Melbourne Airport Pavement Maintenance Program 2 (EPBC 2023/09527)

Melbourne Airport is proposing works on Taxiway Alpha, between Taxiways Juliet and Kilo. The project will involve demolishing existing taxiway and services infrastructure, regrading the taxiway and shoulder areas, installing electrical, communications and stormwater services (including connection with existing services) and reconstructing the taxiway (including shoulders).

The activity is deemed a controlled action under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 due to impacts on Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain, which is a threatened ecological community.

These documentations are now available for public information. 

• Notice For Publication – Melbourne Pavement Maintenance Program 2, Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine, Victoria (EPBC 2023/09257)
• Melbourne Airport Pavement Maintenance Program 2: Preliminary Documentation for Assessment under the EPBC Act (EPBC 2023/09257)
• Melbourne Airport Development Projects, Offset Management Plan for Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain, Draft Plan (redacted version)

Runway 16/34 and Runway 09/27 closures

Melbourne Airport is continuing its regular maintenance works on Runway 16/34 and Runway 09/27. The works will take place in October 2025 and require closures for Runway 16/34 and Runway 09/27. There will be changes to use of runways because of the closures.

The works include:

• Runway 16/34 and Runway 09/27 operational maintenance

The scheduled closures on Runway 16/34 are as follows:

• From 01:30am-05:15am on 13, 20 & 27 October 2025

The scheduled closures on Runway 09/27 are as follows:

• From 10:00am-4:00pm on 9-12 , 22 & 29 October 2025
• From 10:00pm-06:00am 14-15, 16-17 & 17-18 October 2025

Taxiway Zulu works

The Taxiway Zulu project is part of taxiway development works that includes the construction of a new taxiway, realignment of an existing taxiway and extension of a third taxiway. These works began in March 2019 but were suspended in October 2020 due to the impacts of COVID. They are now due to be completed in 2026.

The works are part of the overall future development of the Melbourne Airport terminal precinct and in particular, the expansion of Terminal 2.

Blasting Trials

To build the third runway, we will excavate around five million cubic metres of material. Some material removal will require different methods - including blasting.​

We will undertake a small-scale blasting trial before the end of the year to check our proposed methodology. The trial will inform how the main works will be undertaken in 2026.​ This will require closures of the runways. 

The scheduled closures on Runway 16/34 are as follows:

• From 12:40pm-1:00pm on 8 & 15 October 2025

The scheduled closures on Runway 09/27 are as follows:

• From 10:00am-4:00pm on 8 & 15 October 2025
• From 10:00pm-06:00am on 15-16 October 2025