Monthly update – The Bays, Rozelle – August 2022. Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project.
The NSW Government is delivering Sydney Metro West – a new underground metro railway which will double
rail capacity between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD, with a target travel time of about 20 minutes between the
two centres.
Sydney Metro was granted planning approval to construct twin underground rail tunnels between Westmead and
The Bays for Sydney Metro West in March 2021. Acciona Ferrovial Joint Venture (AFJV) has been awarded the
contract to deliver 11 kilometres of twin metro rail tunnels between The Bays and Sydney Olympic Park and excavate
five new metro stations, including a station at The Bays.
Site establishment work: The Bays Station site
Site establishment work within The Bays Station site will continue throughout August. The main activities will include
station box excavation, acoustic shed construction and establishing tunnelling facilities.
Work during August includes:
• Utility relocation and geotechnical investigation work (including night work along the Port Access Road and
Robert Street which has been notified separately)
• Piling work for the acoustic shed (this activity will continue to be carried out until 10pm on weeknights)
• Station box excavation
• Installation of ground anchors for the station box walls
• Ground improvement work at White Bay Power Station
• Establishment of tunnelling facilities
• Construction of acoustic sheds and gantry beam
Work hours
Unless otherwise stated above, this work will be carried out during standard construction hours:
• Monday to Friday 7am – 6pm and Saturday 8am – 6pm
Some work must be undertaken outside standard construction hours to minimise impacts on traffic and to ensure the
safety of motorists, pedestrians and workers. Separate notifications will continue to be provided for out-of-hours work.
What to expect:
• There may be some noise associated with the work but we will try to minimise this as much as possible
• Strict safety and environmental controls will be in place for all work
• Vehicles will be parked within the construction site
Equipment used:
Equipment used for this work includes but is not limited to: trucks, light vehicles, excavators, graders, watercarts,
telehandlers, vacuum trucks, rollers, concrete trucks, concrete pumps, hand tools, cranes, piling and drill rigs.
Changes to traffic, pedestrian and cyclist routes:
Traffic control will be in place to assist motorists, pedestrians and cyclists with temporary changes to traffic
conditions during the night work including stop-slow traffic controls and partial road and footpath closures. Internal traffic management measures will be in place for work within The Bays construction site.
The Bays work area
Contact us:
Please contact Kim from the AFJV community team on 1800 612 173 if you have any questions, complaints or would
like to provide feedback about the work, including appropriate respite periods. We will continue to keep you updated
on the progress of work in your area. If you would prefer to receive updates by email, please send a request to
metrotunnelsAFJV@transport.nsw.gov.au and we will add you to the distribution list.
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