Works

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.

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Dust mitigation management

Over the past weeks, the project has initiated the following measures throughout the whole site:

• Heavy-duty polymer use: The project has bought a strong polymer to be used on haul roads and the rail corridor. This polymer will be applied to exposed areas to greatly reduce dust.
• Sealing and rock pitching of batters: wherever feasible, the project has prioritised the sealing and rock pitching of batters along the alignment. This will help stabilise the ground and prevent dust from becoming airborne.
• Hydromulch application: the project has commenced applying hydro-mulch, a mixture of green dye, recycled newspaper, and tackifier, to batters, drains, and stockpiles. Hydro-mulch will be applied weekly in high-risk areas.
• Stockpile shaping and stabilisation: stockpiles of soil and mulch will be shaped and stabilised to prevent erosion during windy conditions.
• Stabilising large, exposed areas: large, exposed areas that will remain untouched for an extended period will be stabilised and sealed with hydro-mulch to minimise dust.
• Water carts: water carts are currently in operation. As temperatures rise, we will expand the water cart fleet to minimise dust throughout the project.

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Out-of-hours works

The following activities may take place out-of-hours as required:

• relocating existing utility services (water, gas, electricity, and telecommunications)
• concrete pouring 
• delivery and installation of retaining walls, abutment walls and concrete beams for the elevated rail
• ongoing works for the elevated rail bridge (detailed information available here)
• road works, including maintenance and repairs to traffic barriers, line marking, road sweeping and pothole repairs to maintain safety
• installation and removal of traffic management for road closures or openings
• mobilising equipment, rigs, and cranes to site.
• beam installation
• refuelling
• dust suppression 

For more information, see the out-of-hours works page here.

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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.

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 Alexander Road (north), Byford (11 March to late December 2024)

There will be no pedestrian access along Alexander Road until late December 2024. Pedestrians will be required to use the footpath on Araucaria Boulevard and Halfpenny Avenue. 

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Alexander Road (south), Byford (11 November to late November 2024)

Alexander Rod between Evans Way and Meyrick Link will be closed to install and connect a new stormwater drain under the road and the verge of Alexander Road. Vehicle access to residential properties will be maintained at all times. However, pedestrians will be required to use Chrysomou Street.

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Larsen Road pedestrian bridge (until February 2025)

The pedestrian crossing over the rail corridor will be closed permanently from Friday, 13 December 2024. The new pedestrian bridge will be open on Wednesday, 5 February 2025.

For the Larsen Road level crossing removal fact sheet, please click here.

Ongoing works include;

• L wall installation, grouting and backfill
• formwork, reinforcement and concrete pouring works for stairs 
• deck works ongoing.

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George Street (until late December 2024)

Sections of George Street are currently closed and in the process of completing upgrade works. For more information on the changes to local Byford roads, please click here for the fact sheet.

The following closures on George Street will be in place until late December 2024.
Works will include:

• removing existing road surface and kerbing
• preparing the road foundation, including excavating, importing and compacting material
• constructing new road pavement
• installing drainage and underground utility services
• placing asphalt and kerbing.

Evans Way to Larsen Road intersection (inclusive) 

From 28 October, George Street between Pitman Way and Evans Way will be closed until late December 2024 to facilitate the construction of a new intersection and complete the section of George Street south. 

Access to properties is maintained at all times. Larsen Road is accessible only from South Western Highway, and George Street is accessible only from Thomas Road.

South of Evans Way to Pitman Way 

From 10 October, George Street between Pitman Way and south of Evans Way will be closed until late December 2024 to facilitate the construction of a new intersection connecting George Street to a new station access road.

Access to businesses within the closure is maintained at all times from South Western Highway.

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George Street, between the southern Aldi carpark driveway and Abernethy Road

On the 25 and 26 November, between 8pm to 5am, George Street between the southern Aldi carpark driveway and Abernethy Road will be closed to facilitate intersection modifications. Works will include amending line marking to enable a temporary right-hand turn from George Street onto Abernethy Road. This will also include a section of the eastbound lane of Abernethy Road reduced to a single lane. 

During this closure time, business access will be maintained from the South Western Highway.

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Abernethy Road between South Western Highway and Soldiers Road

From 20 November to 20 December, intermittent lane closures and reduced speeds will be implemented on Abernethy Road between South Western Highway and Soldiers Road to facilitate rail services installation works underneath Abernethy Road.

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Byford Station (until late December 2024 )

• vegetation removal and pruning will continue within the rail corridor adjacent to Evans Way, George Street and Abernethy Road until late December.

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.

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Elevated rail extended out-of-hours works

Ongoing out-of-hours work throughout the Armadale area between Gladstone Road and Prout Road, see map below for reference. Dates, times and locations are subject to change.

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Overnight beam deliveries (until end-November 2024)

Out-of-hours delivery and installation of 125 oversized concrete beams for the elevated rail bridge will be ongoing until end-November 2024. Oversized loads must be moved outside of peak traffic times to comply with Main Roads requirements for transporting.

Upcoming beam delivery and installation:

• Haul route 3: Armadale Road, Aragon Court
  • 18 - 23 November 2024
• Haul route 2: Hobbs Drive, Church Avenue
  • 25 - 28 November 2024

*Dates subject to minor change due to weather and other factors

Beams will be delivered via the haul routes shown on the map below:

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Structural steel installation at Armadale Station (until end-November)

Out-of-hours works will be required to install structural steel for the new Armadale Station buildings. Works will be ongoing from 7pm until 4am, throughout November and 24/7, 4 November to 8 November.

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Changes to Wungong site compound (16 September – late January 2025)

We are expanding site facilities to support the building works for Armadale Station. These changes will occur from 16 September 2024 to late January 2025 at the existing site compound on Wungong Road, Brookdale, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.

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Noise wall installation works (early November – late January 2025)

Noise wall installation will be ongoing until late January 2025. These works will be undertaken on the Western side of the Wungong Road rail corridor between Harber Drive and Seventh Road, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. 

Works will include:

• building the foundations for the noise wall, including piling (boring holes into the ground using a piling rig)
• concreting and inserting the noise wall steel posts using cranes, elevated work platforms and hand tools
• installing noise wall panels

There will be increased vehicle movement within the rail corridor to accommodate these works. The piling works will be progress rapidly along the rail corridor with noise & vibration impacts to individual properties expected to last one day (subject to change). During the lifting and installation of the panels, works are not anticipated to be disruptive to nearby residents due to the low level of anticipated noise. 

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Site establishment

To support ongoing works, site facilities will be established on the corner of Armadale Road and Abbey Road, Armadale. Site access will be established off Abbey Road.

Additional site and parking facilities are also being established on Tudor Road, Armadale.

These facilities will be in use from mid-October until the end of the project, including out-of-hours use and out-of-hours refuelling.

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.

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Eleventh Road (until mid 2025)

Eleventh Road is now closed for 10 months between Gull Street / Lambert Lane and Bruns Drive east to enable the construction of the bridge.

The temporary closure is required to ensure works are undertaken as quickly and as safely as possible, minimising inconvenience to road users and nearby residents.

Road users will be required to use Church Avenue or Thomas Road to cross the rail line during the closure. Pedestrians and cyclists will not be permitted to access the closed section of Eleventh Road. Cyclists will need to follow the detour routes. 

Access to Fletcher Park will be maintained via Stone Street, Moore Street and Mitchell Street.

For the Eleventh Road Closure Factsheet, please click here.

Concrete pours, bridge panel wall installation, earthworks including backfill and compaction for the bridge structure, are ongoing.

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Bruns Drive west (until mid-2025)

Bruns Drive West has been temporarily closed at the intersection of Eleventh Road until mid–2025

This temporary closure is in place to enable the installation of the southern Eleventh Road bridge walls as quickly and as safely as possible.

Bruns Drive West will have a reduction in road width due to the traffic control barriers on the northern verge. Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the work. Residents on the Bruns Drive slip road will have local access, and Bruns Drive west residents will enter and exit from Bruns Drive east.

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Wungong Brook rail bridge works 

• waterproofing application
• installation of handrails
• screen and balustrade installation
• miscellaneous formwork, reo pours for stairs.

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Rail corridor works between Eleventh Road and Thomas Road 

• ongoing capping, rock pitching, drainage and earthworks 
• ongoing fencing & retaining wall works
• dragging rail
• under ballast matting & bottom ballast install
• installation of sleepers and rail
• installation of Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) and trackside equipment
• cable hauling.

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Noise wall installation works (late-January 2025)

The installation of the Noise Walls at Eleventh Road, Wungong Road and Butcher Road will be ongoing until late-January 2025, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. 

There will be increased vehicle movement within the rail corridor to accommodate these works. The piling works will be progress rapidly along the rail corridor with noise & vibration impacts to individual properties expected to last one day (subject to change). During the lifting and installation of the panels, works are not anticipated to be disruptive to nearby residents due to the low level of anticipated noise. 

Western side of the Wungong Road rail corridor between Harber Drive and Seventh Road (until early-November until late-January)

">Works will involve several essential activities, starting with the construction of the foundations for the noise wall, which involves piling—boring holes into the ground using a piling rig. Following this, the team will pour concrete and insert the steel posts for the noise wall, utilizing cranes, elevated work platforms, and hand tools. Finally, the installation of the noise wall panels will complete the construction process.

Eastern side of the Eleventh Road rail corridor between Eleventh Road and Burns Drive, Darling Downs (until early-December)

Works will include:

• inserting the noise wall steel posts using cranes, elevated work platforms and hand tools
• installing noise wall panels

Eastern side of the rail corridor between Thomas Road and Bruns Drive (early-November until early-December)

Works will involve several key tasks, including tree trimming in select locations within the rail corridor, constructing foundations for the noise wall—which entails boring holes into the ground using a piling rig—and pouring concrete. Additionally, steel posts for the noise wall will be inserted with the help of cranes, elevated work platforms, and hand tools. Finally, noise wall panels will be installed to complete the structure.

For more information on noise wall installation, please click here.

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.

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As part of the METRONET Byford Rail Extension Project, the Byron Road level crossing is permanently closed.  

To maximise safety for road users, Main Roads WA, on behalf of METRONET, has been undertaking intersection upgrades, including road widening on South Western Highway at Eleventh Road, Stone Street and Dickens Road.

Traffic signal installations at Eleventh Road and Stone Street have been unavoidably delayed, we appreciate your patience while we work through how the temporary intersection treatments will operate.

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Traffic signal installation – Stone Street and Eleventh Road

Traffic movements at the intersections of Eleventh Road and Stone Street are being managed until permanent traffic signals are installed.

The intersections at Eleventh Road and Stone Street will operate under temporary traffic management as unsignalised T-intersections supported by temporary traffic signals that will operate, as needed, during peak periods. The temporary management is supported by interim line markings, signs, and additional lighting to delineate the lane alignments at each intersection to support traffic movements.

Under the temporary conditions, Main Roads will be monitoring the road environment to assess traffic flows and will operate the temporary traffic signals as needed i.e. due to excessive queuing.

Byron Level Crossing Fact Sheet

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.

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Elevated rail extended out-of-hours works

Ongoing out-of-hours work throughout the Armadale area between Gladstone Road and Prout Road, see map below for reference. Dates and locations are subject to change.