Pimpama station construction update

Major construction

Throughout April 2024, major construction activities will continue at the Eastern works area (adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit and Great Sandy Circuit), Western works area (corner of Mebbin Street and Old Pacific Highway), and the main site compound (corner of Mebbin Street and Gainsborough Drive).

Works will be undertaken between 6:30am until 6:30pm Monday to Saturday. Truck movements and temporary traffic holds will be reduced during peak hour periods to minimise impacts to motorists.

The works include:

• Structural steel works involving ongoing assembly of steel components into platform frames
• Installation of pre-cast concrete coping panels at platform edges
• Installation of pits, conduits and under track crossings for services (e.g. communications and electrical)
• Lift and stairwell construction works
• Excavation around footings and retaining walls for the pedestrian overpass (EWA)
• Concrete pours for station support infrastructure (EWA) and a retaining wall for the car park (WWA)
• Earthworks for the car park and crane pad preparation for the pedestrian overpass lift and station building (WWA)
• Pedestrian overpass column installation (EWA)
• Excavation around footings and retaining walls for pedestrian overpass
• Delivery and installation of platform lift shafts and stairs (both work areas).
• Drainage works including concreting and rock installation will occur on the corner of Old Pacific Highway and Bedford Road and within the station work site adjacent to the newly constructed access road.

Rail corridor works – adjacent to Kosciuszko Circuit, Great Sandy Circuit and Gainsborough Drive

Rail corridor works are planned to occur outside normal working hours during scheduled track closures, with high impact activities planned between the hours listed below where possible.

Rail corridor works (including nightworks) are scheduled, pending construction and weather conditions, for:

Easter weekend works

• 6:00am Saturday 30 March to 6:00pm Sunday 31 March 2024 (Easter weekend). Works are not scheduled for Good Friday (Friday 29 March) or Easter Monday (1 April).

Other key dates

• During late March and throughout April, there will be concrete pouring works between 3:00am and 6:00am which are time critical. These will occur intermittently, and advance notice will be provided in the local area ahead of works.
• Oversize deliveries via Old Pacific Highway between 1am and 5am, Wednesday 27 March
• 6:00am Saturday 6 April to 6:00pm Sunday 7 April 2024
• 6:00am Saturday 20 April to 6:00pm Sunday 21 April 2024
• All works will be subject to construction and weather conditions.

Work areas and vehicle movements – April 2024

What to expect

• Access into the station construction site is restricted to construction vehicles only with traffic controls
  for the safe entry and exit of heavy vehicles.
• There may be times where oversized loads are on the roads or night deliveries occur
• When operational, access will be available via the station access road for Pimpama City Shopping
  Centre stage 3 customers
• Traffic management will intermittently be in place on the Old Pacific Highway and Bedford Road to manage deliveries of oversized rock for drainage works
• The Mebbin Street footpath on the northern side (closest to the station worksite) will be closed until
  September 2024. The southern footpath on the opposite side of the road remains open – please see map below and local signage for details
• Construction activities may generate increased levels of noise and dust in the area associated with the works being undertaken
• Lighting will be required during the rail corridor works
• Increase in workforce and construction vehicle movements around the station site for transport of materials, equipment, and machinery
• Ongoing traffic movements with trucks transporting excavated material from the eastern rail corridor on Kosciuszko Circuit to the western works area and main site compound
• Access to surrounding properties will be maintained during the works with possible delays due to truck movements via traffic control management. Truck movements and temporary traffic holds will be reduced during peak hour periods to minimise impacts to motorists.

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

• Works Notice – Pimpama station construction update – April 2024

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