The Waterloo Metro Rail platform, the first platform in the Sydney Metro City and Southwest projects, is now taking shape after seven months of construction, thanks to the efforts of more than 800 workers.
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said that the City and Southwest projects, including the 170-metre-long Waterloo Metro Rail platform, have been creating thousands of jobs and will continue to bring in more workers until its target completion date in 2024.
“More than 5,000 people are currently working on the City and Southwest project and by the time it opens, more than 50,000 will have worked on it,” Mr Constance said.
“When Sydney Metro services start through Waterloo, it will take customers just two minutes to get to Central, six minutes to Martin Place and eight minutes to Barangaroo.”
Construction at the platform entailed the pouring of 1,100 tonnes of concrete in the specially designed moulds to assemble the platform, as well as precasting and stablising the concrete sections that weigh seven tons each. A 45-metre-tall tower crane was also used to lift the segments into the surface.
This platform is found underground at the corners of Raglan and Cope Streets and by the station bounded by Botany Road, Cope Street, Raglan Street and Wellington Street. This project will also include the following additions to create the Waterloo Metro Quarter:
- New pedestrian crossings on Raglan, Wellington and Cope streets
- New bike parking within the precinct
- New taxi and kiss and ride bays on Cope Street
- Existing bus stops retained northbound along Botany Road
- Relocation of the bus stop southbound on Botany Road closer to Raglan Street
- Relocation of the bus stops on Cope and Wellington streets to Raglan Street
- Enhancement of pedestrian infrastructure around the Waterloo Metro Quarter including footpath widenings and through-site links