Roma Street station -
The two Cross River Rail TBMs have left Albert Street station in Brisbane’s CBD, where they both arrived between June and July
At the beginning of August TBM Else had advanced 2435 m and TBM Merle had tunnelled 1980 m. TBM Else is expected to arrive at the new underground cavern at Roma Street within the next few days and TBM Merle approximately four weeks later. The underground construction team is preparing for their arrival, with excavating and installing the equipment required to move each of the TBMs through the underground cavern. Excavation continues above ground at both the service and station building shafts. For more detailed information please click here .
Albert Street station
The work cycle for the new underground station (Lot 1) will progress through excavation and retention in early-August, then move into drill reset in mid-August to prepare for the next round of blasting. Tunnelling and support activities will continue from within the acoustic spoil shed (Lot 2). Excavation and retention are ongoing in the northern station entrance site (Lot 3).
In August, underground controlled blasts will be carried out for two cross passages underneath the City Botanic Gardens. A cross passage is a short tunnel that connects the two parallel Cross River Rail tunnels located every 240 metres along the tunnel alignment. Click here for further information.
Northern Tunnel Portal construction update
Piling, excavation and concrete work will continue in August for construction of the Northern Tunnel Portal structure within the Normanby rail corridor. The teams are also preparing for the TBMs to arrive in late 2021. For further more detailed information please click here.
Fairfield station
During July 2021, cable service route installation works continued at Fairfield station. For more detailed information please click here .
Boog Road, Southern area
The Boggo Road worksite will achieve a key milestone in early August with completion of a tunnel cavern excavation for the new underground platforms. Construction of the new station will also continue with major concrete and structural work underway. For more detailed information please click here .
Click here and au/37 for the tunnelbuilder archive. For further information on the project please visit https://crossriverrail.qld.gov. 31/21.
