Normanby rail corridor construction update - August and September 2025
During August and September 2025, UNITY Alliance will continue works within the Normanby rail corridor including minor excavation and earthworks, drainage, service installation and signalling testing and commissioning.
Details of work
The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during August and September 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:
- Removal of redundant structures within the rail corridor, such as electrical mast foundations
- Installation of trackside equipment between Northern Tunnel Portal and Bowen Bridge Road
- Earthworks and pavement construction around Bowen Bridge Road and the Northern Tunnel Portal
- Installation of underground services, such as communications, water, electricity and gas
- Track work and maintenance
Out of Hours Work
Work activities in the Normanby rail corridor (Spring Hill) scheduled during planned track possessions (when trains are not operating) or outside the project’s standard working hours are outlined below, weather and construction conditions permitting.
On night shift and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am throughout August and September 2025, the following works will occur:
- Concrete deliveries and pours
- Installation of cable routes and pits within the rail corridor including pulling new cables in conduits
- Minor earthworks to support signalling installation
- Track work and maintenance
Between 2:00am Saturday 27 September to 2:00am Monday 13 October 2025, the following works will occur:
- Installation of foundations and masts for overhead electrical wires
- Earthworks and drainage
- Service identification, excavation and construction of underground utilities
- Concrete deliveries and pours
- Signal testing and commissioning
Normanby rail corridor work area
What to Expect
During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:
- Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with hydraulic hammers, mobile cranes, 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
- Increased levels of noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment
- Access into the rail corridor will be via the Victoria Park access road off Gregory Terrace.
Cross River Rail forms part of a wider program of rail improvements that won’t just transform Brisbane, they will transform the way we travel across South East Queensland. But building Cross River Rail means changes to travel and transport services during construction. Plan your journey by using the links below:
We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.
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