Merrimac station construction update

Major construction

Throughout March and April 2025, major construction activities will continue within the eastern and western railway reserves and Gooding Drive.

Works will be undertaken between 7:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Saturday, and 8:00am to 1:00pm Sunday (where required).

Works will include:

• Retaining wall construction, platform enabling and lift shaft works, including bored piling, screw piling, sheet piling, pile caps, installation and cutting of fill, concrete pours and steel assembly
• Ongoing construction of environmental management controls, sedimentation fencing and drainage channels, including culvert excavation and installation, concrete works and piping installations
• Intermittent dewatering works using electric pumps, including out of hours activity, where required
• Ongoing ground treatment and strengthening activities
• Ongoing works on public utilities, overhead wire transfers, shotcrete, soil nailing and conduit trenching
• Sewer activities, environmental monitoring, ongoing surveying and rail corridor surveying
• Ongoing minor vegetation clearing in accordance with all relevant approvals, with fauna spotter / catchers in attendance
• Ongoing earthworks activities, including stockpiling of materials, excavation, heavy vehicle movements and completion of pre-load program
• Ongoing Gooding Drive / Station Access Road activities

Gooding Drive / Station Access Road roadworks

Roadworks will continue on Gooding Drive in both directions (weather and program permitting). Works will be undertaken between 7:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Saturday, and 8:00am to 1:00pm Sunday (where required).

Ongoing ground treatment and strengthening activities, including removal and replacement works, will continue at the station entrance on Gooding Drive and in the eastern and western rail reserves. Construction will continue on the retaining wall which underpins the station access road.

Intermittent night works will continue on Gooding Drive and site entrances over the coming months. These activities can only be undertaken at night due to safety and traffic management requirements. Residents located near these activities will receive direct reminders prior to works.
 

Retaining wall construction

Rail Corridor Works

Rail corridor works (including night works) are planned to occur outside normal working hours during scheduled track closures, pending construction and weather permitting. Activities will be completed during day and night shifts, 24 hours day.

Works will include pile cap excavation, concrete pouring, vegetation clearing, horizontal directional drilling, installation of steel modules for platforms and overhead works on the underside of the Gooding Drive bridge.

Queensland Rail will carry out track works over the Easter long weekend, including ballast, rail cutting and resurfacing works during the day. Rail restressing works will occur at night with hand tools and hi-rail excavator.

Activities are planned on the following dates:

• From 6:00am Saturday 8 March 2025 to 6:00pm Sunday 9 March 2025
• From 6:00am Saturday 15 March 2025 to 6:00pm Sunday 16 March 2025
• From 6:00am Saturday 22 March 2025 to 6:00pm Sunday 23 March 2025
• From 6:00am Saturday 12 April 2025 to 6:00pm Sunday 13 April 2025
• From 6:00am Friday 18 April 2025 to 6:00am Tuesday 22 April 2025 (Easter weekend).

Work areas and vehicle movements

What to expect

• Construction activities may generate increased levels of heavy vehicles, noise / regenerated noise, vibration and dust in the area. Every effort will be made to keep these to a minimum
• Construction activity and heavy vehicle movements will continue throughout March and April 2025 to transport materials to the site via Gooding Drive eastbound and westbound
• Ongoing temporary changes to pedestrian access and movements around Gooding Drive (both directions) and Entry Drive
• Ongoing intermittent parking changes on local roads
• Intermittent daily single lane closures, speed reductions and short-term delays on Gooding Drive in both directions, between Ghilgai Road and Bourton Road
• Traffic management and road signage will be in place to assist and direct motorists
• Workers and light vehicles accessing site via Entry Drive, Crelga Court, Nisbet Place and Willunga Place.
• Intermittent use of mobile lighting towers and safety lighting within the rail reserve and Gooding Drive (both directions). Every effort will be made to position light sources away from properties
• The use of machinery including trucks (including water and fuel carts), graders, excavators, vac trucks, cranes, chainsaws, drill rigs, earth moving machinery, piling rigs, rollers, chainsaws, boom lifts, concrete machinery and hand-held tools.

Changes to the way you travel

There will be track works and travel changes during March and April. This includes the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April (Easter long weekend),

We encourage you to consider your travel options, plan ahead and allow extra travel time by using the links below:

• Download the MyTransLink app
• Visit the TransLink website
• Call 13 12 30

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

• Works Notice – Merrimac station construction update – March and April 2025

To speak with a member of the project team please contact 1800 010 875 or email [email protected].

For enquiries relating to Queensland Rail track maintenance activities email [email protected].