KENSINGTON COMMUNITY REFERENCE GROUP

MEETING 10 15 APRIL 2020

COVID-19

Health and safety

The health and safety of our workers is our key priority as we

continue to deliver the Metro Tunnel Project, as is supporting social

distancing measures in line with current health advice.

We have strict protocols in place to protect the safety of our

construction workforce, including enhanced industrial cleaning

arrangements, provision of personal protective equipment and

measures to reduce staff contact, including staggered shifts.

COVID-19

• The project will continue to protect the health and welfare of our people and the community we

operate within during this time

• Construction activities are continuing across all precincts

• On-site measures being taken to meet government advice on social distancing measures

• Communications and Stakeholder Engagement team reviewing upcoming engagement

activities

COVID-19

COMMUNITY UPDATE

Communication and engagement to support:

Out of hours works

• Offers of respite and relocation

• Targeted works notifications provided to directly

impacted residents

• Works notifications and email updates provided to

wider community

• Meetings with stakeholders

Tunnelling

• Proactive/regular communication with potentially

impacted properties

• TBM arrival letters

• One-on-one meetings

• Offers of respite and relocation

COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT

Notifications and communications

• March Kensington construction update (25 February)

• Updated TBM breakthrough and retrieval notification (25 February)

• TBM notification letters (various)

Door knocks, meetings, briefings and events

• Lloyd Street Business Estate fortnightly progress meeting (14 February, 13 March)

• City of Melbourne fortnightly progress meetings (17, 19 February, 2, 4, 16, 18 March)

• Kensington Community Childcare Co-operative monthly meeting (12 February, 12 March)

• One-on-one meetings with community members and businesses throughout February and March

COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT

Traffic changes during heavy rainfall

• Dynon road and Lloyd Street closed due to flooding

• All traffic diverted along Kensington Road

• Over-height detour opened to assist with Lloyd Street flooding

• Follow up communication with residents along detour

Out of hours works (OOHW)

• OOHW and noise mitigation measures

• Respite and relocation provided on case-by-case basis

Contractor parking on Ormond Street

• Updated project communication regarding approved parking areas installed at CYP sites and to CYP subcontractors

• Toolbox and pre-start communications

COMMUNITY ISSUES

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

• Completed Stage 1 Diaphragm walls (14 panels remaining)

• First concrete pour of tunnel entrance ground slab

• Installed temporary propping

• TBM Joan breakthrough

• TBM Meg breakthrough

• Transfer of TBM Joan to Arden

• Continuing capping beams work

• Tree trimming along TBM transport route B

WHAT’S BEEN COMPLETED

D-WALL PROGRESS

Completed D-walls

Remaining D-walls

12 panels

2 panels

TEMPORARY PROPPING

To be safety checked

EXCAVATION AND GROUND SLAB WORKS

Activity Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Tunnelling – Arden to Kensington (completed)

TBM retrieval

Cross passage ground improvement reinstatement

Cross passage construction (underground works)

Egress access building construction

Diaphragm wall construction

Capping beams

Permanent propping works

Tunnel entrance roof slab construction

Tunnel entrance excavation and base slab construction

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

Program is indicative and subject to change

RAIL CORRIDOR WORKS

Timing

• Weekend shut in early-May

• 6-day shut in mid-May

• Travel changes to Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown and V-line

services

24/7 Works

• Installation of new track turnouts to facilitate MTP testing and

commissioning works

• Installation of new rail tracks, sleepers, ballast, formation material,

drainage

• Realignment of overhead wiring

• Installation of new signal cable routes.

RAIL CORRIDOR WORKS

Traffic changes

• Closure of Hobsons Road car park for 4 weeks from early-May

• Investigating additional parking locations in the area

• Lane closure of Hobsons Road to facilitate heavy vehicle movements

and track work

• Construction of a temporary access ramp adjacent to Childers Street to

provide access to rail corridor.

• Traffic management will support flow of traffic during works

Communications and Stakeholder engagement

• Relocation offers made to impacted residents

• Door knocks and works notifications

• Station pop-ups (continuing to monitor current environment)

• Proactive contact with park users and local sporting groups

TUNNELLING AND TBM RETRIEVAL

Arden to Kensington

TBM Joan

• Breakthrough mid-Feb 2020

• 700 rings installed

• Xx components retrieved

TBM Meg

• Breakthrough mid-March 2020

• 693 rings installed

• Xx components retrieved

TUNNELLING PROGRESS

TBM RETRIEVAL SHAFT DEWATERING

TBM RETRIEVAL SHAFT DEWATERING

TBM RETRIEVAL

Retrieval works

• 24/7 works, ongoing until May 2020:

• Cleaning and disassembly of the TBM cutterhead and front and middle shield sections

inside the retrieval shaft

• Lifting and loading of cutterhead and front and middle shield sections out of the retrieval

shaft

• Transportation of the TBM gantries back through the constructed tunnel

• Oversized TBM parts to be transported at night, subject to permit conditions

TBM RETRIEVAL WORKS – NOISE RESULTS

Address Actual (dBa) Limit (dBa)

133 Ormond Street 59.75 65

• 1HR LAEQ

Limit is calculated based on Unavoidable OOHW.

TBM CUTTERHEAD RETRIEVAL

CYP to insert approved video of Joan cutterhead lift.

Communications to potentially impacted properties

• TBM arrival four week out letters - issued

• One-on-one resident meetings - completed

• Tunnelling information sessions (resident and LSBE) - completed

• TBM 1 arrival notification letters - issued

• TBM 2 arrival notification letters - issued

• Regular updates to impacted stakeholders as required, via email, phone and SMS - completed

• Respite and relocation options – offered.

TUNNELLING COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT

PLANNING

Current Activities

• Finalising creative design brief with the project curator

• Shortlisting designers who will respond to the brief in the next month

Next Steps

• Community feedback from 2019 workshops and development plan public display & pop-ups to

be provided to the curator to assist in informing design concepts

• Community workshop to meet the designer and provide feedback (Timing TBC)

• Drop-in community information session promoted via letterbox drop and social media (Timing

TBC)

• Plan to finalise design in mid-2020

FLOODWALL DESIGN TREATMENT

Development Plan Update

• RIA currently refining designs for proposed rail services – Communications Equipment Room (CER) and Signalling

Equipment Room (SER) alongside rail corridor

• Updated rail services building design will be part of amendments to the development plan for public display

• Other proposed amendments:

• Inclusion of 1-39 Hobsons Road into development plan and project area

• Flood plain management / protection alongside rail corridor

• Minor updates to station entry and forecourt

• Minor update of Childers streetscape design

• Editorial updates to reflect proposed amendments

• We will continue to keep you up to date about the amendment and public display timing

Rescheduled public display – anticipated for late April/May

PLANNING UPDATE

• Western Portal decline structure is located in the Maribyrnong River flood plain

• Metro Tunnel Project and Melbourne Water requirement to offset the loss of flood plain

• Site investigations at:

- 1-39 Hobsons Road rail embankment

- Newells Paddock

- Alternative options within flood plain area

Next Steps

• Meeting with Maribyrnong City Council, City of Melbourne and Melbourne Water to discuss

options

• Commence early site investigations at Newells Paddock (mid-2020)

• Finalise design in Q3-Q4 2020

• Works commence in 2021

FLOOD COMPENSATION

• Early Works Plan amendment approved 24/12/2019

• Development Plan approved xx

Works update

• Demolition completed during February 2020

• Ongoing work – service locating/NDD

• Major construction expected to commence mid-2020

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