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Construction snapshot for December 2024 and January 2025

Construction works within the Town Hall Station precinct during December 2024 and January 2025 include:

• underground build-out works across all sites
• construction of above ground structures at the Flinders Quarter and City Square sites, including the City Square entrance canopy
• reinstatement of the Collins Street southern footpath near the site entrance
• Campbell Arcade restoration works
• removal of site facilities and the acoustic shed at Federation Square
• train testing through the tunnel.

Please note the Metro Tunnel Project will take a break from construction on Saturday 21 December 2024 with most works recommencing on Tuesday 14 January 2025. Some works, including the removal of the acoustic shed at the Federation Square site, will recommence from Monday 6 January 2025.

For more information on these works, see the December/January 2024/2025 Town Hall construction update (PDF, 1.6 MB).

Traffic and transport impacts

• Until mid-December, the Swanston Street eastern footpath between Collins Street and Flinders Lane, will be closed. This means the southbound tram stop outside City Square will be unavailable – passengers will need to walk to the tram stop outside Federation Square to catch a southbound tram during this time.
• Until early 2025, an on-road pedestrian diversion will be in place on Collins Street, adjacent to the City Square site, while the southern footpath is closed. At times when this on-road pedestrian diversion is unavailable, pedestrians will need to use the northern footpath to continue along Collins Street.
• For three days in early December, and up to five days in early January, two short-term closures of the footpath on the western side of the Federation Square shed and the crossing between Federation Square and St Paul’s Cathedral will take place. Pedestrians will need to detour via the Swanston Street western footpath.
• In early to mid-December, a full westbound road closure of Collins Street between Elizabeth and Russell streets will be in place at night (weekends not included). Local access will be maintained under contraflow arrangements, from Russell/Collins and from Elizabeth/Collins.
• In mid-January for one week, Flinders Lane will be closed to vehicles between Swanston and Elizabeth streets. Access to properties on Flinders Lane between Russell Street and Regent Place will be maintained, and vehicles exiting this area will be required to travel east to Russell Street under traffic management, and detour using Flinders or Collins streets. For access to properties on Flinders Lane between Swanston and Elizabeth streets, drivers will need to enter Flinders Lane via Elizabeth Street under a contraflow arrangement

Ongoing

• Flinders Street eastbound lanes closed between Swanston and Elizabeth streets.
• Flinders Street southern footpath adjacent to the Federation Square site closed, with pedestrian diversions in place through Federation Square.
• Left turning lane from St Kilda Road to Flinders Street closed.
• Campbell Arcade closed.
• Degraves Subway closed.
• Temporary holding of traffic on Flinders Lane, Swanston, and Collins streets for up to 3 minutes for deliveries.
• Ongoing use of boom gate and swing gate controls to pedestrian traffic on Swanston and Collins streets.
• Intermittent stopping of pedestrians on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane.

Other works in the area

The following non-Metro Tunnel works are also occurring in the Town Hall Station precinct:

• Greater Western Water are currently undertaking Swanston Street water main renewal works until mid-December 2024. This will involve partial closures of the Swanston Street eastern footpath between Collins and Flinders streets during the evening.
• Dewcape are currently undertaking construction in Flinders Lane, at the corner of Monaghan Place. Visit the Dewcape website for contact information.
• In 2025, Lendlease will commence work on Town Hall Place, the over station development being built at the Flinders Quarter site. Find out more on the over station developments page.

The map below shows the location of work sites and traffic and transport changes during construction.

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