Moorooka station construction update – September and October 2026
During September and October 2026, UNITY Alliance will continue construction activities at Moorooka station, including earthworks, installation of the pedestrian overpass, and construction of station buildings and platform infrastructure.
Details of Work
The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday throughout September and October, 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
- Installation of Moorooka station structural steel, including the pedestrian overpass, lift shaft steel and stairs
- Fit out of station building and pedestrian overpass
- Precast supercope installation along platform edges.
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 September and October 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 19 September to 10:00pm Sunday 11 October 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
- Removal and replacement of overhead wiring between Moorooka and Yeerongpilly stations
- Installation of Moorooka station structural steel, including the pedestrian overpass, lift shaft steel and stairs
- Rail maintenance access gate and road construction adjacent to 1215 Ipswich Road (refer to map).
Construction work areas and pedestrian access
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.
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