Local trackside signalling work in December and January

Construction work is well advanced along the Shorncliffe Line to deliver Brisbane’s new railway signalling system as part of the Cross River Rail Project.

 

Details of work

During December and January, construction work will continue in the rail corridor at sites between Northgate and Shorncliffe stations. Activities along the rail corridor will include drilling, excavation, concreting, cable and fence installation, and installing and modifying on-track and trackside signalling equipment. Work will also continue on the radio mast near Sandgate station with radio mast foundation works scheduled for Nudgee and North Boondall.

The majority of works will occur between 6.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. Some activities will be undertaken outside normal construction hours, as per the table below (weather permitting).

Ongoing works

Between 2.00am Saturday 4 December and 2.00am Monday 6 December:

  • From Nudgee to Boondall station, works will include cable installation and the excavation of pits at Boondall Station.
  • From Banyo to Shorncliffe, works will include the installation of on-track equipment.
  • At Deagon Station, works will include excavation and boring works and the partial car park closure and changes to pedestrian conditions.

Monday 13 December to Friday 17 December between 10.00pm and 4.30am:

  • From Nudgee to Boondall stations, works will include cable installation.
  • From Banyo to Shorncliffe stations, works will include works will include the installation of on-track equipment.

Between 2.00am Saturday 8 January and 11.55pm Sunday 9 January:

  • From Banyo to Shorncliffe stations, equipment testing, installation of on-track equipment and cable installation.

Between 2.00am Saturday 29 January and 11.55pm Sunday 30 January:

  • From Banyo to Shorncliffe stations, equipment testing, installation of on-track equipment and cable installation.

 

Deagon station changes

To facilitate works near Deagon station, a section of the car park will be temporarily closed from Friday 3 December to Friday 17 December.
 

What to expect if you live alongside the rail corridor

Residents along the rail corridor may see and hear dust and noise associated with the use of machinery and equipment (including drilling machines, excavators, concrete trucks, and vacuum trucks), and mobile lighting towers during night works.

To minimise impacts, environmental controls will manage noise and dust (including noise minimisation practices after hours), and lighting towers will be directed away from residential properties, wherever practical.
 

Subscribe to receive updates

To keep up-to-date with work in your area, please subscribe to electronic updates at crossriverrail.qld.gov.au and select ETCS.

To learn more about the new railway signalling system, visit crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/about/rail-network-improvements.

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