Heatherton and Clarinda: March works update

24 February 2025 to 31 March 2025

Works are underway in Heatherton and Clarinda to deliver Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East for Melbourne and Victoria.

What we are doing

Stabling Facility in Heatherton

Building the Eastern Tunnel Entrance (ETE) and Western Tunnel Entrance (WTE)
Building a permanent Network Support Facility (NSF)
Moving underground and above ground services.

Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launch site, Clarinda

Building the Clarinda Tunnel Access Structures (TAS) and a temporary power supply facility for the TBMs
Site investigations.

Day works: 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 1pm Saturday
Night works: 6pm to 7am Monday to Saturday
Extended works: 6pm to 10pm Monday to Friday, 1pm to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.
24-hour works at times.

Where	When	What we are doing	What to expect
Stabling Facility, Heatherton	Day/night and extended works: Ongoing to late 2025	Building the ETE, with 24-hour excavation and associated works Building the NSF Site establishment for the WTE, including earthworks, tree removal and hoarding installation Site investigations Safely removing hazardous material	Workers in specialised protective clothing as we continue safe removal of hazardous materials Changed traffic conditions on Henry Street and Elder Street South, with traffic management in place Temporary fencing in the Kingston Walk Linear Reserve. Access maintained Tree trimming in Kingston Linear Reserve Moderate levels of noise, vibration, light and dust Increased truck movements
Kingston Road	Day/night/extended works: Ongoing to mid 2025	Moving underground services Installing above ground power services Traffic barrier installation Road modifications and asphalting	Westbound closure between Old Dandenong Road and Dingley Bypass until early-April with crews working 24-hours No right turn from Kingston Road onto Old Dandenong Road from late February to late March Overnight road closure for up to 5 nights between Golf View Road and Dingley Bypass from mid March Westbound closure between Pietro Road and Dingley Bypass for up to 2 days in late March Changed traffic conditions day and night between Golf View Road and Clayton Road with traffic management and detours in place Moderate levels of noise, vibration, light and dust Changes to 631 bus route including closure of some bus stops between Nicholas Grove and Clayton Road Visit ptv.vic.gov.au to plan your journey
Old Dandenong Road	Day/night/extended works: From late February to late March	Moving underground services Road rectification and asphalting	Southbound closures between Kingston Road and Madden Road with crews working 24-hours Changed traffic conditions, with traffic management and detours in place Moderate levels of noise, vibration, light and dust
TBM launch site, Clarinda	Day works: Ongoing Day works: Ongoing night/extended works: From mid March to early May	Building the temporary power supply facility and TAS, including earthworks, concreting, piling, ground improvement and hoarding installation Safely removing hazardous material	Workers in specialised protective clothing as we continue safe removal of hazardous materials Moderate levels of noise, vibration, light and dust Increased truck movements Delivery of construction equipment at night

Note: Timing of works may change due to weather or ground conditions.

Local traders remain open for business during works.

Map showing works in Heatherton and Clarinda

Impacts

As with all major infrastructure projects, surrounding communities may experience some impacts during construction. The Project supports businesses and residents to continue to live, work, study and shop in their community.

Please contact us on 1800 105 105 to discuss support available if you are impacted by our works.

How we will manage our works

We will minimise impacts to the community by:

Covering trucks to minimise dust
Monitoring noise, dust and vibration levels
Using noise blankets and hoarding to minimise noise, dust and light spill
Safely removing hazardous materials in accordance with regulations
Using water and dust suppressants
Maintaining access to homes and businesses.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we progress the delivery of SRL East at Heatherton and Clarinda.