Normanby rail corridor construction update - April and May 2025
During April and May 2025, UNITY Alliance will continue works within the Normanby rail corridor including minor excavation, 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 April and May 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:
- Removal of redundant structures within the rail corridor (e.g., 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
Additional activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, as outlined below.
In the Normanby rail corridor (Spring Hill), and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am throughout April and May 2025 (Night shift), 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 signaling installation
- Track work and maintenance
In the Normanby rail corridor (Spring Hill), and between 2:00am Tuesday 6 May to 2:00am Friday 23 May 2025, the following works will occur:
- Installation of foundations and masts for overhead electrical wires
- Earthworks and drainage
- 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.
We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.
Plan your journey using the new Yeerongpilly station by using the links below:
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