Roma Street station construction update - April and May 2026

Works behind the hoardings at Roma Street station continue to progress. Over the coming months, crews will focus on station fit-out and mechanical and electrical works.

Outside the station building, in the Roma Street precinct, upgrades to landscaping and streetscape on the northern side of Roma Street are also progressing, with final footpath, road and utility works continuing.

Roma Street road resurfacing

From mid-2026, road resurfacing works will take place on both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Roma Street. Work will be carried out in stages to minimise impacts to road, pedestrian, local access and public transport.

Further notification will be issued ahead of these works starting to ensure local residents and road users are kept up to date.

Additional work to modify footpaths, traffic lights, service infrastructure, cycle infrastructure, and landscaping in the Roma Street precinct will continue until mid-2026. Some of these activities may also need to occur out-ofhours.

You can view the Roma Street station design fact sheet here.

Roma Street station internal view.

Above: Roma Street station internal view.

Main station entrance building and existing station

Roma Street – Opposite Makerston Street

Construction activities include day and night work:

  • Oversized deliveries to and from site and via the busway. Deliveries may occur at night.
  • Installation and fit-out of final external station pieces.
  • Adjusting hoarding and scaffolding requiring hand tools and steel fixing.
  • Intermittent short-term pedestrian stoppages, partial lane closures, footpath diversions, and adjustments to pedestrian gantries along Roma Street.
  • Removal of concrete slabs inside of worksite including the use of a rock hammer.
  • Installing steel, roof sheeting, guttering and fit-out activities to construct the station entrance.

Services building

Roma Street – Opposite Garrick Street

Construction activities include day and night work:

  • Oversized deliveries to and from site and via the busway. Deliveries may occur at night and require lane closures.
  • Testing and commissioning services including tunnel ventilation systems, communication and control systems and energisation of services.
  • Construction of driveway and service utility connections involving concreting activities, installation of scaffold, drainage, and use of vacuum trucks.
  • Heavy plant movements including the use of cranes and oversized deliveries to site. Some short-term pedestrian stoppages, lane closures and footpath diversions may be required.
  • Removal of concrete slabs inside of worksite including the use of a rock hammer.
  • Service investigations and installation for sewer line and utilities on Roma Street.

Surrounding streets and footpaths

Roma, Herschel, Makerston and George streets

Construction activities include day and night work:

  • Installation of permanent underground stormwater and sewer infrastructure including drainage pipes, manholes and gully pits along Roma Street.
  • Temporary road works including footpath upgrade works, road upgrade works, pavement removal, public lighting installation, and traffic changes. Intermittent short-term lane and footpath closures required with detours and traffic control in place.
  • Installation of permanent tiling and roofing of canopy structure, and site demobilisation. Temporary detours for pedestrians entering and exiting Roma Street station platform 1.
  • Continued service investigations and installation of sewer line, stormwater line, and utilities on Roma Street both at the main station and western services building.

Underground cavern

Acoustic shed, corner of Roma Street and Parkland Boulevard

Construction activities include day and night work:

  • Fit-out of mechanical and electrical services, architectural panelling, ceiling material and tiling
  • Commissioning of tunnel ventilation systems, communication and control systems and energisation.
  • Construction of building egress using concrete trucks and pumps
  • Removal of the acoustic shed frame and concrete slab located at the corner of Roma Street and Parkland Boulevard.

What to expect:

Roma Street station construction hours are 24 hours Monday to Friday and 6:30am to 6:30pm on Saturdays unless otherwise advised. Some activities may be required to take place outside of these hours.

During construction, you may notice:

  • Increased levels of noise, dust, and vibration
  • Construction vehicles travelling to and from the worksite via Roma Street
  • Delivery of materials and equipment to the worksite, including at night
  • Temporary traffic and pedestrian changes on Roma Street and surrounding streets.

Changes to the way you travel

From Friday 3 to Sunday 26 April, there will be track closures and travel changes for works on multiple new projects to build a better rail network for South East Queensland.

Plan your journey by using any of the links below:

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