Boggo Road and Southern Area construction update

Pictured above: The first two escalators shown from the station box.

Boggo Road construction

Boggo Road to Joe Baker Street

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Formwork, concrete pours, steel fixing and steel reinforcement within the station box and above ground level
• Concrete pours requiring compressor, concrete pumps, agitators, concrete vibrators and temporary intermittent stop-and-hold traffic arrangements
• Delivery of equipment and oversized materials via Boggo Road, Joe Baker Street and Peter Doherty Street requiring stop and hold traffic arrangements, movement of plant and crane lifts
• Mechanical and electrical service fit-out within the station box and delivery and installation of escalator segments, permanent structural steel, platform screen doors and blockwork
• Excavation and installation of utility connections into service pits adjacent to the eastern busway requiring site boundary barrier adjustments and partial lane closures
• Construction of a new retaining wall adjacent to the Eastern Busway.

Pictured above: The first two escalators installed at the new Boggo Road station.

Southern Portal construction

Kent Street to Railway Terrace

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Crane lifts, movement of large plant and machinery including delivery of equipment and materials via Kent Street and Railway Terrace
• Installation of rail infrastructure within the rail corridor connecting into the dive structure
• Mechanical and electrical service fit-out including installation of cable trays, cable pulling and service walkways
• Stormwater pump station shaft sinking and finishes.
• Service pit inspections, utility maintenance and road works including landscaping, vegetation pruning and planting, kerb reinstatement and asphalting requiring intermittent road and shared user pathway closures on Kent Street and Railway Terrace.

Pedestrian and cycle bridge construction

Peter Doherty to Kent Street

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Ongoing works including deck concrete pours, installation of safety frames and screens, overhead canopy segments, and handrails
• Concrete pours requiring concrete pumps, agitators and vibrators
• External and internal painting of the bridge requiring sandblasting equipment, erection of scaffolding and containment sheeting, and changed traffic conditions
• Delivery of equipment and materials via Boggo Road, Joe Baker and Peter Doherty Street in the west plus Kent Street and PA Hospital access road in the east
• Intermittent road and shared user pathway closures on surrounding streets
• Landscaping, vegetation removal and pruning work on the western approach adjacent to Peter Doherty Street and the eastern approach adjacent to Kent Street

Pictured above: The first two escalators delivered and ready for installation.

General construction hours:

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

What to expect during construction:

• Increased levels of noise, dust and vibration
• 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.

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

• Works Notice – Boggo Road and Southern Area construction update – October & November 2024

You can use the below details if you’d like to speak to a member of the Cross River Rail Tunnels and Stations team:

• call 1800 010 875
• email [email protected]