Construction update Salisbury station

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during December 2024 and January 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

• Installation of construction fencing around the Lillian Avenue eastern commuter carpark and station entry points. Please note that from Monday 9 December there will be no pedestrian access across the rail corridor at Salisbury station. Alternative access across the rail corridor will be via the Fairlie Terrace / Beaudesert Road pedestrian level crossing. Please refer to the map below
• Commence station demolition early works from Monday 9 December, including the removal of station furniture, signage and electrical components (e.g., CCTV, lighting, ticketing machines)
• Continue foundation works including piling for station lifts and pedestrian overpass structures
• Continue installation of platform 3 inground services and drainage including excavation, steel fixing and concreting
• Continue the installation of structural steel for construction of the platform 3 shade canopy
• Commence earthworks for foundations, drainage and installation of services for platform 1 and 2.

Out of hours work

The following activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, as outlined below.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am during December 2024 and January 2025, the following works will occur:

• Earthworks including the use of vacuum trucks and excavators with jackhammers
• Formwork and concrete works for the new station platform, including excavation for footings (piling) and slab foundations.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor and between 12:00am Saturday 14 and 3:00am Monday 16 December 2024, the following works will occur:

• Cable service relocation works and under track crossings for services (e.g., electrical) including trenching and installation
• Removal of the existing pedestrian overpass using cutting equipment and a mobile crane
• Formwork and concrete works for the new station platform, including excavation for footings (piling) and slab foundations.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor and between 2:00am Saturday 11 and 12:00am Sunday 19 January 2025, the following works will occur:

• Station demolition works using concrete saws, excavators with rock breakers and jackhammers, loaders and trucks
• Cable service relocation works including trenching and installation
• Earthworks and installation of drainage and services (e.g. water and electrical)
• Signal testing and commissioning works
• Please refer to the construction timeline below for more information.

Work locations at Salisbury station December 2024 and January 2025

Start of major construction

2:00am Saturday 11 to 2:00am Saturday 18 January 2025 – 24/7 continuous work

To demolish platforms 1 and 2 including station buildings, a significant amount of work is required on both day and night shifts from Saturday 11 to Saturday 18 January to complete the necessary scope of work.

For the safety of workers and members of the community, these works can only be completed within a track closure when trains are not running.

During station demolition works increased levels of noise can be expected during both day and night shifts.

Fairlie Terrace parking

There will be no parking on Fairlie Terrace during this time to ensure heavy equipment and trucks can safely access the rail corridor.

Traffic management will be in place to manage the increase in vehicle movements in this area. Please follow the direction of traffic control and signage and allow for extra time to travel.

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

What to expect

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

• No access across the rail corridor at Salisbury station from Monday 9 December until station completion. Pedestrians will be detoured via the Fairlie Terrace and Beaudesert Road level crossing, approximately 1.3km or a 17-minute walk. Please follow signage
• Intermittent single lane closures on Olivia Avenue, Fairlie Terrace 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.

Public transport users are encouraged to plan their journey in advance by using one of the links below:

• Downloading the MyTranslink app
• Visit the Translink website
• Call 13 12 30

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:

• Works Notice – Salisbury station construction update – December 2024 and January 2025