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 845 471.
Out-of-hours works will be conducted at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep stations and precincts, as well as stockpiles at Alkimos, Urban Quarter and Yanchep from Monday to Sunday, 7pm – 7am until 22 June 2024. Works include station precinct finishing works inclusive of hard and soft landscaping, car park finishing works, minor civils works and earthmoving including installation of topsoil and mulch. There may be an increase in noise and vibration, heavy plant and equipment, and light vehicle traffic in areas. All works will follow approved noise and out-of-hours management plans and regular water carts will be operating to manage dust. There may be intermittent lane and road closures to facilitate works.
Lane Closure - Yanchep Beach Road
A temporary lane closure on Yanchep Beach Road will be in place from Friday, 26 April until Saturday, 18 May 2024. Speed will be reduced and traffic management in place. The single lane area will commence near Welwyn Avenue to Booderee Road to enable the completion of finishing works.
Jindowie Estate to Yanchep Beach Road
Finishing works
Until early-2024, there will be finishing works including the installation of safety barriers, preparation of shared paths, reinstatement of footpaths, and placement of topsoil, mulch and landscaping as required.
Intermittent lane closures will be required to complete works and water carts will be used to manage dust.
Noise walls (until early-2024)
There will be ongoing intermittent road closures to complete noise wall works, painting and finishing works on both sides of the rail corridor along Bulburin Parade, Barakee Entrance, Cocoparra Parkway and Abercrombie Avenue. Traffic management will be in place.
There may be an increase in dust and noise. Water carts and street sweepers will be used to minimise dust.
Earth works (ongoing)
Until early-2024, there will be finishing works near Bulburin Parade, Barakee Entrance, Cocoparra Parkway, Abercrombie Avenue and Yanchep Beach Road to reinstate footpaths, install traffic barriers and place topsoil and mulch. Intermittent lane closures will be required to complete works. Water carts and street sweepers will be used to manage dust.
Pre-cast yard (ongoing)
Until early-2024, the concrete pre-cast yard established on the corner of Blackwood Meander and Bulburin Parade will be removed and demobilised. Heavy equipment and vehicles will be used to break the concrete pad and remove all material from site.
There may be an increase in dust and noise. Water carts and street sweepers will be deployed to minimise dust.
Rail
Until early-2024, there will be continuous rail works within the rail corridor from Butler Station to Yanchep. There will be interruptions to passenger services from Butler Station.
Until early-2024, rail works will be conducted as part of commissioning and testing works. Works may include track, signalling, communications, installations of rail infrastructure and overhead line equipment. Both compaction and test trains will be operating. The majority of works will be conducted during standard working hours, however there will be intermittent out-of-hours works including night works.
Yanchep Beach Road to Toreopango Avenue
Wall construction (ongoing)
Until early 2024, there will be works between Intempo Place and Capilano Avenue Yanchep for wall construction, which will include earth works, piling and concrete pours.
Additional works will include the installation of PTA required security fencing as part of finishing works across the project.
Concrete pours may take place out of hours due to weather conditions.
Construction vehicles will access the area via Spinnaker Boulevard and Castlemead Drive.
Earth works (ongoing)
Until early-2024, there will be works on the verges of Capilano Avenue to place topsoil and mulch.
Intermittent lane closures will be required to complete works and water carts will be used to manage dust.
Yanchep Beach Road (ongoing)
Yanchep Beach Road has been realigned with lanes open to traffic in both directions, with a speed reduction of 40km/hr in place.
Future short-term closures, lane closures and intermittent out-of-hours works may be required to safely build the surrounding rail infrastructure and complete finishing works, with traffic management in place.
Until early 2024, installation of rail infrastructure northwest of the Yanchep Beach Road bridge will continue. Works include the installation of a monopole and access gate. There will be an increase in work vehicles, plant and machinery in the area. There may be an increase in dust and noise from the rail corridor. Water carts and street sweepers will be deployed to minimise dust. All work vehicles will follow an approved traffic management plan.
Booderee Road (ongoing)
The intersection of Booderee Road and Yanchep Beach Road will be closed until late-May 2024.
The purpose of the road closure is to enable asphalt, verge works, pavement marking, and various finishing works.
Rail
Until early-2024, there will be continuous rail works within the rail corridor from Butler Station to Yanchep. There will be interruptions to passenger services from Butler Station.
Until early-2024, rail works will be conducted as part of commissioning and testing works. Works may include track, signalling, communications, installations of rail infrastructure and overhead line equipment. Both compaction and test trains will be operating. The majority of works will be conducted during standard working hours, however there will be intermittent out-of-hours works including night works.