Northern Tunnel Portal Construction

Cross River Rail is a new 10.2-kilometre rail line. It includes 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels from a southern portal near Dutton Park station under the Brisbane River and the Brisbane CBD.

The northern portal is where trains will enter and exit Cross River Rail’s twin tunnels and is located in the rail corridor at Normanby.

Map of pedestrian and cyclist detour through the Normanby rail corridor.

Normanby rail corridor construction update - June to July 2023

During June 2023, UNITY Alliance will remove the timber bridge section of the footbridge over the Normanby Rail corridor. Since its closure in October 2022 for safety reviews, subsequent reviews of Cross River Rail construction and design have been undertaken. It has been determined that the bridge could not safely accommodate future rail operations and therefore will be demolished.

Removal of timber pedestrian bridge

Removal of timber pedestrian bridge

To ensure the ongoing safety of pedestrians into the future, an old timber section of bridge built over the rail corridor at Normanby will be removed.

Works notices

Works notices

Access information on works notifications relating to construction at our Northern Portal sites.