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Footscray - Deer Park

Alliance partners

Regional Rail Link works from Footscray to Deer Park will be delivered by an alliance consisting of:

Regional Rail Link Authority
Metro
V/Line
Thiess
Balfour Beatty
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Sinclair Knight Merz

The alliance will work together to further develop the design and undertake construction works for this complex section of the project.

See the scope of works.

Work notifications

Start date	Location	Type	Description
21/06/2013	Sunshine	Road closures	Anderson Road will be closed for through traffic between Durham Road and Foundry Road from late on Friday 21 June until early on Monday 15 July Full details
10/06/2013	Sunshine	Road closures	Forrest Street will be closed between Sydney Street and Anderson Road for approximately six weeks,with continued disruptions for east-bound traffic until late August Full details
31/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works	Victoria Street will be closed from 8:00 pm Friday 31 May to 5:00 am Monday 3 June for installation of a new rail bridge Full details
31/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works; Road closures	Night works on 23 May at Victoria Street, Footscray for installation of new signalling equipment and a weekend road closure from Friday 31 May until Monday 3 June Full details
26/05/2013	Footscray	Traffic changes	Changed traffic conditions on Buckley Street while we work under the Geelong Road on-ramp Full details
25/05/2013	Tottenham	Construction works; Railway station works	Night work on Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May around Tottenham railway station Full details
25/05/2013	Footscray	Traffic changes	Buckley Street will be closed between Margaret Street and Geelong Street between 8pm and 8am on Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May Full details
23/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works	Night works between 8:00 pm and midnight to undertake preparatory work for a water main relocation on Buckley Street between the Geelong Road underpass and John Street Full details
21/05/2013	West Footscray	Road closures	Closure of Cross Street, West Footscray between Hocking Street and Errol Street on Tuesday 21 May between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Full details
21/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works	The Raleigh Street rail access point will be used for access to the rail for night work near Footscray railway station Full details
21/05/2013	West Footscray	Railway station works	Night work at West Footscray railway station from Tuesday 21 May – Saturday 25 May as part of work to install the new station concourse Full details
20/05/2013	Sunshine; Albion	Construction works; Traffic changes	Fraser Street will be reduced to one lane from 20 May for approximately six weeks while an underground gas pipe is relocated Full details
20/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works; Road closures	Resurfacing and reinstatement works on Raleigh Street, Albert Street and Short Street from Monday 20 May 2013 will cause disruption to local traffic and on-street parking. Full details
18/05/2013	Sunshine	Railway station works	Night work at Sunshine railway station as part of work to install the new station concourse Full details
13/05/2013	Ardeer	Traffic changes	Changes to Ridley Street, Ardeer to encourage safer driver behaviour Full details
13/05/2013	Footscray	Construction works	A new car park is being built at the western end of Raleigh Street opposite the existing council car park Full details
06/05/2013	Ardeer	Road closures	A section of the shared user path that runs parallel to the Western Ring Road and Fitzgerald Road in Ardeer will be closed from Monday 6 May for approximately two weeks Full details
06/05/2013	Sunshine	Construction works	Night work at the end of King Edward Avenue and around the level crossing at HV McKay Memorial Gardens will continue until the end of May Full details
22/04/2013	Sunshine; Albion	Traffic changes	From Monday 22 April, Anderson Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction between the Sun Crescent / Fraser Street intersection and Foundry Road Full details
14/04/2013	Tottenham	Traffic changes	Reduced speed limits and a temporary closure of the slip lane for left-turning traffic on Ashley Street, Tottenham until Tuesday 7 May Full details
03/02/2013	Sunshine	Construction works	Road works are taking place on Fitzgerald Road, Sunshine, from 3 February 2013 for about six months Full details
01/02/2013	Footscray	Construction works	Work is taking place to widen the Hopkins Street bridge in Footscray from early February for approximately nine months Full details
16/01/2013	Footscray railway station	Railway station works	Permanent changes to the commuter car parking at Footscray railway station, on Hyde/Bunbury Street (near platform four), are in place from Wednesday 16 January Full details
19/11/2012	Footscray	Construction works	Night work is taking place from 19 November 2012 until early 2013 to relocate telecommunication cables on Nicholson Street and Irving Street in Footscray Full details

See all current work notifications.

Timing

Construction for this section of the project started in 2012 and be complete by mid-2015.

Community involvement

As the project progresses, we will continue to use the website, eNews, letterbox drops, community information sessions and advertisements in local papers to keep you informed.

If you have any questions about the project, please contact us.

Employment and suppliers

If you are interested in working with the alliance please see jobs and opportunities.