Mary Street - temporary full road closure
From 7:00pm Saturday 18 October to 5.00am Sunday 19 October 2025, Mary Street will be closed near the intersection with Albert Street.
This closure is required to demobilise the mobile crane at the Albert Street main station building (Lot 1).
Work details
Work will involve:
- Implementing traffic control arrangements
- Setting up exclusion zones within worksite to ensure worker safety
- Rattle guns to demobilise the crane
- Removal of crane pieces onto truck.
Work hours
Work will be between from 7:00pm Saturday 18 October to 5.00am Sunday 19 October 2025, subject to approvals and weather conditions.
In the event of unforeseen conditions or wet weather, work will be undertaken on the next available date.
From 7:00pm Saturday 18 October to 5:00am Sunday 19 October 2025: Mary Street and Albert Street intersection temporary full closure.
Traffic and pedestrian impacts
- Mary Street will be closed at the Albert Street intersection. There will be no access for eastbound or westbound vehicles past the closure.
- No access for vehicles from Albert Street onto Mary Street.
- Vehicle detours will be in place on Edward, Alice, George and Elizabeth streets.
- Pedestrian access will be maintained via the
- existing Mary and Albert streets signalised intersection.
- Pedestrians on the southern footpath of Mary Street (opposite Lot 1) may be temporarily stopped and escorted through the work area under direction of traffic control.
- The northern footpath of Mary Street adjacent to the Lot 1 work site will remain closed.
- Access to properties will be maintained under traffic control.
What to expect during temporary road closures
- Temporary vehicle and pedestrian detours
- Increased truck movements and traffic control on the Mary Street and Albert Street intersection
- Increase in noise, dust, vibration and worksite lighting
- Increase in construction workers.
Every effort will be made to minimise the impact of this work on businesses, residents and commuters. If you have any questions, call 1800 010 875 to speak to a member of the Tunnel and Stations team.
At completion of both works, Mary Street will return to single lane access for westbound traffic only. For more information on the long term closure, please see the Mary Street long-term traffic changes works notification.
If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form:
Public transport changes
During the closure, Mary Street Stop 50 near Albert Street (Stop ID: 000050) will be temporarily closed. Buses will stop at Botanical Gardens Alice Street (Stop ID: 00099).
Please refer to signage at the impacted stop for location of alternate stop.
Plan your journey at translink.com.au, call 13 12 30 or download the Translink app.