Exhibition station construction update - August and September 2024

In August and September 2024, work will continue on fitting out the station shade canopy. This will be accompanied by paving on the platform and within the station plaza, electrical work in the station buildings, concrete work and construction of retaining walls.

 

Details of work

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

  • Ongoing station works including ceilings and partitions, service fit, tiling and paving
  • Installation of cable routes and pits within the rail corridor between Campbell Street and south of Bowen Bridge Road
  • Rock excavation within 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
  • Paving of the station platforms, installation of structural steel, concrete for the new station plaza and fit out of station canopy and plaza
  • Construction of precinct structures such as stairs, garden bed and seating
  • Installation of station inground services
  • APA gas pipeline cutover works in the cul-de-sac of Campbell Street, Bowen Hills
  • Ongoing construction of station retaining walls and new railway bridge
  • Track work and maintenance.

Minor works only will continue throughout the Ekka event. If you are attending the Ekka this year plan ahead by using any of the links below:

 

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 August and September 2024, and on Sundays intermittently between 6:30am and 6:30pm throughout August and September 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
  • Minor earthworks 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.

 

Work area Exhibition station precinct in August and September 2024

Map of the RNA Showgrounds precinct showing works areas around Exhibition station and within the rail corridor.
 

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.

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