Major construction at Town Hall Station is complete.
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.
Current works
Works within the Town Hall Station precinct include:
- Station entrance construction, surface reinstatement and underground build-out works at the Fed Square site.
St Kilda Road eastern footpath closure
St Kilda Road eastern footpath is closed between Flinders Street and the Fed Square/Swanston St #13 tram stop from Tuesday 24 March until September 2026. The closure of the footpath will facilitate:
- Utility works.
- Canopy and passenger lift works.
- Kerb and pavement reinstatement works.
- The pedestrian crossing between St Paul’s Cathedral and Fed Square is also closed.
Please note:
- There are no impacts to cars or bicycles
- The pedestrian crossing between Flinders Street Station and Fed Square is not impacted.
For more information on these works, see the Town Hall construction update.
Fed Square surface reinstatement works
At times sections of Fed Square will be closed between Flinders Street and the Main Square to safely do certain surface reinstatement works, such as concrete pours and site setup:
- 8pm, Monday 13 until 6am, Thursday 16 July
- Intermittently at nighttime from Wednesday 22 until end of July.
During these times, you can continue to access the Main Square from Swanston Street, The Atrium near Hosier Lane or Birrarung Marr Walk.
Traffic and transport impacts
Ongoing
- Flinders Street westbound lanes closed between Swanston and Elizabeth streets.
- Left turning lane from St Kilda Road to Flinders Street closed.
Flinders Street westbound lanes closed 9pm, Thursday 6 to Tuesday 11 August
- Flinders Street westbound lane between Russell Street and Swanston Street/St Kilda Road will be closed 9pm, Thursday 6 to Tuesday 11 August to complete road, kerb and tram infrastructure reinstatement.
- During this time, there will be no left turn from Flinders Street into Swanston Street/St Kilda Road.
Find out more on the Victoria's Big Build disruptions page.
Other works in the area
Multi-storey developments are planned to be built above Town Hall and State Library stations.
These developments are not part of the Metro Tunnel Project.
Town Hall and State Library stations will remain open whilst these developments are built.
Find out more on the overstation developments page.