Brisbane Metro construction updates
Brisbane City Council is moving ahead with the turn-up-and-go Brisbane Metro. Brisbane Metro will deliver a 21-kilometre, turn-up-and-go service, with 2 dedicated lines connecting 18 stations from Eight Mile Plains to Roma Street, and Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital to The University of Queensland.
The Collaborative Partnership, Brisbane Move is delivering major construction works. Use this page to find information on works underway.
- Brisbane Metro construction notice - Inner City North - December 2024 and January 2025 (Word - 440kb)
- Brisbane Metro construction notice - South Brisbane - December 2024 and January 2025 (Word - 884kb).
To find out more about the major and suburban construction works, you can:
- email Brisbane Move to receive regular project updates
- phone 1800 318 059.
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Major construction - Inner City North
Major construction - Inner City South
Major construction – Inner City North
Major construction activities for the Brisbane Metro project continue in Brisbane’s CBD including:
- tunnelling activities beneath Adelaide Street
- Adelaide Street surface works between George Street and Edward Street
- strengthening and resurfacing activities on Victoria Bridge
- Construction of the new cantilever structure on the riverside of North Quay between Queen Street and Ann Street.
For more information, download the latest construction notice for Inner City North.
North Quay Christmas closure
As part of Brisbane City Council’s Brisbane Metro project, Brisbane Move will undertake works on North Quay and Adelaide Street from 7pm Friday 29 November 2024 until 5am Monday 13 January 2025 to construct the new Adelaide Street tunnel entrance.
Service installation, demolition of existing structures, concreting, asphalting and pavement works will also be undertaken on Adelaide Street and North Quay during this time.
During these works, the following temporary traffic changes will be in place:
- The left turning lane from North Quay on to Adelaide Street will be closed, with motorists detoured back along North Quay via a temporary cul-de-sac and onto the Riverside Expressway (southbound).
- Local precinct access only to the Brisbane Quarter for vehicles travelling on North Quay from Ann Street onwards.
- The northbound traffic lane on North Quay and Adelaide Street between Victoria Bridge and George Street will be closed.
- Buses that usually travel on the closed sections of North Quay and Adelaide Street will be detoured. Buses and general traffic will travel on Adelaide Street (southbound) as per the final alignment.
North Quay Christmas closure - traffic detour map
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Download the North Quay Christmas closure - traffic detour map (Word - 969kb).
Bus stop changes
Temporary Translink bus stop changes and route detours will be in place during these works from from Friday 29 November 2024 to Monday 13 January – signage will be installed at impacted bus stops to assist customers – see Bus Service Changes table for the list of services impacted.
| Routes | Current stop | New stop during closure |
|---|---|---|
| 411, 415, 416, 417, 433, 445, 471 and N413 | North Quay 106 | Roma Street 125 Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 475 and 476 | Herschel Street 1 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 375, 379, 380, 381 and S788 | Herschel Street 2 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 390 | Ann Street 12 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 334, 370, 375, 379, 380, 381, 390 | Adelaide Street 17 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 375, 379, 380, 381, 411, 415, 416, 417, 433, 445, 471, 475 and 476 | Adelaide Street 22 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
| 334, 370, 375, 379, 380, 381 and 390 | Adelaide Street 23 | Turbot Street 3 Edward Street 141 |
Adelaide Street surface works
Surface works on Adelaide Street, between George Street and Edward Street will continue until early 2025.
These works will deliver 800 metres of revitalised streetscape in line with Brisbane City Council’s Adelaide Street Vision. Works include upgrading footpaths and bus stops, installing new street furniture and lighting, and relocating and installing in-ground services.
Throughout December 2024, Brisbane Move will undertake road resurfacing works along Adelaide Street between George Street and Edward Street. These works will require changes to traffic conditions including a full road closure from midnight to 5am. Traffic management will be onsite to assist vehicles and pedestrians through traffic detours during this time.
Works on Adelaide Street will be undertaken out-of-hours (from 7pm to 5am, Sunday to Thursday) to minimise the impact to businesses, pedestrians and public transport users.
King George Square station works
Construction works will continue at King George Square station until mid-2025.
Construction activities include demolition on the King George Square busway station concourse and platform levels, concreting, excavation and backfill activities as well as screen door replacement works on the station platform level. These works will take place:
- on Adelaide Street between City Hall and the Adelaide Street and Albert Street intersection
- within the existing King George Square busway station and at platform levels.
Victoria Bridge works
Major infrastructure works are underway on Victoria Bridge to support bus services and active transport connections across the CBD and South Brisbane. Works will continue until 2025 and include:
- site investigations, including potholing and concrete scanning
- construction of the new cycleway on the bridge deck
- construction of new kerb, guardrail and median on the bridge deck
- resurfacing and asphalting works on the bridge deck including the northern and southern footpaths
- strengthening works on and beneath the bridge
- sewer works underneath the South Brisbane bridge abutment
- deliveries to both bridge abutments
- presence of a barge to the Brisbane River.
Victoria Bridge resurfacing works
In December 2024, Brisbane Move will commence resurfacing works on the Victoria Bridge footpaths and CityLink Cycleway.
To facilitate these resurfacing works, as well as ongoing strengthening works, temporary pedestrian and active transport changes are required until early 2025.
- The spiral ramp from Victoria Bridge to the Clem Jones Promenade will be closed for up to one week from mid-November 2024. Access along the Clem Jones Promenade will be maintained at all times during this closure.
- When the spiral ramp reopens, the upstream (northern) footpath on Victoria Bridge will close for up to three weeks. A detour will be available via the downstream (southern) footpath.
- When the upstream footpath reopens, works will commence on the cycleway and downstream footpath. During these works, either the cycleway or the downstream footpath will be open to allow access across this side of the bridge.
- A further short term closure of the spiral ramp will be required in early 2025 to undertake concreting works safely.
For more information about these works, download the construction notice - Victoria Bridge resurfacing - November 2024 (Word - 992kb).
Pedestrian detour map - Victoria Bridge works November 2024 to early 2025
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Download the Brisbane Metro pedestrian detour map Victoria Bridge works November 2024 to early 2025 (Word (988kb)
Major Construction – Inner City South
Brisbane Metro works are continuing in South Brisbane, including:
- construction of the new Cultural Centre station permanent platform 3 and minor finishing works at platforms 1 and 2
- commissioning of the new lifts at the Queensland Museum forecourt and QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green, and demolishing the old lifts
- works to upgrade the Grey Street and Melbourne Street intersection
- urban realm works on Melbourne Street between Edmonstone Street and Grey Street
- road resurfacing works on the busway on Melbourne Street between Grey Street and Hope Street
- urban realm works on Grey Street between Peel Street and Russell Street inclusing road resurfacing
- commissioning of a permanent bus stop shelter and drivers' facility of Merivale Street
- minor asphalting and line marking on Montague Road.
- works to upgrade the pedestrian gates at the entrance to the South East busway on Melbourne Street.
To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice - South Brisbane.
Cultural Centre station upgrade, precinct enhancement works and public transport changes
Construction at the Cultural Centre station includes:
- decommissioning and demolition of the old lifts
- service investigation, relocation and installation works, including electrical conduits, traffic signals, sewer, water and drainage infrastructure
- fit-out activities on platform 3 including cladding, roofing and electrical works
- minor works at platform 1 and 2, including concreting and soft landscaping
- demolition and concreting works to construct new footpath and kerb
- movement of work area fencing
- sandblasting works
- Energex pit rising works
- removal of the old lifts
- asphalting and line marking activities
- hard and soft landscaping works including excavating for garden beds
- installation of new traffic signals and lights
- works to upgrade the pedestrian gates at the entrance to the South East busway on Melbourne Street.
Cultural Centre station platform works
Cultural Centre station lifts
From late November 2024, the new Cultural Centre station lifts will open and Brisbane Move will commence the next stage of construction within the precinct.
These works will include:
- demolishing and removing the old Cultural Centre station lifts
- installing drainage, sewer and other services, permanent lighting and signage
- constructing shared user paths on Melbourne Street between Grey Street and Victoria Bridge
- hard and soft landscaping
- temporary shared user path changes
- intermittent night works.
To minimise disruptions to the public transport and road networks, some activities will be undertaken at night, outside commuter periods.
From late November 2024, temporary shared user path detours will be in place to facilitate the demolition of the existing Cultural Centre station lifts and construction of the surrounding footpaths.
For the pedestrian detour route to enable lift demolition, please refer to the map below.
To find out more about these works, download the construction update - Cultural Centre station November 2024 (Word - 971kb).
Stage 2 from mid-December 2024 to February 2025
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Stage 2
Cultural Centre station platform works
Platform 3 - continuing works
Works to construct a new permanent platform 3 (bus services toward West End and Highgate Hill) are almost complete with the platform to become operational in early 2025.
To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice - South Brisbane.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Melbourne Street Green
Construction activities at QPAC Melbourne Street Green will continue in late 2024 and early 2025 and include:
- decommissioning and demolition of the old lift
- pavement demolition and concreting works to construct a new footpath and kerb
- concreting and drainage installation works for the area around the new lift
- movement of work area fencing.
To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice - South Brisbane.
Queensland Museum forecourt
Construction activities at Queensland Museum forecourt will continue in late 2024 and early 2025 and include:
- construction, fit-out and commissioning of the new lift, including service installation and tie-in works on the Cultural Centre overpass
- decommissioning and demolition of the old lift
- pavement demolition, concreting and drainage installation works for the area around the new lift
- movement of work area fencing.
To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice - South Brisbane.
Melbourne Street road resurfacing night works September 2024 to early 2025
Night works and temporary road closures will continue until early 2025 on Melbourne Street between Manning Street and Hope Street and include:
- intermittent road closures with detours in place
- road resurfacing works including profiling and asphalting
- line marking activities
- construction of bike and pram ramps
- installation of centre medians, traffic poles and electrical signaling works.
Temporary traffic changes on Melbourne Street
To facilitate road resurfacing and streetscape revitalisation works, intermittent temporary road closures will be in place on Melbourne Street between Manning Street and Grey Street from 9pm Sunday to 5am Friday.
- Detours will be in place. Please plan ahead and follow signage.
- Access for pedestrians and cyclists will be maintained. Temporary pedestrian changes and detours may be required around work areas.
- Traffic control will be on site to direct cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles during works.
Map - Melbourne Street urban realm upgrade works December 2023 to early 2025
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Download the Map - Melbourne Street urban realm upgrade works December 2023 to early 2025 (Word - 362kb).
Grey Street night works between Peel Street and Russell Street
From January 2025, Brisbane Move will commence the next stage of streetscape revitalisation and urban realm works on Grey Street and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane.
To minimise disruptions to public transport and road networks, activities will be undertaken at night.
Works will include:
- temporary and permanent changes to traffic signals at the Grey Street and Melbourne Street intersection
- installation of conduits, kerb, pram ramps, centre medians, tactiles, traffic signal pits and footings, and new pavement
- installation of drainage and traffic signal infrastructure
- asphalting, road resurfacing and line marking activities
- movement of work area fencing/barriers.
- night works
- traffic changes, with detours in place
- road resurfacing works, including profiling and asphalting
- construction of centre medians, kerbs and drainage channels
- line marking activities.
The following traffic changes will be in place from 7pm to 7am Sunday to Thursday nights.
- Grey Street will be closed to southbound traffic between Peel Street and Glenelg Street. A detour will be in place via Peel Street, Merivale Street and Glenelg Street.
- Local access will be maintained for southbound traffic between Melbourne Street and Glenelg Street.
- The northbound traffic lane on Grey Street will be maintained.
- Fish Lane will be temporarily closed at Grey Street. Detour via Hope Street.
Traffic control will be on site to direct cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles during works. Please plan ahead and follow signage. See map below for detours.
To find out more about these works, download the Brisbane Metro construction notice - Grey Street works (Word - 1.03Mb).
Map - Grey Street night works between Peel Street and Russell Street
Map description
Stylised map showing detour in Grey Street from 12 January to mid February 2025 between 7pm and 7am Sunday to Thursdays. Work areas are shown shaded along Grey Street, south from Russell Street up to Peel Street, with the Melbourne and Grey Street intersection maintained. A detour is shown southbound from Peel Street into Merivale Street and then left into Glenelg Street to continue south.
A northbound single traffic lane is maintained on Grey Street between Russell and Peel Street and local access will be maintained for southbound traffic between Melbourne Street and Glenelg Street.
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Download the Brisbane Metro map - Grey Street night works and traffic detours (Word - 1.28Mb)
Merivale Street between Peel Street and Montague Road
Construction activities at Merivale Street between Peel Street and Montague Road include:
- commissioning of the new bus shelter
- commissioning of the permanent Driver Facility
- movement of work area fencing/barriers
- reinstatement of asphalt carparks
- demobilisation of the temporary driver facility and reinstatement works.
Montague Road between Cordelia Street and Merivale Street
- service investigations including potholing and concrete scanning
- demolition and construction of centre medians
- asphalting and line marking activities.
Suburban works
End of route charging facilities - Ernie's Roundabout, Herston and Countess Street, Petrie Terrace
Major construction activities for the end of route vehicle charging facility on the Inner Northern Busway at Ernie’s Roundabout in Herston and at Countess Street, Petrie Terrace are now complete. Finishing works will continue throughout December 2024 and January 2025.
PA Hospital bus station layover
Construction commenced Monday 9 September 2024 and is expected to be completed in early 2025, subject to weather and site conditions.
Construction activities will include:
- extending bus layover bays, between Ipswich Road and Kent Street, beneath the Eastern Busway
- removal of Translink ‘kiss and ride’ facility on the northern side
- installation of traffic signals at the Ipswich Road slip lane
- updated signage and lighting
- installation of driver toilet facilities
- landscaping and minor vegetation removal.
For further information about the project, download the PA Hospital bus station layover construction notice:
Buranda busway station
As part of the Brisbane Metro major infrastructure works, construction works will continue at Woolloongabba to upgrade the Buranda Busway station. The upgrade involves increasing the length of both the inbound and outbound station platforms and widening the busway tunnel under O’Keefe Street. These works are expected to be completed in early 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting.
Throughout December 2024 and January 2025, major construction works will continue to upgrade the Buranda busway station.
Construction activities include:
- busway concrete and platform pavement construction
- excavating, concreting, asphalting activities and structural steel installation to widen the busway tunnel and lengthen the station platforms
- lane closures and detours will be in place around work areas until early 2025. Please follow signage in the area.
- pedestrian and cyclist detours will be in in place around work areas until early 2025. Please follow signage in the area.
To minimise disruptions to the public transport and road networks, these critical works within the busway and on O’Keefe Street are being delivered outside peak commuter periods.
To find out more about these works, download the:
Traffic and pedestrian changes from Sunday 14 July to early 2025
New footpath and station access changes:
- Temporary closure of the southern footpath on O'Keefe Street between Gillingham Street and the Pacific Motorway overpass. Access to the Veloway and Regent Street footpath will remain open.
- Pedestrian, cyclist and e-mobility diversions will be in place via the northern footpath.
- Access to Buranda busway station will be maintained via the stairs on O'Keefe Street, as well as the stair and ramp access on Gillingham Street.
Existing traffic changes on O’Keefe Street, Woolloongabba to remain in place:
- Eastbound lane closures and traffic detours will be in place. There will be no through access on O’Keefe Street between Carl Street and Gillingham Street.
- A single westbound lane will remain open on O’Keefe Street between Carl Street and Gillingham Street.
- Left turn only will be in place from Carl Street to O'Keefe Street.
- Left turn only will be in place from Gillingham Street to O'Keefe Street.
Please follow signage and directions from traffic controllers. See the below map for further details.
If you have any questions regarding the works, contact the Brisbane Move team on 1800 318 059 or email Brisbane Move.
Map - Buranda busway station O'Keefe Street traffic changes
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Download the Map - Buranda busway station O'Keefe Street pedestrian and busway changes (Word - 404kb).
Griffith University station (bus layover facility)
As part of Brisbane metro, a new bus layover facility will be established at Griffith University station, Mt Gravatt to support Brisbane’s future bus service operations.
Major construction works commenced in April 2024 and will continue through to early 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting. Works include:
- construction of a new bus layover
- reconfiguration of the South Carpark, with a new entry point
- new drivers' facility
- new pedestrian crossing on Sports Road near the South Carpark
- installation of in-ground service connections for the new bus layover facility.
December construction activities
Through December 2024 and January 2025, works will continue at Griffith University station to construct the new bus layover, and includes:
- widening of the busway and Sports Road between the South Carpark and the South East Busway entry point
- relocation of existing bus driver facility adjacent the roundabout to temporary location within the layover area.
- construction of a new kerb to delineate the permanent bus layover facility from the South East
- construction, asphalting and line marking for the bus layover facility
- construction of a new bus driver’s facility
- landscaping
- concreting works for new layover
- installation of drainage infrastructure.
Work hours:
- Standard hours: Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, and Saturday, from 8am to 1pm.
- Out-of-hours: Sunday to Thursday, from 7pm to 5am.
- Night works may be required at times, due to permits required when working on or close to the busway, local roads and footpaths.
See map below for further information.
Map - Griffith University station parking, pedestrian and traffic changes November
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The below parking, pedestrian and traffic changes are in place in the South Carpark and on Sports Road, Mt Gravatt:
- new entrance to the South Carpark is open on Sports Road.
- two accessible parking spaces have been relocated within the car park.
- sports Road is closed from the South Carpark entrance to the busway.
- only authorised bus services will be permitted to access Griffith University station via Sports Road
- general traffic will not be permitted to access Griffith University station via Sports Road (past the South Carpark access).
- new pedestrian crossing installed on Sports Road.
Vehicle and pedestrian access to Griffith University station, Griffith University Tennis Centre and the South Carpark will be maintained. Traffic control and pedestrian diversions will be in place at times.
University of Queensland (UQ) Lakes station and Dutton Park open
As part of Brisbane Metro, UQ Lakes station in St Lucia was upgraded to increase station capacity and provide end of route charging for the electric metro fleet. To facilitate Brisbane Metro vehicle charging at UQ Lakes station, 3 charging containers were installed within Dutton Park Recreation Reserve near the Eleanor Schonell Bridge.
On 15 April 2024, UQ Lakes station reopened, with buses operating under a new stop layout, servicing both platform 1 and platform 2.
Stop B on platform 1 will be used by existing buses for the 139 service and 169 service. All other services will operate from platform 2 at stops C, D and F.
Map - UQ Lakes station April 2024
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Download the Map - UQ Lakes station opening April 2024 (Word - 438kb).