1 August 2025
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Work is now underway in Melbourne's CBD to support construction of Town Hall Station.
This page outlines a snapshot of works happening in the area, details of impacts and working hours, and downloads of notifications sent to nearby residents and businesses. Sign up for enews to receive notifications to your inbox.
For works around the northern end of Swanston Street, see the current works at State Library Station page.
Construction snapshot for August 2025
Construction works within the Town Hall Station precinct during August 2025 include:
- Station entrance construction and underground build-out works at the City Square, Flinders Quarter and Federation Square sites.
- Ongoing fit-out of above ground structures and civil surface works at City Square.
- Flinders Lane east and Swanston Street reinstatement works.
- Flinders Street northern footpath closure for access hatch installs.
- Awning reinstatement preparatory works at 244 Flinders Street.
- Train testing through the tunnel.
For more information on these works, see the August 2025 Town Hall construction update. (PDF, 923.6 KB)
Traffic and transport impacts
- Until the end of 2025, Flinders Street westbound (PDF, 1.4 MB) will be closed between Swanston and Degraves streets. Vehicles will need to detour at or before Russell Street, and then left onto Collins Street to continue their westbound journey. Left-hand turns from Flinders Street westbound onto St Kilda Road will be maintained.
Ongoing
- Flinders Street eastbound lanes closed between Swanston and Degraves streets.
- Flinders Street westbound lanes closed between Swanston and Degraves 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.
- 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:
- In the coming months, 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.