Yeronga station construction update - May and June 2023

In April 2023, final floor sealing works were undertaken in the Fairfield Road overpass and minor construction continued at Yeronga station. During May and June, minor finishing works at Yeronga station will continue.

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during May and June 2023,
weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Continue finishing works including fencing, minor sealing and grouting of platforms and block walls, painting, and
    testing services (e.g., electrical)
  • Continue station cleaning including the use of high-pressure water hose and sealing (coating) station platforms
  • Continue minor landscaping near the Lake Street entry and corner of Fairfield Road / Cowper and reinstatement of
    disturbed areas.
  • Continue emerging egress installation and Dublin Street noise barrier reinstatement works.

The following activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, weather and construction conditions permitting.

Along Fairfield Road, and Cowper Street, between 8:00pm and 5:00am intermittently during May-June 2023, the following works will occur:

  • Excavation, concreting, concrete patching and sealing works
  • Fairfield Road outbound emergency egress gate installation.

At Yeronga Station between 2:00am Saturday 13 and 3:00am Monday 15 May and between 2:00am Saturday 17 and 2:00am Monday 19 June 2023:

  • Station building and platform rectification works (e.g.,sealing works)
  • Reinstating disturbed areas in the rail corridor including the use of excavators.

Work locations and intermittent traffic changes

 

What to expect

During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:

  • Intermittent single lane closures on Fairfield Road between Kadumba Street and Yeronga Street
  • Intermittent temporary closures on Lake Street between Killarney Street and Christensen Street
  • Intermittent access into the rail corridor via Dublin Street for rail corridor egress path construction
  • Light vehicles, trucks, excavators with hydraulic hammers, front end loaders, asphalt trucks, mobile cranes, vacuum trucks, concrete trucks, concrete pump trucks, concrete saws and grinding, high-pressure water cleaners, small power tools, drills, saws, minor vibrating equipment and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night
  • 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.

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