Albert Street station construction

Green Spine

As part of Cross River Rail, a new public realm on Albert Street between Elizabeth and Mary streets will realise part of Brisbane City Council’s ‘Green Spine’ vison for Albert Street. Construction on the Green Spine is planned to commence shortly so please ensure you are registered for our project updates.

You can learn more at the dedicated webpage.
 

Lot 1 – Main station entrance site (corner 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 due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.

Works at Lot 1 will include:

• Concrete preparation using high pressure water (green cutting).
• Cutting and fixing steel reinforcement bars and mesh.
• Formwork installation and alterations for jump form construction.
• Large concrete pours (requiring night and early morning work) involving concrete trucks and pumps parked on Mary Street, and Albert Street near Charlotte Street. This may require partial lane closures and temporary stop-and-go traffic arrangements.
• Heavy plant movement (during the day and at night) including cranage, transport and delivery of materials, equipment and machinery.
• Underground station building fit-out including block work, and mechanical and electrical service installation.
• Site facility adjustments and ongoing utility work investigations involving partial gantry changes, and traffic and pedestrian changes on Mary Street near Albert Street.
• Mary Street partial lane closure to be reinstated for full road access from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April. Mary Street partial lane closure to be to be extended until late-April 2024 due to weather conditions.

Albert Street main station entrance (Lot 1) construction site.
 

Lot 2 – Activities within the acoustic shed and in the underground cavern

The below works will occur 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

• Installing formwork, steel fixing reinforcement bars and mesh, and concrete pouring activities
• Rail installation for both the northern and southern line on top of the track floor slab adjacent to the station platform.
• Delivery and installation of structural steel, rail sleepers and rail tracks.
• Mechanical and electrical fit-out beneath platform culverts and on the cavern ceiling ahead of delivery and installation of escalators and platform screen doors.
• Back of house and mezzanine fit out including installing block work, cable trays, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
• Delivery and transport of materials, equipment, and machinery.

ngoing fitout works, including Heating, Ventilation and Airconditioning system (HVAC) on the mezzanine level in the Albert Street station cavern.
 

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 due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.

Works will include:

• Large concrete pours (requiring night and early morning work) involving concrete trucks and pumps parked on Albert Street near Charlotte and Elizabeth Streets.
• Concrete preparation using high pressure water (green cutting).
• Installing formwork, cutting and fixing steel reinforcement bars, scaffolding and concrete pours above ground.
• Installing steel posts and assembling shutters above ground.
• Delivery and installation of precast concrete walls and permanent structural steel columns to support the outer walls and station canopy.
• Site adjustment works at the back of Lot 3 worksite.
• Site facility adjustments including partial gantry changes and intermittent footpath detours from 9:00pm-5:00am for overhead lifts.
• Mechanical and electrical service installation and fit-out including block work, door frame installation and lift installation.

Internal and exterior walls progress above ground
 

Local 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 due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology.

• Installing, maintaining and removing monitoring equipment and services.
• Utility and pavement investigations, involving small coreholes in footpath to investigate electrical pits.
• Decommissioning underground water well on Mary and Charlotte streets and Elizabeth Streets. Works may involve a temporary lane diversion under the direction of Traffic Controller whilst working is being carried out.
• Removal of tower crane. Further information to be provided when available.
• Utility, borehole and geotechnical locating, investigations and maintenance.
• Vegetation maintenance
• Permanent service and utility connections.
• Manhole relining.

What to expect

During construction of the new station buildings and underground platform, there will be an increase in workforce and vehicles at the three Albert Street sites for the transport of materials, equipment and machinery.

Nearby residents and businesses may also experience an increase in dust, noise and vibration.

For your safety, intermittent temporary pedestrian and traffic holds and diversions will be in place near the worksites during concrete pours and other deliveries to the sites. Please follow all directions of traffic controllers.

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

• Works Notice – Albert Street station construction update – April and May 2024