La Trobe Street tram stop upgrades

The Department of Transport and Planning and Yarra Trams are working to improve accessibility, passenger safety and service reliability across the public transport network to ensure every Victorian can get to where they need to go.

About these works

We will soon be delivering 12 level-access tram stops at six locations along La Trobe Street, at Docklands Stadium (Stop D1), Spencer Street (Stop 1), William Street (Stop 3), Elizabeth Street (Stop 5), Swanston Street (Stop 6) and Exhibition Street (Stop 8) in July and August of this year. These will be delivered in two stages.

The upgraded stops will include raised platforms to provide level boarding with low-floor trams, new shelters, seating, improved lighting, and passenger information displays.

When?

Stage One – La Trobe Street West, between Harbour Esplanade and Queen Street will occur from 10.30pm, Friday 12 July to 4am, Saturday 27 July 2024 (24-hour works) - Complete

Stage Two – La Trobe Street East, between Queen and Victoria streets will occur from 10.30pm, Friday 16 August to 4am, Friday 30 August 2024 (24-hour works) - Complete

What to expect

• Setting up site and traffic management.
• Excavating sections of the road surface.
• Installing new platform stops.
• Removing old safety zone stops.
• Road closure and kerb to kerb fencing along some sections of La Trobe Street.
• Road and line marking.
• Reinstating the site.

Road and Parking

• Sections of La Trobe Street will be closed.
• More information about the road closure will be provided in future updates.
• Other sections of La Trobe Street will have restricted access.
• Main streets crossing La Trobe Street north south will remain open.
• There will be some permanent car parking changes adjacent to the new platform. Further information about these changes will be provided in future updates.
• Stage Two - Site compounds locations to be advised.
• Traffic management and signage will direct traffic. Please follow signage around works.
• Sections of Swanston Street near La Trobe Street will be closed to vehicles and bikes during the day from Monday 26 August to Thursday 29 August, 6am to 7pm, remaining open all other times under traffic management.
• La Trobe Street will continue to be closed between Elizabeth and Russell streets until 3am 31 August due to overhead works.
• Access for emergency services will be maintained as required.

Public transport

There will be service changes to tram routes on La Trobe Street 16 - 29 August 2024. Visit: yarratrams.com.au/service-changes

There will be service changes to tram routes on Swanston Street 26 August - 15 September 2024. Visit: yarratrams.com.au/service-changes

Pedestrians

Footpaths will remain open around the works area. There may be temporary footpath closures around the works, with local detours in place.
Look out for the pedestrian crossing signage along the La Trobe Street to cross safely.

Noise and dust

Construction will occur 24-hours a day.

Noise and dust are unavoidable, but we will work to minimise this as much as possible and complete the noisiest works between 6am and 10pm.

Extremely high levels of noise are expected during the first week of the works, while excavation of the road occurs. For the rest of the works there will be short periods of high level noise.

Learn about the accessibility features of the new tram stops on La Trobe Street

Accessibility to trams on La Trobe Street will be improved with these new tram stops.

Join the Yarra Trams team when the tram stops are open for at-stop familiarisation activities.

The familiarisation will include:

• Going between the tram stops and nearby trains or buses, and places of interest.
• Locating the pedestrian crossings at the tram stops.
• Learning about the accessibility features at the tram stops.

To stay informed about when these activities are planned, register your interest by:

• emailing projects-comm@yarratrams.com.au or
• calling the PTV Call Centre on 1800 800 007.