Clapham Yard construction update - June and July 2025

In June and July 2025, UNITY Alliance will continue to undertake earthworks, drainage and service installation, bridge construction, retaining wall construction, rail bridge removal, track construction, signalling, fencing and overhead electrical works at Clapham Yard.

Details of work

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

  • Commence bridge demolition of the old Moolabin Creek rail bridge
  • Commence retaining wall construction and sheet piling
  • 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 including placement of ballast, grading and compaction, sleeper and rail installation, tamping and rail grinding
  • Continue overhead electrical line footing and mast installations
  • Continue temporary car park construction on Fairfield Road (refer to map below), including earthworks, clearing weeds and declared weed tree species, installing and compacting gravel
  • Continue rail corridor and boundary fence installation, including the use of an intermittent single lane closure on Fairfield Road outbound (refer to map below).

The following activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours at Clapham Yard and along Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, weather and construction conditions permitting.

Between 6:30pm and 6:30am intermittently in June and July 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.

Between 12:10am Saturday 7 and 3:00am Monday 9 June 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Installation of masts and foundations for overhead electrical lines and removal of old structures
  • Drainage installation including earthworks
  • Rail corridor and boundary fence installation
  • Moolabin Creek rail bridge demolition and sheet piling
  • Muriel Avenue rail bridge finishing works
  • Signalling installation, testing and commissioning.

Between 12:00am Friday 13 June and 2:00am Tuesday 15 July 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Earthworks for dual gauge track cutover works
  • Track removal and track construction including the use of a rail tamper
  • Moolabin Creek rail bridge demolition and sheet piling
  • Muriel Avenue rail bridge finishing works
  • Signalling testing and commissioning.

Between 6:00pm Tuesday 15 July and 2:00am Saturday 19 July 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Test trains running between Dutton Park and Salisbury stations to test signalling equipment on all lines
  • Signal testing and commissioning.

 

Construction work areas and traffic changes

Map of Clapham Yard worksite area.

What to Expect

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

  • Intermittent single lane closure 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. 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.
  • Works Notice – Clapham Yard construction update – June and July 2025