Clapham Yard construction update

From mid-September, early works will commence at Moorooka station ahead of major construction commencing in 2025. This will include the demolition of the building at 1137 Ipswich Road over the coming months, weather and construction conditions permitting.

Works will take place from Monday to Friday during day and night shifts, and will include:

Between 6:00am and 5:00pm:

• Disconnection of water, electricity and gas
• Investigation and removal of any hazardous materials
• Removal of existing boundary fence and installation of new fencing around the site

Between 9:00pm and 5:00am:

• Demolition of buildings and removal of concrete slabs
• Removal of vegetation and waste

Work area and access changes

What to expect

• Construction activities may generate increased levels of noise and dust in the area
• The use of machinery including an excavator, bobcat, haul and dump truck and tipping trailer
• Periodic vehicle movements to deliver plant and remove materials via Ipswich Road during night shift only
• Traffic and pedestrian path changes with signage and traffic control in place (see map above for details)
• A section of the northbound slow lane on Ipswich Road will be closed from 9:00pm to 5:00am each night when works are occurring. Traffic control will be in place to hold traffic intermittently as required
• A section of the pedestrian footpath on the western side of Ipswich Road will be closed during night shift only. A temporary footpath will be established between the work area and the road and traffic control will be in place
• Bus stop 051696 will remain open for the duration of works.

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

• Works Notice – Moorooka station early works – September 2024

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday in December 2024 and January 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

• Continue construction works on the Chale Street and Moolabin Creek bridges
• Continue installation of drainage, service conduits and pits for electrical, communications and cable routes
• Continue track construction works including placing rail ballast, grading and compaction, sleeper and rail installation, tamping and rail grinding
• Continue overhead electrical line footing and mast installation works
• Continue rail corridor and boundary fence installation works.

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

Along Clapham Yard and Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, and between 6:30pm and 6:30am intermittently in December 2024 and January 2025, the following works will occur:

• Public utility service investigations (water and sewer)
• Delivery of equipment and materials to site including concrete, gravels and building supplies
• Concrete pours for bridge construction
• Removal of redundant lighting towers and concrete footings
• Installation of stormwater drainage pipes, v-drain, batter and scour protection, and boundary fencing.

Along Clapham Yard and Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, and between 12:00am Saturday 14 and 3:00am Monday 16 December 2024, and between 2:00am Saturday 11 and 12:00am Sunday 19 January 2025, 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)
• Remove of redundant structures including overhead electrical and lighting towers, Moolabin Creek rail bridge and concrete footings
• Installation of masts and foundations for overhead electrical lines
• Muriel Avenue rail bridge handrail installation works
• Signal testing and commissioning works.

Work locations and intermittent traffic changes -December 2024 and January 2025

What to expect

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

• Intermittent single lane closures on Fairfield Road (outbound)
• Intermittent lane closures on Muriel Avenue with Queensland Police and traffic control to assist. Traffic movements will be maintained in both directions through the work area. Traffic delays are expected. Please allow extra travel time
• Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with rock breakers and jackhammers, graders, rollers, water carts, front end loaders, mobile cranes, piling rigs, drilling rigs, vacuum excavation trucks, small power tools, drills, saws, minor vibrating equipment and mobile lighting towers to light the work areas at night
• Changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel. Some 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.
If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form:

• Works Notice – Clapham Yard construction update -December 2024 and January 2025