Roma Street station construction update

Underground update

Underground, finishes are being applied including architectural panelling, ceiling material and tiling. Mechanical and electrical fit-out within the underground station and tunnels is ongoing.
 

Canopy and main station building construction

From June 2024, canopy roof truss modules will be individually craned into position over the main station building using an 800-tonne crane. In the main station building, escalators will continue to be lifted over the pedestrian gantry and into position, public elevators are being delivered and installed, as well as architectural panelling and art wall glazing.

Due to traffic requirements, some oversized truck deliveries and large crane lifts may occur outside of standard construction hours from 6:30pm to 6:30am, requiring partial lane closures and intermittent stop-and-hold traffic control along Roma Street and in the pedestrian gantry. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to allow extra travel time and follow all directions of traffic control.
 

Roma Street and Makerston Street intersection civil stormwater works

To service the future Roma Street station, construction of permanent underground stormwater infrastructure including drainage pipes, manholes and gully pits along Roma Street is required. Due to traffic requirements, construction will take place outside of standard construction hours from 6:30pm to 6:30am. Temporary partial lane closures and footpath diversions may be required. Access to Roma Street station will be maintained with further information be provided prior to work commencing.

Progress shot of the cavern platform.
 

Main station entrance building

Roma Street – Opposite Makerston Street

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Oversized deliveries to and from site including crawler crane and tower crane segments, permanent canopy steel, escalator segments and architectural panelling
• Large crane lifts of canopy steel segments over the main station building and pedestrian gantry
• Intermittent stop-and-hold traffic control, partial lane closures and footpath diversions along Roma Street, inner northern busway and in the pedestrian gantry
• Glass fibre reinforced concrete cladding and architectural panel fit-out, glazed art installation and escalator installation
• Hoarding and scaffolding assembling and disassembling requiring hand tools and steel landing
• Ground strengthening and preparation works including excavation, elevated work platforms, mobile cranes, vacuum trucks and hand tools.

Western services building

Roma Street – Opposite Garrick Street

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Cooling tower fit-out and testing including installation of maintenance platforms and walkways, cooling tower attenuators, and condenser water lines
• Formwork, steel reinforcement, concrete pouring, scaffolding installation, drainage installation and vacuum trucks to complete the driveway and service utility connections
• Heavy plant movement including cranage, crane demobilisation and oversized deliveries to site
• Internal fit-out, testing and commissioning of service rooms requiring concrete sealing, epoxy flooring, ceiling and wall sheeting, mechanical ventilation plant installation and cable pulling
• External glass fibre reinforced concrete cladding and architectural panel fit-out
• Concrete demolition of temporary internal walls and slabs requiring hand tools and jackhammer.

Canopy truss module construction in western laydown area.
 

Roma Street station

Busway Platform 1 & 2

The below works are ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Installing steel, roof sheeting, guttering and service fit-out to construct the platform canopy
• Delivery of equipment via Roma Street and busway at night outside of operational hours
• Concrete demolition and utilities investigation using excavators, jackhammering, saw-cutting hand tools, elevated work platforms and installation of noise proof matting
• Construction of lift shaft and stairs requiring concrete trucks and agitators, and concrete boom pump
• Busway platform 1 tie in to canopy pavilion area requiring rain screen installation, scaffolding, formwork, concrete pours, structural steel delivery and steel fixing.

Service and civil work

Roma Street

The following works will be ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Service pipe installation with a micro tunnel boring machine (TBM) launched from within the Roma Street site. Excavation of a pit in the centre median will be required to retrieve the micro TBM
• Open-cut trenching and pipe installation with road saws, jackhammers, excavators, vacuum excavation trucks, generators, mobile cranes, lighting towers and hand tools
• Stop-and-go traffic control arrangements and partial lane closures outside of standard hours
• Vegetation removal and pruning using electric chainsaws
• Permanent civil storm water works, sewer connection, and service utility investigation and relocation between Parkland Boulevard and the western site boundary.

Rigid overhead conductor bars installed above rail track in the cavern.

Underground cavern

Cavern construction – acoustic shed, corner of Roma Street and Parkland Boulevard

The following works will be ongoing and features both day and night work:

• Mechanical and electrical service fit-out including tunnel ventilation systems and energisation
• Finishes fit-out including architectural panelling, ceiling material and tiling.

What to expect

Roma Street station construction hours are 24 hours Monday to Friday, and 6.30am to 6.30pm on Saturdays. Some activities may be required to take place outside of these hours.

Construction activities may generate increased levels of noise, dust and vibration.

During construction, you may notice:

• Construction vehicles travelling to and from the worksite via Roma Street
• Delivery of materials and equipment to the worksite including at night
• Temporary traffic and pedestrian changes on Roma Street and surrounding streets.

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

• Works notice – Roma Street Station site – June and July 2024