Yeerongpilly station construction update - November 2024
In November 2024, UNITY Alliance will proceed with the fit-out of station buildings, canopies, and the Wilkie Street station entrance, as well as the construction of commuter car parks and landscaping at Yeerongpilly station.
Major works at Yeerongpilly station are expected to be finished later this year, with the station to reopen to customers once all works and testing and commissioning activities are complete in early-2025.
Details of work
The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during November 2024, weather and construction conditions permitting:
- Continue Wilkie Street station entry works including installation of inground services (e.g., electrical) and station entry fit out.
- The Wilkie Street lift will close intermittently during November for short periods (up to 15 minutes) as fit out works continue. The stairs on both sides of the overpass and the Fairfield Road lift will remain open during this period
- Continue fit out of station buildings, platforms and canopies, and installation of station drainage
- Continue identification and disconnection of services, installation of new station services, cable service relocation works within the rail corridor and testing of services (e.g., electrical, communications)
- Continue Wilkie Street carpark construction including earthworks (and the use of jackhammers where required) and concrete pours, installation of structural steel and station fencing.
Out of hours work
The following activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, weather and construction conditions permitting as outlined below.
At Yeerongpilly station and in the rail corridor, and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am during November 2024, the following works will occur:
- Delivery of rail and materials to the rail corridor
- In-ground services (e.g., electrical), cable service route and drainage installation including excavation using excavators and vacuum trucks
- Formwork, steel fixing and pumping concrete for station platforms, Wilkie Street carpark and station entry construction.
At Yeerongpilly station and in the rail corridor, and between 2:00am Saturday 9 and 3:00am Monday 11 November 2024
and between 12:00am Saturday 23 and 3:00am Monday 25 November 2024, the following works will occur:
- Cable service route works including excavation, concreting, drainage and installation of under track crossings for services (e.g., water, electrical)
- Drainage installation works including excavation
- Service location and relocation works
- Formwork, steel fixing and pumping concrete for station platform, Wilkie Street carpark and station entry construction.
Work areas and pedestrian access at Yeerongpilly station
What to expect
During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:
- Traffic and parking changes on Wilkie Street between Cardross Street and Station Road. Access will be maintained to properties located within the road closure extents under traffic control guidance
- Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with rock breakers and jackhammers, mobile cranes, trucks, vacuum trucks, concrete trucks, pump trucks, loaders, concrete saws, power tools, generator to power site offices (day and night) and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night
- The Wilkie Street lift will close intermittently during November (up to 15 minutes). Stairs on both sides of the overpass and the Fairfield Road lift will remain open. The Cardross Street overpass is the nearest crossing over the rail corridor that does not involve stairs
- Increased noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment.
We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.
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