Pimpama station construction update

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6.30am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday during November 2024, weather and construction conditions permitting.

• Ongoing station building and plaza construction activities
• Civil drainage, electrical and services works
• Ongoing construction of station carpark
• Installation of cables for signalling system.

Major construction

Throughout November 2024, major construction activities will continue at the Eastern works area (EWA) (adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit and Great Sandy Circuit), Western works area (WWA) (corner of Mebbin Street and Old Pacific Highway), and in the main site compound (corner of Mebbin Street and Gainsborough Drive).

Works will be undertaken between 6:30am until 6:30pm Monday to Saturday.

The major construction activities will include:

• Delivery of station construction materials and equipment and removal of materials from site (EWA and site compound)
• Installation of platform services, fencing and handrails
• Structural steelwork and services installation for station building (WWA)
• Excavation, steelwork and concreting to construct slabs for plaza and faregates
• Installation of infrastructure and services for electrical equipment and pits and pipes across the construction site (EWA and WWA)
• Concrete preparation and steel fixing to reinforced concrete drainage channels (EWA)
• Vacuum trucks may be used during underground service installation.

Rail corridor works – adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit, Great Sandy Circuit and Gainsborough Drive

Rail corridor works are planned to occur outside normal working hours during scheduled track closures, with high impact activities planned between the hours listed below where possible.

Rail corridor works are scheduled, pending construction and weather conditions, for:

• 6:00am Saturday 2 November to 6:00pm Sunday 3 November
• 6:00am Saturday 16 November to 6:00pm Sunday 17 November

Work areas and vehicle movements

What to expect

• The use of machinery including excavators, trucks, on-track vehicles, loaders, vacuum trucks, mobile cranes, and small power tools, saws, rattle guns, and minor vibrating equipment, (with mobile lighting towers where necessary).
• Carpark surface will continue to be under construction during November. Residents may notice construction plant movement from Mebbin Street
• The Mebbin Street footpath on the northern side (closest to the station worksite) will remain closed until early 2025. The southern footpath on the opposite side of the road remains open – see map above
• Traffic management will intermittently be in place (Old Pacific Highway and Kosciuszko Circuit), with access to surrounding properties maintained
• Truck movements (including transporting excavated material) with temporary traffic holds reduced during peak hour periods to minimise impacts.

We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.
 

Changes to the way you travel

Construction of new stations, including Pimpama, on the Gold Coast line can mean changes to your travel.

If you’re planning on travelling, we encourage you to consider your travel options, by using the links below:

• Download the MyTransLink app
• Visit the TransLink website
• Call 13 12 30

If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form:

• Works Notice – Pimpama station construction update – November 2024