Roma Street station construction site: Weekend work within rail corridor

The Cross River Rail Tunnel & Stations team will be working in the rail corridor near Roma Street station between 2:00am Saturday 18 April and 12:00am midnight Sunday 19 April 2020.

 

Details of work

Work to be carried out within the rail corridor during the weekend period will include:

  • De-wiring of overhead lines and removal of support structures using rail-mounted cranes
  • Installing a track-mounted buffer stop and associated utilities and signals near platform 3. Buffer stops prevent trains going beyond a certain point on the tracks when stopping.
  • Installing temporary construction fencing on platforms 2 and 3
  • Installing temporary infrastructure on platform 3
  • Surveying and identifying underground utilities such as water, electricity and gas using a vacuum excavation truck
  • Geotechnical investigation using a drill rig
  • Installing survey monitoring equipment at Roma Street station
  • Removal of materials and waste from the work area at completion.

 

What to expect

As a result of this work, you can expect:

  • Increased levels of localised noise, vibration and
    lighting
  • The use of construction machinery such as vacuum excavation trucks, mobile drill rig, frontend loader, concrete trucks, compaction
    equipment, mobile cranes, hand tools, lighting towers and trucks
  • Increased construction vehicle movements on local roads and within the rail corridor. The project team will access the corridor via existing entry and exit points at Albert and Countess streets.
  • Temporary changed traffic conditions on Albert Street to facilitate the safe delivery of equipment and materials
  • Workers may arrive onsite one hour prior to the planned start time to prepare.

Every effort will be made to keep disruption to a minimum for nearby residents and businesses, this includes:

  • Ensuring plant and equipment has been maintained appropriately
  • Minimising light spill by directing light-generating
    plant and equipment away from residential areas
  • Conducting toolbox talks with workers to reinforce out-of-hours work protocols.

 

Work hours

Work will occur continuously between 2:00am Saturday 18 April and 12:00am midnight Sunday 19 April 2020 and has been timed to fit with existing Queensland Rail work. Work is subject to relevant approvals and suitable weather conditions.
 


 

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