Construction update Salisbury station - August 2025

In July 2025, UNITY Alliance completed kerb and asphalt works adjacent to the Dollis Street station entry and continued with construction of the station platforms, buildings and canopies.

During August, service installations, general metalwork installation and fit out of station buildings, canopies and the pedestrian overpass will continue.

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during August 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Continue installation of platform inground services and drainage including excavation, steel fixing and concreting
  • Continue concreting for station entries and platforms
  • Continue fit out of station buildings, overpass and platform canopies for platforms 1, 2 and 3
  • Commence installation of the station lifts
  • PPreparation works for European Train Control System (ETCS) mast and equipment shelter installation will continue within the rail corridor. To learn more about ETCS by watching a video or reading the latest fact sheet, visit the dedicated webpage.

Out of hours work

Work activities scheduled during planned track possessions (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor, and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am during August 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Earthworks and installation of services including the use of vacuum trucks and excavators
  • Formwork and concrete works for the new station platform, including excavation for services

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor, and between 2:00am Saturday 23 and 2:00am Monday 25 August 2025, and between 2:00am Saturday 30 August and 10:00pm Sunday 31 August 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Formwork and concrete works for station platforms
  • Install general metalwork for platforms 1, 2 and 3, and station overpass stairs
  • Removal of old structures and installation of new masts and foundations for overhead electrical lines
  • Signalling testing and commissioning.

 

Salisbury station work areas and traffic changes

Map showing work areas, temporary traffic changes on Fairlie Terrace and Dollis Street, Salisbury

 

What to expect

During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:

  • Intermittent single lane closures on Fairlie Terrace, Lillian Avenue and Dollis Street to enable construction vehicles to access the rail corridor. Traffic control and signage will be in place to direct motorists, pedestrians and cyclists around work areas
  • Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with jackhammer and rock breaker, bobcat, vacuum trucks, trucks, concrete pump trucks, mobile cranes, small power tools, drills, saws, minor vibrating equipment and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night and generator to power site offices (day and night)
  • Changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel
  • Increased levels of noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment. We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.

We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.

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