Safety fence extension on Nicholson Street - August and September 2013
Friday 23 August 2013
As part of Public Transport Victoria's $800 million tram
procurement program, the Victorian Government has purchased 50 new
low-floor trams. These next generation trams will run on one of
Melbourne's busiest tram lines, Route 96, by the end of the
year.
The new trams will be the longest in Melbourne at 33 metres. As an
interim measure to ensure passengers can safely wait, board and
alight at tram stops on Nicholson Street, Yarra Trams is extending
safety fencing at seven existing tram stops.
Please note this work is an interim safety measure and is separate
to the stop upgrades currently proposed as part of the Route 96
Project.
The Route 96 Project team is still consulting with the community
on early concept designs for accessible tram stops. The extension
of safety fencing does not pre-empt the outcome of this
consultation and does not indicate the start of work on building
platform stops.
This work will not alter current on-street parking or driveway
access arrangements.
The extension of temporary safety fencing on Nicholson Street will
initially occur at the following seven stops on Nicholson
Street:
- Stop 13 Hanover Street
- Stop 14 Bell Street
- Stop 18 Freeman Street
- Stop 19 Tempany Street
- Stop 20 Reid Street
- Stop 21 Scotchmer Street
- Stop 22 Brunswick Road
The work is scheduled to take place from Wednesday 21 August to
Friday 6 September in several stages and at different times of day
and night depending on the activities required.
For each stage, work will be conducted on each of the seven
affected stops throughout the stated times. Some lanes adjacent to
the tram stops will be closed while the work is taking place.
Route 96 trams will operate as normal during this time.
Schedule of work*
| Stage | Dates | Times | Activities | Noise Level |
| 1 | Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 August | 8pm to 5am | Removal of separation kerbing and line marking | Moderate |
| 2 | Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 August | 8pm to 5am | Relocation of yellow barriers | Moderate |
| 3 | Wednesday 28 August |
8am to 5pm 8pm to 5am |
Preparation for asphalting Relocation of yellow barriers |
Moderate |
| 4 | Thursday 29 August to Friday 6 September | 8pm to 5am | Asphalt and concrete work, reinstallation/extension of fencing and separation kerbing | Moderate |
* Site and weather conditions may require certain activities to be rescheduled