Project Update – Barangaroo Station August/September 2021 Sydney Metro Is Australia’S Biggest Public Transport Project
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Project update – Barangaroo Station August/September 2021 Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project. Services started in May 2019 in the city’s North West with a train every four minutes in the peak. Metro rail will be extended into the CBD and beyond to Bankstown in 2024. There will be new CBD metro railway stations at Martin Place, Pitt Street and Barangaroo and new metro platforms at Central. In 2024, Sydney will have 31 metro railway stations and a 66-kilometre standalone metro railway system. There will be ultimate capacity for a metro train every two minutes in each direction under the Sydney city centre. John Holland CPB Ghella (JHCPBG) is building the 15.5-kilometre-long twin railway tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham and excavating six new metro stations, including one at Barangaroo. Barangaroo Station – upcoming work Through August and September, the Barangaroo site team will continue construction of permanent structures in the shark’s fin, the area to the west of the station box. These structures will form the northern entry to the Barangaroo Station. Other key activities in the station include concrete pours for the roof and construction of underground structures such as platforms, stairwells and plant and equipment rooms. The Hickson Road footpath will remain closed to pedestrians between High Steps and beneath Munn Street to allow for finishing works to continue in the Barangaroo station box. The table below provides more information about activities planned for August and September 2021. All activities are weather and site conditions permitting. Location Activities during standard construction hours (Monday to Friday, 7am–6pm and Saturday 8am-1pm) Barangaroo Station - Hickson Road • Concrete pours for the station roof (between Dalgety Road bridge and • Constructing structures for the northern entry to Barangaroo Station High Steps) • Continuing construction of platforms, plant, and equipment rooms • Breaking down materials with a hammer prior to removal from site Location 24/7 activities Inside acoustic shed – Hickson Road • Delivering and removing concrete, materials, machinery, and equipment Crossover cavern - under Hickson • Concrete finishing work and Dalgety roads Barangaroo Station - • Operating mobile cranes (to 10pm) Hickson Road (between Dalgety • Concreting activities (to 10pm) Road bridge and High Steps) • Concrete finishing work • Tying steel and formwork • Delivering and removing plant, equipment, and materials, including scaffolding Upcoming work by other contractors BESIX Watpac has been awarded the contract to build Barangaroo Station, including the underground station platforms, a station entrance, footpaths, cycling facilities, trees, lighting, and street furniture. BESIX Watpac will start enabling work in August and will continue in September to prepare for the start of station construction. For more information, visit besixwatpac.com.au/Barangaroo What to expect • There will be intermittent periods of noisy work at the Barangaroo site in August and September. If high impact noise activities such as hammering are required at night, they will be carried out as early as possible and will stop before midnight. • Non-tonal reversing beepers will be used where feasible, and workers will be instructed to keep noise to a • minimum. Temporary lighting may be used to ensure a safe work site and will be directed away from properties. • Equipment used includes but is not limited to, excavators with hammers, drills, vacuum excavation trucks, mobile cranes, elevated work platforms, concrete saws, grinders, concrete pumps, hydraulic pumps, excavators, compactors, and hand tools. • There will be increased light vehicle and truck movements. • Access to High Steps, Nawi Cove and Barangaroo Reserve will be maintained • Access to properties will be maintained at all times. Thank you for your cooperation while we complete this essential work. If you have any questions or would like to register for email updates, please contact the Community Relations Team on 1800 171 386 (24-hour community information line) or [email protected]. Barangaroo Station work area SMCSWTSE-JCG-SBR-SH-NFS-030852 1800 171 386 Community information line open 24 hours [email protected] Sydney Metro City & Southwest, PO Box K659, Haymarket NSW 1240 If you need an interpreter, contact TIS National on 131 450 and ask them to call 1800 171 386 .