Weekend rail corridor works: Dutton Park, Park Road and Buranda stations

During February the Cross River Rail Tunnel & Stations team will be working in the rail corridor between Dutton Park, Park Road and Buranda stations.

 

Details of work

The work described in the table below is scheduled to occur in February, weather and construction conditions permitting, during the following hours:

  • Between 2:00am Saturday 13 February and 03:00am Monday 15 February 2021
  • Between 2:00am Saturday 27 February and 2:00am Monday 1 March 2021

These activities will occur outside of the project’s normal working hours. Please see maps overleaf for work areas and access points into the rail corridor during these works.

From Dutton Park to Park Road and Buranda stations, and between 2:00am Saturday 13 and 3:00am Monday 15 February 2021, the following works will occur:

  • Survey and installation of monitoring points
  • Wiring of overhead lines
  • Fencing near Park Road station
  • Excavation and installing railway signalling and communications assets
  • Underground rock and soil investigations

From Dutton Park to Park Road and Buranda stations, and between 2:00am Saturday 27 February 2021 and 3:00am Monday 1 March 2021, the following works will occur:

  • Survey and installation of monitoring points
  • Testing of signalling equipment
  • Trenching and installing pits, pipe and troughing for combined services
  • Signalling works including installing cables
  • Track formation removal and replacement

 

Map showing the work site locations at Boggo Road, Railway Terrace near Dutton Street and Kent Street. The area for the piling work is shown adjacent to Kent Street

 

What to expect

  • Increased levels of localised noise, lighting and dust from the use of machinery including excavators and crane trucks, flat bed truck, water carts, tip trucks, trench roller, concrete trucks, concrete pump, compactors, hand tools, survey equipment, lighting towers, front end loaders, tamper machine and elevated working platforms (EWPs)
  • Increased construction vehicle movements on local roads and within the rail corridor including delivery of concrete, plant, materials and equipment
  • Access into the rail corridor will be via Queensland Rail access gates as shown in the maps below.
  • Every effort will be made to keep disruption to a minimum for nearby residents and businesses, including:
    • maintaining access to residents’ properties
    • keeping higher noise-generating activities to daylight hours wherever possible
    • ensuring plant and equipment used has been maintained
    • minimising light spill by directing lightgenerating plant and equipment away from residences
    • conducting toolbox talks with work crews to remind them of out of hours work protocols.

Work is subject to relevant approvals and suitable weather conditions. Workers may arrive onsite one hour prior to the work start times to prepare for the shift’s activities.

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