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 October 2024
Construction works within the Town Hall Station precinct during October 2024 include:
- station entrance construction and underground build-out works at the City Square, Flinders Quarter and Federation Square sites
- ongoing construction of above ground structures work at City Square
- Campbell Arcade restoration works including fit-out of the underground passenger connection to Flinders Street Station
- installation of a new pedestrian protection gantry on Swanston Street
- paver rectification works on the Flinders Street footpath
- gantry and loading bay removal works on Collins Street
- ground water monitoring wells removal works in Southbank
- train testing through the tunnel.
For more information on these works, see the October 2024 Town Hall construction update (PDF, 1.3 MB).
Traffic and transport impacts
- Until mid-October 2024, a section of the Swanston Street western footpath (PDF, 245.8 KB) will be closed at the Flinders Quarter site frontage between Young and Jackson and the Nicholas Building. Pedestrians will detour to the Swanston Street eastern footpath, or via Degraves Street and Flinders Lane.
- From early to mid-October, two staged footpath closures will occur on the Flinders Street southern footpath (PDF, 241.0 KB), outside the Flinders Street Station myki gates (opposite Degraves Street). Pedestrian detours will be in place, and access to the myki gates will be maintained at all times.
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.
- Concrete trucks will intermittently park in the loading bay on Collins Street, adjacent to the City Square site for up to 30 minutes.
Other works in the area
The following non-Metro Tunnel works are also occurring in the Town Hall Station precinct:
- Swanston Street water main renewal, from July to late-October 2024. This will involve partial closures of the Swanston Street eastern footpath between Collins and Flinders streets during the evening.
The map below shows the location of work sites and traffic and transport changes during construction.
