Moorooka station construction update – August 2026

During August 2026, UNITY Alliance will continue works at Moorooka station including earthworks, services installation, preparation works for the station overpass and lift shafts, and platform 3 canopy construction.

Details of Work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday throughout August, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Continue steel fixing, formwork and concreting for station platforms, station overpass and lift shafts
  • Installation of drainage, service conduits, and pits for electrical and communications cabling
  • Continue construction of new rail maintenance access road and gate adjacent to 1215 Ipswich Road (refer to map), including installation of drainage, formwork and concreting.

Out of Hours Work

Work activities scheduled at Moorooka station rail corridor and Ipswich Road, Moorooka, during planned track closures (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting:

Between 6:30pm and 6:30am intermittently during August 2026:

  • Public utility investigations for services (e.g. water, electrical)
  • Delivery of equipment and materials to site including concrete, gravel and building supplies
  • Delivery of large plant and equipment via the Ipswich Road site entry adjacent to Moorooka station using a single lane closure (refer to map).

Between 2:00am Saturday 29 August to 3:00am Monday 31 August 2026:

  • Earthworks and installation of drainage and services (e.g. water and electrical)
  • Concrete pours for station platforms
  • Installation of foundations and masts for overhead electrical lines and removal of old structures
  • Rail maintenance access gate and road construction adjacent to 1215 Ipswich Road (refer to map).

 

Construction work areas and pedestrian access

Map of work areas, construction access, cyclist and pedestrian access, and temporary traffic changes on Ipswich Road, Moorooka.
 

What to Expect

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

  • Construction vehicles using the Moorooka station commuter car park located between Keats and Chaucer streets
  • Intermittent single lane closures and traffic holds on Ipswich Road near the Moorooka station entry during night shift for delivery of large plant, materials and equipment (refer to map)
  • No pedestrian access to the footpath on the western side of Ipswich Road between Hamilton Road and the station entry. A pedestrian diversion is in place on the eastern side of Ipswich Road between Hamilton Road and Unwin Street during construction (refer to map)
  • Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with rock breakers and jackhammers, concrete trucks, concrete pump trucks, 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:

Clapham Yard construction update - August 2026

During August 2026, UNITY Alliance will continue works at the Clapham Yard including earthworks, drainage and conduit installation, bridge and viaduct construction, structural steel and wall installation, as well as signalling, overhead electrical line works and track construction.

Details of Work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday throughout August, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Continue construction of retaining walls, the Moolabin Creek rail bridge and rail viaduct
  • Continue construction of the Clapham Yard maintenance facility and the rail traffic crew building
  • Continue installation of drainage, service conduits, and pits for electrical, communications and cabling routes
  • Continue installation of foundations and masts for overhead electrical equipment and wiring
  • Continue rail maintenance access road construction and boundary fence installation, including intermittent single lane closures on outbound Fairfield Road (refer to map)
  • Continue track installation works within Clapham Yard, undertaken by Queensland Rail.

Out of Hours Work

Work activities scheduled at Clapham Yard/ Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, during planned track closures (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting:

Between 6:30pm and 6:30am intermittently throughout August 2026:

  • Public utility investigations for water and sewer services
  • Delivery of equipment and materials to site including concrete, gravel and building supplies
  • Retaining wall backfilling, material screening and processing.

Between 2:00am Saturday 29 August to 3:00am Monday 31 August 2026:

  • Cable service route works including excavation, concreting, drainage and installation of under track crossings for services (water, electrical)
  • Concrete pours for building slabs and stabling yard footpaths
  • Delivery and installation of precast structures for the Moolabin Creek rail bridge and viaduct
  • Retaining wall construction
  • Removal of old structures and installation of new foundations and masts for overhead electrical line
  • Signalling testing and commissioning
  • Track construction.

 

Construction work areas and traffic changes

Map of work areas, construction access, cyclist and pedestrian access, and temporary traffic changes on Fairfield Road and Muriel Avenue, Yeerongpilly

 

What to Expect

During these works, you may notice the following disruptions:

  • Intermittent single lane closures on Fairfield Road (refer to map)
  • Light vehicles, trucks, machinery including excavators with rock breakers, graders, rollers, water carts, front end
    loaders, mobile cranes, piling rigs, drilling rigs, concrete trucks, concrete pump trucks, vacuum excavation trucks,
    small power tools, drills, saws, 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
  • 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.

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