Martin Place Station – August out of hours notification

Out-of-hours work around Martin Place Station

Hoarding modifications and kerbside lane closures
Hoarding modifications will continue in August and require temporary lane closures whilst work is taking place using an
elevated work platform (EWP), a mobile crane and hand tools. This work will happen weekly between 9pm and 5am
on Sunday evening to Thursday evening throughout August.
The modifications will take place intermittently on Castlereagh Street between Hunter Street and 50 Martin Place;
Hunter Street between Elizabeth and Castlereagh Street; and Elizabeth Street between Hunter Street and 50 Martin
Place with a small section of the kerbside lane temporarily closed. Impacted stakeholders will be advised of the specific
evenings prior to work commencing.

Façade installation
Façade installation of the North building will continue weekly from Monday to Saturday between 6pm and 6am in
August. This work will involve the drilling of façade brackets into the concrete core and installation of façade panels
(moderate noise). Work will take place at the following locations:
• North East and South East cores on Elizabeth Street between 50 Martin Place and Hunter Street
• South West core on Castlereagh Street between 50 Martin Place and Hunter Street (impacted stakeholders will
be advised of the specific evenings prior to work commencing).

Pedestrian walkway – access changes
The pedestrian walkway between Martin Place Station and Castlereagh Street will be temporarily relocated in late
August to enable construction of the new metro station at Martin Place to continue. Hoarding modifications will take
place for one evening in August to create the opening for the new pedestrian walkway. The new pedestrian walkway
will be opened for access on this same evening, with the previous walkway to close from the following day (weather and
site conditions permitting). Please note pedestrian access through Martin Place between Elizabeth and Castlereagh
Streets will remain open during this process. Stakeholders will be advised of these changes through separate
notifications and communication. Directional signage will also be in place.

Other work activities
Utility work and investigations, including cleaning pits, CCTV investigations, and coring of pavement will take place
along Elizabeth, Hunter, Castlereagh, Bligh and O’Connell streets throughout the month of August.
Deliveries and removal of equipment, machinery and materials will take place out-of-hours around the Martin Place
North, South and Bligh Street sites. This will include concrete deliveries for work inside the tunnels, and delivery of
dampers and attenuators to the South site.

Out-of-hours work will involve
• use of an elevated work platform and mobile crane
• minor structural work using hand and power tools
• use of a chain saw
• use of site tower cranes
• delivering and removing equipment, machinery and materials
• temporary partial and full pedestrian footpath closures in some instances, with alternate routes provided
• temporary traffic changes including shoulder, parking lane and short-term lane closures.

Work hours for Martin Place Station
Out-of-hours work
Due to high daytime traffic volumes and the need to ensure pedestrian safety, this work will be completed outside of
standard construction hours and will occur from Monday 1 August to Wednesday 31 August between 8pm and 5am.
Work is expected to take about 20 nights to complete during this time (weather and site conditions permitting).

Standard work hours
Standard work hours are Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm and Saturday, 8am to 1pm. Following consultation, additional
work hours have been approved to take advantage of times when traffic and pedestrian volumes are lower. Extended
work hours at the Martin Place North and Bligh Street sites are Monday to Saturday, 5am to 10pm and Sunday, 7am
to 6pm. Extended work hours at the South site are Monday to Saturday, 5am to 10pm and Sunday, 7am to 6pm.
Fit-out work inside the tunnels by Systems Connect will continue to take place 24 hours a day, 6 days a week, with
access for materials and equipment delivery using the Bligh Street site.

What to expect
• Use of mobile lighting, powered by a generator, will be directed away from residential properties where possible
• Use of an elevated work platform, hydraulic lifter, mobile cranes, tower crane, truck-mounted cranes, and
vacuum trucks
• Equipment used will include excavators with a hammer attachment, utility investigation equipment, bob-saw,
concrete saw, wacker packer, tipper and hand tools
• Some of these activities will be noisy. The project team will limit these impacts wherever possible. Non-tonal
reversing beepers will be used and workers will be instructed to keep noise to a minimum
• Traffic control and directional signage will be in place for the safety of workers and the community
• Access to buildings and driveways will be maintained at all times.