Please be aware of the tram works on Victoria Street throughout January. We expect traffic in surrounding streets to be heavier than normal during the works from Wednesday 8th January to Thursday 23rd January. Parts of Victoria Street including the Victoria Street Bridge will be completely closed to traffic during this period. To make sure you don’t miss out on any of your Pilates you can easily access the studio via Leslie Street from Buckingham street. If you need to cross the Yarra River from Hawthorn/Kew we suggest using Bridge Road then coming along River Street or Burnley Street.

Full details from Yarra Trams below

Routes 24, 30, 31 and 109 – Track renewal and maintenance work – Wednesday 8 to Friday 24 January

As part of the modernisation of Melbourne’s tram network, Yarra Trams and Public Transport Victoria will be renewing the tram tracks on Victoria Street bridge, between River Boulevard and Findon Crescent in Richmond. This work is part of the Victoria Street bridge refurbishment. During this time, maintenance work will also take place between Burnley Street and Church Street. The major work on Victoria Street bridge will take place from approximately 1am on Wednesday 8 January and continue 24 hours a day until 5am on Friday 24 January 2014. This renewal work will take longer to complete than other track renewal projects due to the complexity of working on a bridge, as well as additional bridge strengthening works. Tram service changes – first tram Wednesday 8 January to last tram Thursday 23 January 2014 No trams will operate on Victoria Street between Stop 29 Barkers Road & High Street and Stop 18 Hoddle Street & Victoria Parade. Route 109 trams will divert via Route 48 along Bridge Road, between Stop 29 Barkers Road & High Street and Stop 8 Spring Street & Collins Street. Route 31 will operate normally with additional trams on Route 31a each day. These trams will operate approximately every 20 minutes from first to last tram, between Stop 12 St Vincent’s Plaza and Stop 18 Hoddle Street & Victoria Parade. Route 24 will not operate during the work. Passenger should consider taking Route 48, 75 or 109 trams during this time. Route 48 and 75 will operate as normal.

Preliminary work – 6am Thursday 2 January to 1am Wednesday 8 January 2014 Preliminary work to prepare the site for construction will begin at approximately 6am on Thursday 2 January and continue until the bridge track renewal work commences on Wednesday 8 January. This work significantly reduces the amount of time that the site needs to be closed to trams and traffic during the major work. The work will include the unloading and pre-welding of rail, and will take place as per the table below. Details of the times, locations, and effect on traffic of the project are as follows:

Preliminary Work

Location	Date and time of work	Effect on vehicle traffic
Victoria Street, between River Boulevard and Findon Crescent	Thursday 2 to Wednesday 8 January, 6am to 10pm	Partial road closures on Victoria Street.

Major work

Location	Date and time of work	Effect on vehicle traffic
Work zone 1Victoria Stree,t between Burnley Street and Findon Crescent	1am Wednesday 8 to 5am Friday 24 January	Victoria Street bridge closed to all traffic. Full road closure on Victoria Street between River Boulevard and Findon Crescent. Partial road closures on Victoria St/Barkers Road between Burnley Street and High Street South.

Maintenance work

Location	Date and time of work	Effect on vehicle traffic
Work zone 2Victoria Street, between McKay Street and Burnley Street.	5am Saturday 11 to 5am Monday 13 January	Full road closure on Victoria Street between McKay Street & Burnley Street. McKay St & Burnley St will remain open to traffic. Vehicles from Burnley Street will not be allowed to turn left onto Victoria Street.

 

Effect of major work on traffic Full and partial road closures will be in place on Victoria Street, and Victoria Street bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic during the project. Please see the table on the previous page for details. Traffic will be diverted around the work zones during this time.

 

 

The renewal of more than 200 metres of tram track will improve safety for everyone, as well as deliver a better road surface for motorists and cyclists, a smoother ride for tram passengers, and less tram noise associated with potholes, broken rails and wheel squealing. Associated noise from machinery, vehicles and work crews will be unavoidable but Yarra Trams will do all it can to keep this to a minimum. The use of reverse beepers and flashing lights is a safety requirement and these devices cannot be switched off. We thank you for your patience and regret any inconvenience caused by this essential renewal and maintenance work. We advise that it is being performed in accordance with our obligations to Public Transport Victoria and is necessary to maintain a safe tram network as required by the Rail Safety Act 2006 (Vic). Accordingly Yarra Trams will not be compensating third parties for any losses incurred during the conduct of the work.