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.

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
• 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

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

Service relocation works are ongoing at:

• Padra Turn, Byford
• Abernethy Road, Byford

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.

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.

Temporary disruption at the Armadale Road and Abbey Road intersection

The left turn lane from Armadale Road westbound, into Abbey Road will be temporarily closed from Monday 16 September until Monday 30 September to complete road widening and pavement works. 

Vehicles less than 12.5m will be able to turn left onto Abbey Road at the traffic lights. To avoid congestion please consider turning left at Orchard or Church avenues instead. 

Vehicles longer than 12.5m will need to use the detour at Gribble Avenue. Please see the map below for alternative routes.

Armadale Road (until mid-2025)

• Ongoing works to widen Armadale Road between Church Avenue and Abbey Road. 
• The speed limit on Armadale Road is reduced to 40km/h
• Armadale Road will be reduced to a single lane in each direction until mid-2025
• Streich Avenue-Armadale Road intersection will be closed until early-2025 with no access to turns or crossing at that intersection
• Alternative access to Armadale Road has been created by connecting the cul-de-sac on Glastonbury Road to Streich Avenue

Armadale Road Fact Sheet

Orchard Avenue night works and closure (15-16 September 2024)

Orchard Ave will be closed between Armadale Road and Neerigen Street overnight from 7pm Sunday 15 September until 5am Monday 16 September to enable the safe installation of;

• Traffic Control Barriers
• Changing the traffic arrangement on Orchard Avenue 

Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the works.

Forrest Road weekend closure (21 – 22 September 2024)

Forrest Road will be closed between Green Avenue & Commerce Avenue from 4am Saturday 21 September  until 10pm Sunday 22 September for the installation of concrete planks to support the elevated rail bridge.

24/7 works will be required with no vehicle or pedestrian access within the closure. Detours and traffic management will be in place for the duration of the closure to assist path and road users.

Traffic detour map:

Pedestrian detour map:

Structural steel installation at Armadale Station (until early-October)

Out-of-hours works will be required to install structural steel for the new Armadale Station buildings. Works will be ongoing from 7pm until 7am, until early-October.

Overhead Line Equipment Works (until Early September)

Foundation Piling works for the overhead line mast installation will be ongoing until early September 2024.

Works will be undertaken within the rail corridor between Barge Court and Eleventh Road, Wungong, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. Works include:

• installing two underground piles for the overhead line equipment mast every 52m (approximately 8 per day)
• two types of drills will be used to conduct the piling works;
  • an auger drill (a large spiral shaped drill) to install steel reinforcement cages and filling the piles with concrete
  • a hammer drill to install concrete piles. 

Works will progress rapidly along the rail corridor, with noise and vibration impacts to individual properties expected to last one day (subject to change).

Elevated rail bridge retaining walls (until late-September 2024)

Works to install retaining walls to support the elevated rail bridge are ongoing in the rail corridor between: 

• Frys Lane pedestrian crossing and Gladstone Road, Armadale until late-August 2024 
• Coombe Avenue and Prout Road, Armadale until late-September 2024

Works include:

• excavating to prepare the area 
• installing precast concrete retaining walls using a crane 
• backfilling and compacting general fill between the retaining walls

There will be noise, dust and vibration from equipment, heavy vehicles, machinery and work activity, and a significant increase in heavy vehicle traffic.

Changes to 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.

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.

 Alexander Road, Byford (11 March to late September 2024)

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

Larsen Road pedestrian bridge (until November 2024)

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

Evans Way and George Street:

• Earthworks are ongoing to complete the section of George Street between Larsen Road and Evans Way
• Evans Way and George Street intersection will be closed from 15 June to 30 September 2024 to enable drainage installation and to rebuild the intersection.
• there is no pedestrian access along George Street between Evans Way and Larsen Road
• pedestrians can use the shared path on South Western Highway.

Byford Station (until September 2024 )

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

Australind Byford Station Demolition (16 to 25 September 2024)

Demolition and removal works at Australind Byford Station will occur from 16 August to 25 September 2024. These works will take place adjacent to Soldiers Road, Byford, between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Saturday.

Works Will Include:

• Demolishing and removing existing structures, including parking and hardstand areas
• Separating demolition materials and loading them into trucks
• Using heavy machinery for the demolition process.

George Street Closure (10 October to Late December 2024)

George Street will be closed between Pitman Way and Evans Way from 5am daily, starting 10 October through late December 2024, to facilitate the construction of a new intersection connecting George Street to a new station access road.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wungong Brook Rail bridge works 

• formwork, reinforcement and concrete pours for the deflection walls and kerbing ongoing.
• precast L-Wall installation ongoing

Overhead Line Equipment Works (until mid-September)

Foundation Piling works for the overhead line mast installation will be ongoing until mid September 2024.

Works will be undertaken within the rail corridor between Barge Court and Eleventh Road, Wungong, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. Works will include:

• installing two underground piles for the overhead line equipment mast every 52m (approximately 8 per day)
• two types of drills will be used to conduct the piling works;
  • an auger drill (a large spiral shaped drill) to install steel reinforcement cages and filling the piles with concrete
  • a hammer drill to install concrete piles.  

Works will progress rapidly along the rail corridor, with noise and vibration impacts to individual properties expected to last one day (subject to change).

Rail Corridor Works between Eleventh Road and Thomas Road 

• ongoing capping, rock pitching, drainage and earthworks 
• ongoing fencing & retaining wall works.

Noise Wall Installation Works (until late September)

Noise wall installation will be ongoing until late September 2024.  These works will be undertaken on the eastern side of the Eleventh Road rail corridor between Eleventh Road and Bruns Drive, Darling Downs, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. 
Works will include:

• tree trimming in select locations within the rail corridor
• 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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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