Main Street – temporary footpath and lane closure

From Monday 19 January 2026 for up to two weeks, a temporary footpath and lane closure will be required on Main Street between Vulture and Stanley streets to install services and reinstate the footpath and road.

Work Details

  • Installing traffic management including traffic barriers and detour directional signage
  • Site investigation to confirm the location of current services
  • Excavation and construction of new permanent service lines and new service pits
  • Realigning existing service lines
  • Kerb installation, footpath reinstatement and landscaping

Construction activities are subject to weather, unforeseeable conditions and approvals.

What to expect

  • Day and Night work involving excavation and construction of new underground service lines and pits
  • Use of equipment such as excavators, generators, light vehicles, lighting units, vac trucks, ventilation fans, and hand tools
  • You may experience increased noise, lighting, and increase in workforce outside the station site.

 


Above:Main Street – temporary footpath and lane closure

Traffic and pedestrian impacts

  • Temporary closure of the western footpath and adjacent traffic lane on Main Street between Vulture and Stanley streets
  • Pedestrians will be detoured via the eastern footpath of Main Street
  • Traffic control in place to assist motorists, pedestrians and cyclists
  • Access to properties and businesses will be maintained at all times
  • Footpath and lane closures will not occur during events at The Gabba.

Please see map above for more information.

Project information

If you have any questions, you can speak to a member of the Cross River Rail Tunnel and Stations team by calling 1800 010 875.

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