Construction update Yeerongpilly station works

Details of Works

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday in October and November 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

• Under bore drilling works adjacent to the rail corridor on the corner of Wilkie Street and Station Road
• Overhead electrical line removal and installation works, removal and installation of electrical bonds
• V-drain construction within the rail corridor including excavation, earthworks and concreting
• Drainage works at the southern end of Wilkie Street including temporary traffic changes (please refer to map), excavation, concreting, compaction and asphalting.

Out of Hours Work

Work activities scheduled during planned track possessions (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting.

At Wilkie Street / Station Road, Yeerongpilly, and between 6:30am Monday 20 October to 6:30pm Friday 7 November 2025, the following works will occur:

• Drainage works including excavation, concreting, compaction, traffic control and detour (refer to map).

At Yeerongpilly station and in the rail corridor, and between 2:00am Saturday 20 September to 10:00pm Sunday 12 October 2025, between 2:00am Saturday 1 and 2:00am Monday 3 November 2025, between 2:00am Saturday 8 and 3:00am Monday 10 November 2025, between 2:00am Saturday 15 and 2:00am Monday 17 November 2025, and between 2:00am Saturday 22 and 3:00am Monday 24 November 2025, the following works will occur:

• Cable service route installation, including excavation and under-track crossings for communications and electrical services.
• Under bore works for the installation of services, including excavation and drilling adjacent to the rail corridor.
• Excavation, compaction and concreting for the installation of stormwater drainage between Yeerongpilly and Moorooka stations
• Removal old structures and installation of new masts and foundations for overhead electrical lines
• Signal testing and commissioning.

Yeerongpilly station work areas and traffic changes

What to Expect

During these works you may notice some disruptions such as:

• A full closure of Wilkie Street and Station Road (refer to map) will occur for approximately three weeks from Monday 20 October, construction and weather conditions permitting, to allow for road excavation during drainage works. Detours will be in place via Green Street–Gow Street and Station Road–Lucy Street. Traffic controllers will be on site to assist motorists and pedestrians
• Trucks and machinery including concrete trucks and pumps, frontend loaders, excavators with rock breakers, vacuum trucks, piling rig, mobile cranes, small power tools, minor vibrating equipment, generator to power mobile site offices (day and night) and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night
• Increased noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment.