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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378. 

Site works (ongoing)

Delivery of materials to site, earth works, drainage and relocation of underground services.

Trucks and water carts will access the site via Tulloch Way, Canning Vale and Canna Drive, Canning Vale.

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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378.

Canning Vale and Jandakot (until mid-2023)

Out-of-hours works from 7pm–7am to transport rail ballast and sleepers.

Ranford Road (ongoing)

Works to build the new Ranford Road Bridge are underway and traffic management, including altered signals and traffic configuration is in place in the area.

Road access closures (ongoing)

Access to Livingstone Drive and City of Canning Waste Transfer Station is via Wilfred Road, except for operational vehicles.

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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378.

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. For all out-of-hours works, please contact the site supervisor directly on 0437 844 378.

Rail infrastructure (ongoing)

Out-of-hours works within the Mandurah Line rail corridor (along Kwinana Freeway) between Roe Highway and Russell Road/Gibbs Road, and at the Glen Iris Tunnel:

• installing drainage and underground services
• road works including lane closures, asphalting, line marking and maintenance
• traffic barrier installation
• delivery and unloading of materials including ballast rock, tracks, cable drums and cabinets
• piling and concreting
• installing handrails, guideposts, signage and light poles
• excavation and compaction
• track construction 
• installing overhead line equipment and structures including steel columns, beams, footings and wiring
• installing signalling equipment and communication cables.

Works within the freight rail corridor between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel and Thornlie Station include:

• building retaining walls along the northern side of the freight rail corridor in Jandakot, Canning Vale and next to Nicholson Road and Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie
• installing underground signalling service
• installing water reticulation and drainage
• building the rail embankment and foundation, prior to building the realigned section of the freight line
• track construction.

Retaining wall, Jandakot (ongoing) 

A permanent retaining wall will be built on the northern side of the rail corridor to make room for the rail tracks.

Site facilities

Loading and unloading of materials at site compounds and stockpiles at:

• the bushland south of Berrigan Drive and west of the Kwinana Freeway, with vehicle access via Verna Court, Cockburn
• 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, Thornlie
• O’Dell Street Reserve, Thornlie
• east of Canning River via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick.

Retaining and noise walls, Thornlie (ongoing)

Installing piles, posts and concrete panels along the northern side of the freight rail corridor behind houses on Partridge Way and Lyrebird Way, Thornlie.

Site investigation in Thornlie, Kenwick, Beckenham and East Cannington (ongoing)

Night works to locate underground services, geotechnical testing and survey work taking place from Thornlie Station to Gerard Street, East Cannington and in the Kenwick Rail Tunnel.

The 129-year-old Armadale Line is set to be transformed through major METRONET projects – the Byford Rail Extension, Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal, and Thornlie-Cockburn Link. 

With the expanded project scope to include William Street level crossing, the planned 18-month Armadale Line Shutdown will now start in late-2023.

An extended shutdown means these METRONET projects can be built over a shorter timeframe and provide certainty for train replacement services.

Planning to reduce the impact of this disruption is already underway and the exact timing of the shutdown will be confirmed later this year along with further information on train replacement services.

For more information on the shutdown and to provide feedback, please visit Building For Tomorrow.