Merrimac station construction update

Major construction

Throughout May and June 2024, major construction activities will continue within the eastern and western railway reserves.

Works will be undertaken between 7:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Saturday.

Works will include:

• Ongoing establishment of temporary site facilities, site offices and worker facilities, including parking at the western and eastern sides of the rail reserve
• Ongoing site access track construction, including commencement of access track construction in the eastern rail reserve off Gooding Drive
• Ongoing pre-construction condition inspections of property, utilities and infrastructure
• Ongoing surveying of the site and public utilities, pit excavations, electrical overhead works, cable hauling, conduit trenching and environmental monitoring
• Ongoing vegetation clearing in accordance with all relevant approvals, with fauna spotter / catchers in attendance
• Earthworks and stockpiling of material which involves an increase in heavy vehicle deliveries
• Construction of environmental management controls including sedimentation fencing and drainage channels.

Rail corridor works

From Gooding Drive overpass to Red Ash Court, rail corridor works are planned to occur outside normal working hours during scheduled track closures, with activities planned between the hours listed below, where possible. This includes night works in early June.

Works will include cable hauling, fencing installation, removal and demolition, conduit trenching works, earthworks and overhead pile foundations.

Rail corridor works are scheduled, pending construction and weather permitting conditions, for:

• Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024, 6:00am to 6:00pm
• Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 2024, 6:00am to 6:00pm
• Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2024, 6:00am to 6:00pm
• 24/7 works occurring, from 6am Saturday 8 June 2024 to 6pm Sunday 9 June 2024.

Work areas and vehicle movements

What to expect

• Construction activities may generate increased levels of heavy vehicles, noise, vibration and dust in the area. Every effort will be made to keep these to a minimum
• Construction activity and heavy vehicle movements will increase throughout May and June to transport rock and other materials to the site via Gooding Drive and Entry Drive
• These activities will include an initial layer of rock being delivered and unloaded across the site. The imported material will create level and stable ground to support heavy equipment and structures and is known as pre-loading
• The first layer of rock is required prior to fill and pre-loading activities commencing. Pre-loading and increased heavy vehicle movements are scheduled to occur from June for around three months
• Ongoing temporary changes to pedestrian access and movements around Gooding Drive (both directions) and Entry Drive, in place until project completion
• Ongoing intermittent parking changes on local roads
• Establishment of a heavy vehicle waiting bay area, on Gooding Drive eastbound, in proximity to Boowaggan Road. Signage will be in place
• Workers and light vehicles accessing site via Crelga Court, Nisbet Place and Willunga Place
• Intermittent use of mobile light towers and safety lighting. Every effort will be made to position light sources away from properties
• The use of machinery including trucks (including water and fuel carts), graders, excavators, vac trucks, cranes, chainsaws, drill rigs, rollers, track mounted grinder, mulcher, chainsaws, boom lifts and hand held tools
• An intermittent daily single lane closure and speed reduction will be in place on Gooding Drive westbound, between Ghilgai Road and the rail overpass, from 9am to 3pm
• Intermittent short term delays and speed reductions will be in place on Gooding Drive eastbound, between Jura Parade and the rail overpass
• Traffic management and road signage will be in place to assist and direct motorists.

If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form:

• Works Notice – Merrimac station construction update – May and June 2024