We are delivering stage one of Melbourne Airport Rail, with the Australian and Victorian governments investing more than $4 billion to deliver the Sunshine Superhub, creating space for a rail line to the airport and an electrified Melton Line. The project will also build a new modern and accessible Albion Station.

In preparation for major construction works on the Sunshine Superhub, a number of major underground utilities services need to be relocated. As we prepare to carry out these works, there will be changes in the Sunshine and Albion area.

What we’re doing

Through February and March in the below locations, we will:

Albion Station commuter car park

• Continue setting up site compounds with fencing and a generator
• Continue delivering equipment and machinery to site, including long pipes
• Conduct utility services investigations
• Excavate a drill entry point and start underground drilling

Sunshine Station precinct

• Utility services investigations
• Install track monitoring equipment

Sunshine Road/Sunshine Orchid Reserve

• Continue setting up a generator-powered site compound for worker facilities
• Continue delivering equipment and machinery to site
• Conduct utility service and geo-tech investigations
• Install track monitoring equipment
• Excavate a drill entry point and start underground drilling

What to expect

• an increase in work crews, machinery and construction vehicles (including trucks) in the area
• new site compounds within the Albion Station commuter car park and Sunshine Orchid Reserve, including lighting and power generators
• low to high levels of construction noise at various times during the day, as well as dust and vibration

When we’ll work

Standard working hours

• Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm
• Saturdays, 7am to 1pm

Works outside standard hours

Daily from 6am to 6pm, commencing in late February until July 2026, the project will conduct underground drilling at the Albion Station commuter car park and the Sunshine Orchid Reserve sites.

This includes Sundays and public holidays. Due to this drilling work being underground, noise, vibration, and dust impacts for local residents are not expected.

Night works

In March, we will work at night in the rail corridor between Tottenham and Albion stations when trains are not running to undertake investigations and minor works.

• 8pm to 6am, Monday 2 March to Wednesday 4 March
• 8pm to 6am, Saturday 14 March to Monday 16 March

Changes to the way you travel

For your safety, please follow signage and traffic management in place.

Lane closures and speed reductions

From 9.30am to 3.30pm on weekdays and 7am to 1pm on Saturdays, Wednesday 18 February to Friday 6 March:

• Off-peak daily lane closure with speed reductions in place on:
  • Sunshine Road, between Market Road and Ashley Street.

From 9.30am to 2pm each day, Wednesday 18 February to Saturday 28 March:

• Off-peak, temporary lane closures with speed reductions in place. Two-way traffic maintained at all times on:
  • Sun Crescent, between Watt Street and Durham Road
  • Dickson Street, between Hampshire Road and Withers Street
  • Durham Road, between Watt Street and Sun Crescent
  • Harvester Road, between Devonshire and Hampshire roads
  • Clarke Street, between Devonshire Road and Dickson Street

Albion Station commuter car park

• The Albion Station commuter car park is closed until late 2026 to make way for underground drilling, service relocation and pipe storage. The station will remain open to commuters and 8 accessible car spaces in the station car park will remain available.
• Alternative commuter parking is now available near Tottenham Station on Rupert Street.

Albion Station shared use path

• The shared use path through the Albion Station commuter car park will be temporarily closed to allow for project works. Detour signage is in place for pedestrians and cyclists.
• The pedestrian detour is in place to the east of the station via Ballarat Road (service road) and Anderson Road.
• The cyclist detour is in place to the west of the station via Sydney, Ferguson, and Talmage streets.

More information

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• Call us on 1800 105 105 or email airportrail@bigbuild.vic.gov.au
• For languages other than English, please call 9209 0147
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