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.

Dust mitigation management

Wind erosion, caused by hot and windy weather conditions, is making dust mitigation extremely challenging.  We are working hard to minimise dust as follows:

• Placement of crushed bitumen at construction entry/exit gates. 
• Low speed limits on the construction site and access roads to lower the amount of dust produced by traffic. 
• Continuous operation of multiple water carts across the project during work hours. The water carts spray the ground and other surfaces with water to prevent dust becoming airborne.
• Installation of shade cloth on project boundary fences in areas where it is difficult for water carts to gain access or reach. The shade cloth helps capture dust particles before they leave the work area. 
• Application of dust suppressant crusting agents to soil and mulch stockpiles and areas where the ground has been disturbed but is not currently trafficked. These agents are a waterborne polymer emulsion that are sprayed onto soil surfaces to form a “veneer” or “crust” which is resistant to wind and allows water to pass through. The project applies these agents in high risk locations at the end of weekday shifts and across the entire project prior to weekends and public holidays.  
• The project has commenced using a surfactant on trafficked areas of the project. This product infiltrates the soil and reduces dust liberation from the surface. Once soaked into the soil it binds. We expect this to be an effective measure for minimising dust access roads and on areas of the project corridor where trucks and other vehicles are operating.
• Hydromulch is used on stockpiles of mulch which are being stored for use in project landscaping.

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, columns and concrete beams for the elevated rail
• road works
• mobilising equipment, rigs, and cranes to site.

Service relocation works (until mid-2024) 

service relocation works are ongoing at:

• Hobbs drive, Armadale
• Streich avenue, Armadale
• Alexander Road, Byford
• Evans Way, Byford
• George Street, 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.

Overnight closure of Armadale Road (10 April 2024) 

• Armadale Road between Abbey Road and Orchard Avenue will be closed overnight from 11pm Wednesday 10 April until 4am Thursday 11 April. 
• This closure will safely facilitate the installation of elevated rail bridge columns adjacent to Armadale Road.  

Local road and pedestrian impacts 

Delivery of the Byford Rail Extension requires temporary changes to local traffic and pedestrian access including reduced speeds, lane closures and detours as follows. 

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 between Abbey Road and Orchard Avenue will be closed overnight from 11pm Wednesday 10 April until 4am Thursday 11 April. This closure will safely facilitate the installation of elevated rail bridge columns adjacent to Armadale Road.

Armadale Road Fact Sheet

Church Avenue, Armadale (until May 2024)

• Church Avenue, between Hobbs Drive and Wungong Road, will be closed to traffic for three months until early-May 2024
• Traffic detours will be in place and pedestrian access across the rail corridor maintained during these works.

Hobbs Drive, Armadale (until 14 April) 

• Hobbs Drive will be temporarily closed between South Western Highway and Deerness Way to enable installation of watermain assets
• This will include out-of-hours work 7am – 7pm Sunday, 14 April
• Traffic detours will be in place and local resident access will be maintained at all times. 
• Hobbs Drive will reopen prior to the new school term commencing.

Streich Avenue, Armadale (until 19 April) 

• Streich Avenue is closed between Clarence Road and Galliers Avenue
• Traffic detours will be in place and local resident access will be maintained at all times

(15 April – early-May) 

• Excavating across the rail corridor to install infrastructure for future water assets
• Intermittent stop/slow traffic management will be in place during work hours only
• Local resident access will be maintained at all times.

Wungong Road, Brookdale (until 22 April)

• The southbound lane of Wungong Road will be closed between Trotman Court and Massell Way 
• Traffic detours will be in place and local resident access will be maintained at all times

Elevated rail bridge retaining walls (until late-June)

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-May 2024 Coombe Avenue and Prout Road, Armadale until late-June 2024

Works include:

• excavating to prepare the area and modifying existing drainage
• 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.

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-May 2024)

• Works have commenced to build a new shared path and equestrian path adjacent to Alexander Road (from just north of Larsen Road to Thomas Road)
• Works include earthworks, laying asphalt, line marking, kerb reinstatement, and light pole installation
• There will be no pedestrian access along this section of Alexander Road until late May 2024
• Pedestrians will be required to use the footpath on Araucaria Boulevard and Halfpenny Avenue while these works are undertaken.   

Larsen Road, Byford

• Larsen Road level crossing is permanently closed.
• Road users can cross the rail line at Abernethy Road or Thomas Road
• Pedestrian access across the rail corridor will be maintained until July 2024

Larsen Road pedestrian bridge (until November 2024)

• Works involve the installation of bridge footings, deflection walls and bridge structure.

Works will occur between standard working hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.  However, due to high forecasted temperatures, there may be some out-of-hours work commencing from 5am as follows:

• Works involve excavation for the bridge footings and structure, construction of a crane pad, formwork, and concrete pours for the bridge footings.
• Setting up a crane and concrete pump
• Pouring concrete from concrete trucks
• Lifting concrete structures, including retaining walls
• Earthworks within the Byford Station site
• Delivering various materials to the site

Nearby residents may notice lighting towers, noise, dust and vibration from equipment, heavy vehicles, machinery and work activity.

George Street (until June 2024)

• Earthworks have commenced to complete the section of George Street between Larsen Road and Evans Way.
• 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 late April 2024)

• Vegetation removal and pruning is continuing within the rail corridor adjacent to George Street, from until late-April
• At times, workers will be present on the verge of George Street and traffic management will be in place, reducing the speed limit to 40km/h.

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 bridge works 

• Concrete pours for the bridge structure have commenced and will be ongoing until June.

Works will occur between standard working hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday. However, some concrete pours will commence from 6am.

Keenan Street and Bruns Drive west (until late June)

• Work has construct the new Keenan Street extension and Bruns Drive west extension have commenced.

There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration from equipment, heavy vehicles, machinery and work activity.

Bruns Drive loop (until late April)

• Potholing along the verge of Bruns Drive loop to locate existing utility infrastructure will commence from Monday, 11 March to late April

Workers will be present on the verge and traffic management in the area reducing the speed limit to 40km/h. There will be an increase in noise, dust and vibration from equipment, heavy vehicles, machinery and work activity.

Wungong Brook rail bridge works (until late-April 2024)

• Bridge beam delivery and installation on Monday, 15 April. 
• Beams will be delivered via South Western Highway, and Eleventh Road. 
• Due to the size of the load, beams will be delivered at at 4am. 
• Concrete pouring for bridge abutments has commenced and will continue until late April .

Works will occur between standard working hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.  However, there may be some out-of-hours works (4am to 11pm) to maintain continuity, such as concrete pours or due to high forecasted temperatures.

Nearby residents may notice lighting towers, noise, dust and vibration from equipment, heavy vehicles, machinery and work activity.

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.

The Byron Road level crossing will permanently closed mid-2024 as part of the METRONET Byford Rail Extension Project.

To maximise safety for road users, Main Roads WA, on behalf of METRONET, is upgrading the Dickens Place, Stone Street and Eleventh Road intersections with South Western Highway. Upgrades include:

• traffic lights at the intersection of Eleventh Road and South Western Highway; and the intersection of Stone Street and South Western Highway
• additional north and southbound turning lanes to improve access from South Western Highway into Dickens Place

Byron Level Crossing Fact Sheet