Exhibition station construction update - October and November 2024

In October and November 2024, work will continue on fitting out and commissioning of Exhibition station buildings and the station shade canopy.

From Monday 7 to Sunday 13 October 2024, rock breaking and excavation is required on both day and night shifts in the rail corridor between O’Connell Terrace and Mayne Yard.

 

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during October
and November 2024, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Paving of the station platforms, installation of structural steel, concrete for the new station plaza and fit out of station canopy, buildings and plaza
  • Construction of precinct structures such as stairs, garden beds and seating
  • Installation of station inground services
  • Rock excavation, load and haul within the rail corridor between O’Connell Terrace and Mayne Yard
  • Installation of cable routes and pits in the rail corridor between Campbell Street and Bowen Bridge Road
  • Continue construction of a new shared path between Bowen Bridge Road and the station entry
  • Track work and maintenance.

 

Out of hours work

Additional activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, as outlined below.

In Spring Hill and Bowen Hills, and during a night shift that will occur intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am throughout October and November 2024, and on Sundays intermittently between 6:30am and 6:30pm throughout October and November 2024, the following works will occur:

  • Concrete deliveries and pours
  • Installation of cable routes and pits within the rail corridor including pulling new cables in conduits
  • Trenching and rock excavation to support signalling, civil and inground services
  • Installation of structural steel and concrete pours for new station bridges and retaining walls
  • Station fit out and service installation
  • Track work and maintenance
  • Detailed earthworks.

Within the rail corridor between O’Connell Terrace and Mayne Yard, and between 6:00am Monday 7 October to 2:00am Wednesday 16 October 2024, the following works will occur:

  • As part of this track possession, rock excavation using large machinery such as excavators with hydraulic hammers will be undertaken during both day and night shifts from Monday 7 to Sunday 13 October 2024. See map below for location.
  • Station fit out and service installation
  • Track work and maintenance
  • Detailed earthworks.

 

Work area Exhibition station precinct in October and November 2024

Map of the RNA Showgrounds precinct showing works areas around Exhibition station and within the rail corridor. In November 2024 there will be a temporary pedestrian and cycle detour beneath Bowen Bridge Road and through the Brisbane Showgrounds.
 

What to expect

During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:

  • Use of large machinery such as excavators with hydraulic hammers to remove rock, cranes and concrete pumps for concrete structures between Campbell Street and Bowen Bridge Road and loading material into trucks for transport
  • Pedestrian and cycle detour adjacent to Bowen Bridge Road and the Brisbane Showground entry
  • Changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel
  • Increased levels of noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment
  • Access into the rail corridor will be via the Victoria Park access road, Bowen Bridge Road, Lanham Street and O’Connell Terrace via the Brisbane Showgrounds.

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

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