replace trains between Albury and Melbourne on the Albury line.

Line Replacement bus services

Sunbury Sunbury - North Melbourne

Ballarat Ballarat - Melbourne

Bendigo Bendigo - Melbourne

Albury Albury - Melbourne

Country Link XPT Albury - Melbourne

GSR Overland North Shore - Melbourne

COLOUR ME IN! We are encouraging children aged 5-10 to participate in our colouring competition! The winner and selected runners up will have their entry placed on the walls of our brand new Community Hub and go in the draw to win a family pass to the Melbourne Zoo. Check out the picture to colour inside!

Upcoming works

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phone our 24-hour community information line on 1800 107 925

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