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. There may be an increase of trucks and other construction vehicles using local roads to access sites. 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.
Earth works (ongoing)
Until late-November, machinery will move and compact earth north of Santorini Promenade to Howden Parade.
Until February 2023, preparation for retaining walls to be built within the rail corridor between Bluewater Drive and Alkimos Drive bridge, south of Bainbridge Avenue.
Until October 2023, trucks will transport earth on Charlbury Drive and Broadford Avenue, Butler, and Kells Road and Santorini Promenade, Alkimos.
Bridge works (ongoing)
Building the Romeo Road and Howden Parade road-over-rail bridges in the rail corridor between Darbyshire Parade and Alkimos Station site. Subject to weather conditions, there will be out-of-hours concrete pours to build the bridge foundations.
Until January 2023, utility services will be installed around Santorini Promenade Bridge, and construction works including excavation, drainage installation, verge clearance, pavement construction, kerbing, asphalting, and barrier installation, will commence to re-align the road.
Until February 2023, trucks will access site via Bluewater Drive and Maroon Avenue to pour concrete and install steel reinforcement to build the Alkimos Drive bridge, south of Bainbridge Avenue.
Heavy equipment deliveries (until late-2022)
Cranes and piling rigs will be delivered to the rail corridor. Lane closures will be in place on Santorini Promenade, Chico Link and Charlbury Drive.
Heavy vehicle crossings (until mid-2023)
Traffic controls will be in place intermittently from 9:00am–2.30pm, Monday to Friday, to enable the safe entry and exit of heavy vehicles from the rail access gates across Bainbridge Avenue between Maroon Avenue and Buchannan Avenue.
Retaining walls (until mid-2023)
Building retaining walls to support the eastern side of the rail corridor between Butler Station, Butler and Santorini Promenade.
Until December, removing the existing limestone walls along Chesham Rise.
Until February 2023, installing piles and precast panels to build retaining and noise walls on the eastern side of the rail corridor from Santorini Promenade to Howden Parade. Trucks transporting excess earth from rail corridor via Darbyshire Parade