Monthly construction update - CBD

April 2024

Construction activities in April will include:

  • continued works in the CBD site compound including earthworks and concreting for the plaza area
  • installation of the final overwater bridge deck span (the final piece of the bridge connecting the CBD to Kangaroo Point will be installed by mid-2024)
  • excavation works in the plaza area, including rock breaking to install underground electrical services
  • continued construction of the above-water restaurant and bar and café in the CBD plaza area
  • continued closure of the City Botanic Gardens Riverwalk for approximately four months.

What to expect

  • construction activities including excavation, steel fixing, welding, scaffolding and concreting works
  • barge movements for materials and equipment deliveries
  • noise and low levels of vibration associated with the use of equipment and machinery such as cranes, drill rigs, concrete pumps and trucks
  • lighting associated with night works
  • deliveries of machinery and equipment to the CBD site
  • traffic control and signage to direct pedestrians, cyclists, scooter riders and motorists around work areas.

Construction map

The map below shows the indicative construction sites and progress of the bridge structure. 

Accessible version

Construction hours

Works will generally be undertaken from 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday and 6:30am to 5pm on Saturdays.

Ongoing out-of-hours works

Out-of-hours works are required due to lane closure requirements, tide levels and size of concrete pours.

Upcoming out-of-hours works will include:

  • intermittent concrete pours from the CBD site from 3am, Monday to Saturday
  • intermittent in-ground service and pavement installation in the CBD site between 6.30pm and 6.30am, Monday to Saturday
  • some night deliveries to the CBD worksite which may be required between 6.30pm and 6.30am, Monday to Saturday to minimise impacts to road users
  • low-impact bridge deck construction activities, which will continue until 4am, Monday to Saturday and include steel fixing, welding, transporting equipment and materials on barges, and crane lifts
  • intermittent low-impact cable stressing activities will continue until 3am, Monday to Saturday
  • intermittent low-impact bridge works in the marine area, including the removal of temporary marine structures, works on the restaurant module and canopy works from 5am-11pm, Monday to Saturday, weather and conditions permitting.

Contact Connect Brisbane 

For more information about these works, contact Connect Brisbane by:

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