Boggo Road and Southern Area construction update

Baffled ceilings and gold panelling inside the station building.

Underground, fit-out works are progressing, with tiling underway and installation of the station’s gold panelling, baffle ceiling, and passenger lifts now commencing.

At surface level, the final deck pours for the Yamma Bridge have been completed.

In the Southern Area, the temporary decline structure used to support construction of the southern portal has now been closed, allowing tunnel fit-out works to begin.

Yamma Bridge canopy structure & passenger lift taking shape.

Please note that major construction of Yamma Bridge is still underway.

Once construction is completed, safety testing and compliance certification activities will need to be carried out before the bridge is ready for use. The community will be kept updated on construction activities and will be notified well in advance of the bridge opening.

What to expect during construction:

• Increased levels of noise, dust and vibrationg
• Construction vehicles travelling to and from the worksite via Boggo Road, Joe Baker Street and Peter Doherty Street, Rawnsley Street, Railway Terrace, Dutton Street and Kent Street
• Delivery of materials and equipment to the worksite at night
• Extended concrete pours scheduled to start early in the morning
• Temporary closures of local streets including Kent, Joe Baker and Peter Doherty streets
• Potential short-term disruption to utility services. Additional notification will be provided if impacts are expected.

Boggo Road construction

Boggo Road to Joe Baker Street

The below works are ongoing and will include day and night work.

• Formwork, concrete pours, steel fixing and steel reinforcement within the station building and above ground level
• Concrete pours requiring the use of compressors, concrete pumps, agitators, concrete vibrators and temporary intermittent stop-and-hold traffic arrangements
• Heavy plant movement (during the day and at night) including use of cranes, transport and delivery of materials, equipment, and machinery via Boggo Road, Joe Baker Street and Peter Doherty Street requiring stop-and-hold traffic arrangements
• Mechanical and electrical service fit-out within the station box and delivery and installation of permanent structural steel, blockwork and tiling
• Excavation and construction adjacent to the Eastern Busway requiring site boundary barrier adjustments and partial lane closures.

Boggo Road station canopy and roof sheeting.

Southern Portal construction

Kent Street to Railway Terrace

The below works are ongoing and will include day and night work.

• Crane lifts, movement of large plant and machinery including delivery of equipment and materials via Kent Street and Railway Terrace, requiring intermittent road and shared user path closures
• Temporary relocation of construction fencing and barriers on Railway Terrace and Kent Street, to assist with service pit inspections and remediation, utility maintenance and road works including landscaping, kerb reinstatement and asphalting
• Installation of rail infrastructure within the rail corridor
• Mechanical and electrical service fit-out including installation of cable trays, cable pulling and service walkways.

Boggo Road station communications cabling

Pedestrian and cycle bridge construction

Peter Doherty Street to Kent Street

The below works are ongoing and will include day and night work.

• Ongoing works including installation of safety frames and screens, overhead canopy segments, passenger lift and handrails
• Concrete pours requiring concrete pumps, agitators and vibrators
• EExternal painting and anti-graffiti treatment of the bridge requiring scaffolding and changed traffic conditions
• Delivery of equipment and materials via Boggo Road, Joe Baker and Peter Doherty Street, as well as Kent Street and PA Hospital access road
• Intermittent road and shared user pathway closures on surrounding streets.

General construction hours:

• Boggo Road station construction hours are 24 hours Monday to Friday and 6:30am to 6:30pm on Saturdays unless advised
• Tunnel Portal and pedestrian and cycle bridge construction is undertaken 24 hours, seven days a week. This includes work during weekend rail corridor closures.

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

• Works Notice – Boggo Road and Southern Area construction update – August & September 2025