Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.
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.
Testing and commissioning
From mid-March until mid-May, testing and commissioning will be taking place, alongside driver familiarisation. Trains will be operating along the line, in preparation for entry into revenue service.
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 and Thornlie Line passenger rail corridor between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel, Jandakot and Beckenham Street / Dulwich Street, Beckenham include:
- installing and adjusting track, ballast, sleepers and overhead line equipment
- earth works and concreting
- installing underground services and drainage
- building retaining and noise walls
- installing fencing
- delivery and unloading of materials
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, out-of-hours works are currently planned on the following dates:
- 20 & 21 March
- 24, 26, 27 and 30 March
- 2 and 3 April
- 9 & 10 April
Traffic management will be required on the Kwinana Freeway in support of some of these works. See Main Roads WA signage and website for details.
Existing site compounds, material stockpiles and site access / egress points will be used to support these out-of-hours works, which may result in additional noise during the night.
Rail works - out-of-hours Jandakot, Thornlie, Kenwick & Beckenham
The newly installed rail network will be adjusted, in preparation for passenger trains to use this new rail.
This will involve:
- installing and adjusting OLE using specialised equipment
- installing and testing signalling and communications equipment
During March, between 6pm and 6am, nightly, rail work will take place in the Glen Iris rail tunnel in Jandakot, the rail bridge over the Canning River in Kenwick and the rail tunnel between Kenwick and Beckenham.
Monopole installation
As part of the Radio Systems Replacement project, a monopole will be installed within the Thornlie Station car park.
Works are ongoing until the end of March. The installation may have some noise impacts on nearby residents.
Roadworks at Training Place in Jandakot
From Monday to Saturday, from 7am to 7pm, there will be works at the intersection of Hope Road and Training Place, resulting in an increase in noise levels. These works will involve roadworks, asphalting, line marking and sign installation.
Signalling works – out-of-hours
There will be signalling works along the rail corridor, works will move from Jandakot to Thornlie Station to complete cable hauling, install signalling equipment and electrical terminations. This work will take place from Sunday night to Saturday morning from 6pm to 6am.
Building foundations and piers, Jandakot
There will be work activities in the Glen Iris Drive cul-de-sac alleyway to build foundations and piers for the acoustic gate. This will involve the use of a concrete pump and may require some temporary traffic management in this area of Glen Iris Drive.
Wall construction and painting, Canning Vale and Jandakot
There will be an increase in noise during works to build and paint walls along the south side of the 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, and on the north side of the corridor near some properties on Wittenberg Drive and Uppsala Place, Canning Vale.
Rail access construction, Canning Vale
There will be works to build the rail access track and connection points, in the McLean Road verge on the rail corridor side, where McLean Road is parallel to the railway, as well as in the rail corridor between Dowarn Green and Tulloch Way. This will involve excavating, placing and compacting materials, concreting and accessing the site via the local road.
A new rail access point will be built at the end of the Fairfield Gardens cul-de-sac, nearby Fairfield Park and connecting to the Mesa Place cul-de-sac. This will involve installing temporary and permanent fencing and barriers, delivering and moving construction equipment and materials, vegetation clearing where required, excavating, placing and compacting materials. Works take place between 7am and 7pm daily.
A temporary path closure will be in place until early April to support some rail access construction.
The closure and detour details are below.
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
- O’Dell Street, Thornlie
- Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale
- Nicholson Road Station, Canning Vale
Level crossing permanent closure, Thornlie
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.
Rail access construction and use, Thornlie
Work will take place to upgrade the existing rail access point between Nyandi Court and the rail corridor. This will then be used to support construction activities in the rail corridor. At times traffic management will be needed on the local road.
Drain and road access construction, Thornlie
Until end-September 2025, there will be works to remove redundant underground services, build a new drain and access road on the north side of the rail corridor near Southdown Place and Corriedale Reserve, Thornlie. This may result in more noise in the area when these works are happening.
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.
The northbound lane of Cameron Street, next to the cul-de-sac, will be temporarily closed until May 2025. Access to properties will be maintained.
Wall construction and painting, Thornlie
There will be an increase in noise during works to build and paint retaining and noise walls on the south side of the rail corridor between Nyandi Court and Kidman Court, and O’Dell Street between Spring Road and Canning River Bridge, and on the north of the rail corridor behind properties on Southdown Place, adjacent to Corriedale Reserve, Thornlie.
Drainage installation and retaining wall work, Thornlie
From end-March to mid-2025, there will be works to upgrade the local drainage network at the Southdown Place cul-de-sac in conjunction with City of Gosnells works to replace a retaining wall and reinstate the local road.
There will be a temporary partial road and path closure with traffic management in place. Access to driveways and properties will be maintained at all times.
Rail access, relocation, O'Dell Street, Thornlie
The existing rail access point on O’Dell Street will be relocated further along O’Dell Street, approximately 80 meters south-east.
From mid-March, works to relocate the access point will include locating underground services, clearing vegetation and concreting.
Reinstatement of O'Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve, Thornlie
From mid-March, there will be works to reinstate O’Dell Street and Spring Road Reserve which includes reinstating the kerb and path, concreting and revegetation.
Thornlie Station – Out-of-hours works
Service installation will be carried out during night shift, Monday to Friday from 7pm to 7am, in the Thornlie Station area and to the west of the station carpark, adjacent to Kidman Court, Thornlie.
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 until April-2025 with a signed detour in place
Rail access construction, Beckenham
There will be upgrades to the existing rail access point and use of the temporary site facility, in the verge of Albany Highway, south-east of the intersection with Sevenoaks Street, Beckenham.
Rail tunnel upgrade, Kenwick
There will be regular night shifts to support upgrade work inside the tunnel and in the rail corridor near the Thornlie Line rail tunnel, between Kenwick and Beckenham.
Noise wall construction, Kenwick
There will be an increase in noise during works to remove the existing wall, and build and paint a noise wall along Burham Road, in Kenwick. Works will be ongoing until the end of April, Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm.
Site facilities and access points
Out-of-hours works to support and access 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
- Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale
- McLean Road, Canning Vale
- Nicholson Road Station site, Canning Vale
- Nyandi Court, Thornlie
- Tom Bateman Reserve on Wilfred Road, and Cameron Street, Thornlie
- Spencer Road, Thornlie
- Cameron Street, Thornlie
- Elliot Place, Thornlie
- O’Dell Street Reserve and Spring Road Reserve, Thornlie
- East of Canning River with access via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
- Packer Park, Burham Road, Kenwick
- Albany Highway, near Sydenham Street, Beckenham.