Major Contracts Awarded As Anzac Station Takes Shape
06 May 2019
The
Metro Tunnel’s
Anzac Station is
fast taking shape with construction now underway on the
station roof.
Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta
Allan visited the site today, where Australian-made
steel and
concrete
is being used to create the roof.
AUSREO has won the contract to supply more than 3,800 tonnes of steel
reinforcement for the roof and
Holcim will supply 15,000 cubic metres of
concrete for the roof slabs.
An acoustic shed will be built over the northern section of the site to
minimise noise and dust. This area will also serve as the launching site
for the tunnel boring machines that will head towards the eastern tunnel
entrance.
When finished, Anzac Station will improve access to the employment hub
around St Kilda Road, with travel time savings of up to 25 minutes for
passengers on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines.
People using the Sunbury line will cut up to 20 minutes off their
journey, while commuters on several other lines will save up to 10
minutes to the same destination.
Major work is happening across the Metro Tunnel sites, with the April
construction blitz allowing significant progress to be made on this and
other projects.
At South Yarra, demolition of the William Street bridge was completed
last Wednesday as part of initial work to construct the Metro Tunnel’s
eastern entrance. Workers are now busy installing 68 concrete piles to
provide structural support for the realignment of the tracks, plus
construction of the roof slab for the entrance.
Meanwhile, the Level Crossing Removal Project has been forging ahead
with work during the blitz. Workers on the Frankston Line have prepared
signalling equipment and utilities for the Carrum level crossing
removal.
On the Mernda line, around 200 people worked around-the-clock for six
days to demolish Reservoir station and begin piling for the foundations
of a new rail bridge that will remove the dangerous and congested level
crossing.
While the major closures are underway through the south-east,
specialised signalling cabling has been installed in the City Loop,
signalling components have been upgraded between Flinders Street and
Richmond stations, and steel structures are being built around Richmond
ready for the installation of new overhead wiring.
Quotes attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews
“The Metro Tunnel is taking shape across the city, so we can run more
trains to the suburbs, more often.”
“Right now, there are thousands of Victorians hard at work building a
better transport network, to get people home safer and sooner – wherever
they live.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta
Allan
“The Metro Tunnel will create 7,000 jobs during construction and slash
travel times – getting Victorians where they need to go faster.”
“This is the biggest build Victoria has ever seen – delivering real road
and rail projects that will transform our city and state.”
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