Sections of Northbourne Avenue near the light rail construction site will be closed from 8pm tomorrow night to allow for complex underground service upgrades and installation works.
The works under Northbourne Avenue are needed to prepare utilities for light rail and to improve the stormwater drainage in the city.
The schedule for changes to the road environment includes:
From 8pm Friday 1 August until 6am Monday 4 August 2025: Northbourne Avenue will be closed southbound between Cooyong Street intersection and Vernon Circle.
From 8pm Friday 8 August until 6am Monday 11 August 2025: Northbourne Avenue will be closed northbound between Rudd Street intersection and Vernon Circle.
Over these weekends, works will occur at the intersection of London Circuit and Northbourne Avenue and at the intersection of Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue.
Alternative detour routes during the southbound closures are via Wakefield and Limestone Avenues to Parkes Way and Kings Avenue, Cooyong and Coranderrk Streets to Commonwealth Avenue, and Barry Drive and Clunies Ross Street to Parkes Way.
During the northbound closures, alternative detour routes are via Commonwealth Avenue via Edinburgh Avenue to Barry Drive, Commonwealth Avenue to Constitution Avenue, and Kings Avenue via Parkes Way to Cooyong Street.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate the community's patience while these vital works take place.
Other intermittent weekend closures will be required until mid-2026. One carriageway of Northbourne Avenue will remain open at all times to reduce the impact to the traffic network. The community will be notified in advance about further closures and traffic changes as the works progress.
This is a significant step forward as we begin connecting the newly laid services from London Circuit East, under Northbourne Avenue through to London Circuit West.
Once utilities and stormwater are in place, civil and services works on the track and light rail stops will start later this year. Works will take place on weekends to minimise the impact to commuters.
There's anticipated to be no impacts to bus services or the city bus interchange in August 2025.
Visit act.gov.au/builtforcbr/travel-impacts for more detailed information. GPS navigation applications will also be updated to reflect the changed network and detours.
