Albert Street station construction update - December 2025 & January 2026
It has been a busy few months at Albert Street. The canopy installation is now underway, and all escalators have been installed at the main station entrance (Lot 1), totalling 231 tonnes.
In the underground cavern (Lot 2), tiling is close to completion on the mezzanine level and is finished on the platform level. At the northern station entrance (Lot 3), work continues across both front-of-house and back-ofhouse areas.
Progress is also continuing along the Green Spine, with paving underway between Elizabeth and Charlotte streets, and site establishment and excavation works ongoing between Charlotte and Mary streets.
Above: Green Spine takes shape.
Temporary road closure – Charlotte and Albert Street intersection from 6am 27 December 2025 to 5am 2 February 2026
From 6am Saturday 27 December 2025 to 6am Monday 2 February 2026, Charlotte Street will be closed at the Albert Street intersection to enable road reconstruction.
This closure will allow the completion of the Charlotte Street road section of the Green Spine urban realm.
Works will continue on the Green Spine throughout 2026 between Elizabeth and Mary Streets.
You can learn more information on the closure by visiitng the dedicated webpage.
Lot 1 – Main station entrance site (corner of Mary and Albert streets)
The below works will occur within the standard construction hours of 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
Some activities will be completed out of normal construction hours, 6:30pm to 6:30am, due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.
- Heavy plant movement (day and night) including cranes, transport and delivery of materials, equipment, and machinery
- Station building fit-out including block work, cladding, patching, waterproofing and installation of structural steel, roofing, mechanical and electrical services, escalator fit out, canopy, architectural louvers and aluminium wall installation
- Scaffold installation and removal
- Utility services investigation and installation
- Site facilities adjustments and pedestrian gantry changes. Pedestrian detours and short-term holds are required.
Above: Cladding, balustrading and tiling installat5ion in the underground cavern mezzanine level.
Lot 2 – Logistics shed
The below works will occur within the standard construction hours of 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
Some activities will be completed out of normal construction hours, 6:30pm to 6:30am, due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.
- Heavy plant movement (day and night) including cranes, transport and delivery of materials, equipment, and machinery
- Delivery, installation and assembly of structural steel
- Mechanical and electrical works including cabling, switchboard installation, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire safety mechanisms
- Fit out including ceiling panels, concrete and aluminium cladding, balustrading, wall and roof sheeting, furniture, signage and tiling
- Delivery and transport of materials, equipment, and machinery
- Operation of ventilation fans
- Site facilities and fencing adjustments. Some temporary traffic changes on Mary Street, road and footpath are required.
Lot 3 – Northern station entrance site (142 Albert Street)
The below works will occur within the standard construction hours of 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
Some activities will be completed out of normal construction hours, 6:30pm to 6:30am, due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.
- Station façade and roof structure assembly works
- Station canopy and building fit out including internal panelling and cladding, glass finishes, and steel installation
- Mechanical and electrical services installation including passenger lifts, ceiling framing, cabling, lighting and wi-fi receivers
- Site facility adjustments including site fencing changes
- Ongoing day time intermittent temporary footpath detours in front of the Lot 3 site. Stop-and-go arrangements as required for overhead lifts, deliveries, plant demobilisation, facade, canopy and roof works
- Intermittent nightly footpath closures from 6:30pm-6:30am.
Local streets – Albert Street between Alice and Queen streets: Elizabeth, Charlotte and Mary streets
The below works will occur within the standard construction hours of 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
Some activities will be completed out of normal construction hours, 6:30pm to 6:30am, due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.
- Installing, maintaining and removing monitoring equipment and services
- Utility, borehole and geotechnical investigations and maintenance
- Green Spine excavation, pavement construction, paving, softscaping, street furniture, electrical and traffic signal installations
- Manhole relining and sewer maintenance (CCTV)
- Line marking, gantry and facilities adjustments. Closure of Albert Street pedestrian gantry for changes to pedestrian gantry may be required
- Vegetation maintenance and removal
- Installation of services and utility connections
- Ongoing traffic and pedestrian changes required but not limited to utilities installation, Green Spine construction, mobilising and demobilising heavy plant and equipment and works to build the station on Albert, Mary, Charlotte and Elizabeth streets.
What to expect
There will be an increase in workforce and vehicles at the Albert Street sites for the transport of materials, equipment and machinery.
Nearby residents and businesses may experience an increase in dust, noise and vibration.
For your safety, intermittent pedestrian and traffic holds and diversions will be in place near the worksites during concrete pours and other deliveries to the sites. Please follow directions of traffic controllers.
If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form: