Pimpama station construction update

Pictured: A concrete pour underway during drainage culvert construction in April 2025.

Details of Work

Construction activities are scheduled to take place between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday throughout May 2025 (subject to weather and construction conditions).

Construction Activities

The below works take place in the Eastern works area (EWA) – adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit and Great Sandy Circuit, the Western works area (WWA) – corner of Mebbin Street and Old Pacific Highway, and Main site compound – corner of Mebbin Street and Gainsborough Drive.

The following construction activities are scheduled:

• Internal finishes and fitout across the station building, footbridge and platforms (WWA and EWA)
• Installation of electrical equipment on platforms (WWA and EWA)
• Continuing construction of the bus, taxi and Kiss ‘n’ Ride facilities including formwork and concrete pours, structural steel installation for shelters, roofing and associated drainage works (WWA)
• Pavement works including kerbing, laying of asphalt, and linemarking (WWA)
• Continuing services installation and fit out of platforms (WWA and EWA)
• Shotcrete works for rail corridor slope protection (EWA)
• Continued electrical works for power and communications systems (WWA and EWA)
• Stormwater concrete drain works (WWA)
• Delivery and removal of station construction materials and equipment from site (WWA, EWA and site compound).
• Progressive reinstatement of fencing and landscaping works (EWA)
• Commencement of landscaping around carpark and station building (WWA)

Work areas

Rail Corridor Works

The rail corridor works will occur adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit, Great Sandy Circuit and Gainsborough Drive and are are undertaken 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with high impact activities planned between 6.30am to 6.30pm where possible.

The rail corridor works will include platform finishing, station building works and continued slope protection works (subject to construction and weather conditions). These works are scheduled for:

• 6:00am Saturday 17 May to 6:00pm Sunday 18 May
• 6:00am Saturday 31 May to 6:00am Sunday 1 June

What to Expect

• From May, reinstatement of fencing and landscaping works will be undertaken within the eastern works area on Kosciuszko Circuit. These works will be carried out progressively in sections alongside the rail corridor. Construction will be ongoing in this area and the temporary construction fencing along Kosciuszko Circuit will remain in place until project completion
• The use of machinery including excavators, trucks, on-track vehicles, loaders, vacuum trucks, mobile cranes, landscaping equipment and small power tools, saws, rattle guns, and minor vibrating equipment with mobile lighting towers where necessary
• Traffic management will intermittently be in place (Old Pacific Highway and Kosciuszko Circuit), with access to surrounding properties maintained
• Truck movements including transporting of excavated material, with temporary traffic holds reduced during peak hour periods to minimise impact.

Changes to the Way You Travel

There will be track works and travel changes on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines during May. 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 – Pimpama station construction update – May 2025