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.
Building rail infrastructure
Works within the Mandurah Line rail corridor (along Kwinana Freeway) between Roe Highway and Russell Road/Gibbs Road, and at the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel:
- delivery and unloading of materials
- track construction
- installing overhead line equipment
- installing signalling, power and communications equipment and cables
- rail testing and adjusting.
Works within the freight rail corridor between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel, Jandakot and the rail tunnel between Beckenham and, Kenwick include:
- removing redundant track, ballast, sleepers, overhead line equipment and underground services
- earth works
- installing underground services and drainage
- building retaining and noise walls
- installing fencing
- building the rail embankment and foundation
Upcoming night works in the Mandurah Line rail corridor
Between Glen Iris rail tunnel (south of Roe Highway) and Aubin Grove Station, as well as in and around the Glen Iris rail tunnel and Cockburn Central Station.
During April, work activities are scheduled during mid-week night shifts, linked to times when trains aren’t running on the Mandurah Line. During these work periods, the team will continue to progress installation of:
- overhead line equipment along the passenger rail corridor
- communications, power and signalling infrastructure along the passenger rail corridor
- steel electrification screens attached to the rail tunnel entrances
- light poles at the Cockburn Central Station platform.
Night shifts are currently planned on the following dates:
- 16, 18 and 19 April
- 22-26 April
- 29 April - 3 May
These rail infrastructure works are supported at times by lanes closures on the Kwinana Freeway. The team will also continue to use existing site compounds, material stockpiles and site access / egress points.
There may be increased noise from heavy vehicles and construction activity, however every effort will be made to minimise these impacts.
Rail tunnel upgrade
From 21 April until the 31 May, there will be regular night shifts from Sunday to Friday to support upgrade work inside the tunnel and in the rail corridor near the Thornlie Line rail tunnel, between Kenwick and Beckenham.
Site investigation, Kenwick
A signalling equipment room will be built to connect train communications services between the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Armadale Line. The team will be potholing to locate underground services and there will be some geotechnical testing and survey work to inform the project design team.
Rail access construction and new laydown area, Beckenham
From late March there will be upgrades to the existing rail access point and a new temporary site facility will placed at this location, in the verge of Albany Highway, south-east of the intersection with Sevenoaks Street, Beckenham.
Rail Access and site facilities
From March we will be upgrading the permanent rail access track and connection points and placing temporary site facilities in Kenwick. Works will be carry on from Monday to Saturday between 7am and 7pm until the end of April 2024.
Canning River path closure, Thornlie
Canning River path under the rail bridges, near O’Dell Street Reserve and Southdown Place/Corridale Place, Thornlie, is closed with a signed detour in place.
Retaining wall / noise wall construction, Thornlie
There will be an increase in noise during out-of-hours works to build walls on the south side of the rail corridor on O’Dell Street, between Spring Road and Canning River Bridge, Thornlie. Pumps and generators will be in use 24/7.
Early morning concrete pours, Elliot Place, Thornlie
From 6am on Monday 15 April and on other occasions during April and May, concrete pouring will take place during the early hours of the morning, to build the foundation for the footpath crossing bridge at the corner of Elliot Place in Thornlie. The area will be accessed via Elliot Place and the work will involve concrete deliveries.
Installing drainage, Thornlie
There will be an increase in noise and traffic management in place on Southdown Place, Thornlie to support the relocation of drainage in this area and the nearby rail corridor.
Site facility changes and traffic management, Thornlie
The site laydown and parking area on Cameron Street is being extended along the verge and into the road, to support drain and footbridge construction. This involves traffic management on Cameron Street.
From 7 March, the northbound lane of Cameron Street, next to the cul-de-sac, will be temporarily closed until March 2025. Access to properties will be maintained.
Installing drainage, Cameron St drainage
During Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April, between 7am and 5pm, drainage installation work will take place near the Cameron Street cul-de-sac, Thornlie. This will include, laying drainage pipes, earthworks and concrete cutting.
Level crossing permanent closure
The Elliot Place / Cameron Street pedestrian level crossing is permanently closed. Please use the signed detour routes shown in the map below.
The project includes a new footbridge to replace this crossing, providing safer access for pedestrians and cyclists.
Dewatering, Canning Vale and Thornlie
Possible increase in noise from 24/7 use of a pump and generator within the work sites near:
- Canning River, west of Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
- Southdown Place, Thornlie
- Thornlie Station
- O’Dell Street, Thornlie
- Greenway Avenue, Thornlie
- Tarradee Circuit, Cameron Street and Elliot Place, Thornlie
- Kanani Drive Reserve on McLean Road, Canning Vale
- Sorbonne Crescent, Canning Vale
- Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale
Installing drainage, Canning Vale
Until mid April, between 7pm and 7am, Monday to Friday, drainage installation work will take place inside some private properties and the local road on Sorbonne Crescent, Canning Vale. This will include traffic management, earthworks and asphalting.
Sewer Relocation, Canning Vale
Until April 2024, sewer upgrade work will take place in the rail corridor, near Fairfield Gardens. This will involve tunnelling and the use of cranes. Work will start from 6am on hotter days and there will be some occasional Sunday work. Dewatering will take place 24/7. The footpath in this area is temporarily closed.
Wall construction, Canning Vale and Jandakot
There will be an increase in noise during works to build walls along the south side of the freight rail corridor between Marginata Parkway and Nicholson Court, Canning Vale, and next to Glen Iris Drive, Turtle Point Cove, Lakes Way and Clements Place Jandakot.
Site facilities
Out-of-hours works to deliver materials to site at:
- the bushland south of Berrigan Drive and west of the Kwinana Freeway, via Verna Court, Cockburn
- Mellor Place, Bibra Lake
- west of Kwinana Freeway, via Nettle Way, South Lake
- the corner of Karel Avenue and Berrigan Drive, Jandakot
- Karel Avenue, west of Orion Road, Jandakot
- Nicholson Road Station site, Canning Vale
- Tom Bateman Reserve on Wilfred Road, and Cameron Street, Thornlie
- Spencer Road, Thornlie
- O’Dell Street Reserve, Thornlie
- east of Canning River with access via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
- Packer Park, Burham Road, Kenwick
- Albany Highway, near Sydneyham Street, Beckenham.