The tunnelling is complete and the tracks laid. Now work is well under way to ensure commuters under Brisbane’s city streets never lose contact with the outside world.
The concourse above Woolloongabba’s new railway station may remain an open space until after the Olympics to cater to crowds.
Melbourne’s Federation Square is built on a concrete deck with 4000 steel springs sitting above the rail network. That may be how the $2.5 billion Brisbane Live Arena venue is built over Roma Street.
“Every mega-project has had a few challenges. Anybody who promises to be on time,on budget with a complicated project given the events in the past three years is an absolute bullshit artist,” Bailey said.
Cross River Rail will have the capacity to shuttle commuters between two new underground CBD stations in just 77 seconds,and ferry them to the Gabba in two minutes.
The first new rail station in the heart of Brisbane for 120 years will sprout a 40-storey tower and create a new centre for the central business district.
Cross River Rail workers were treated to a one-off performance when Darren Middleton and Ian Haug took the chance to check out its acoustics.
Along with a glimpse at the stabling yards,early details of new retail hubs around stations have been revealed.
Queensland’s Auditor-General has warned a projected rail patronage increase underpinning the $5.4b project has so far failed to appear.
A council source has revealed the likely site of the Gabba precinct’s new Metro bus station,which will streamline transport links between Cross River Rail and the future Olympic stadium.
Save for a few outliers,the Queen’s death has been an apolitical affair in Australia. Queensland’s LNP has ended that.