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We're continuing to deliver new and improved infrastructure to support Brisbane Metro services.

Brisbane Metro vehicle at vehicle depot.

Council is delivering upgraded stations, enhanced public spaces and a new tunnel in the CBD to help keep Brisbane moving. Whether you're catching a metro or bus, riding a bike or walking, you have options to get around our city.

Council has partnered with Brisbane Move, comprising construction lead ACCIONA and design lead Arup, to design and deliver new and improved infrastructure to support metro and bus services.

Infrastructure projects

Adelaide Street tunnel

The new Adelaide Street tunnel will provide a dedicated connection between the Inner Northern Busway and South East Busway. Tunnelling works are underway 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with construction continuing until late 2025.

Adelaide Street

As part of Council’s Adelaide Street Vision, Brisbane Metro will deliver a revitalised streetscape on Adelaide Street. Upgrades will include:

  • improved footpaths and bus stops
  • new street furniture
  • feature lighting from North Quay to Edward Street.

These upgrades will improve the environment for pedestrians, businesses and retailers on one of Brisbane’s oldest streets.

Construction will continue on Adelaide Street until early 2025. For more information, read our latest construction updates.

King George Square station

King George Square station is being upgraded to connect to the new Adelaide Street tunnel and features new platform screen doors to support metro services.

Construction works will continue at King George Square station until late 2025. For more information, read our latest construction updates.

Cultural Centre station is being upgraded to increase capacity at one of Brisbane’s busiest stations and improve travel times and reliability.

Cultural Centre station platforms 1 and 2 have been upgraded, with a new platform 3 opening in early 2025.

An enhanced entrance to the precinct, upgraded bike lanes and wider footpaths will also be delivered as part of these works.

Works will continue in the precinct until early 2025. For more information, read our latest construction updates.

As part of the Brisbane Metro project, Council has converted Victoria Bridge into a pedestrian and active transport bridge. The bridge will include:

  • 3 lanes for metros and buses
  • a bi-directional cycle path
  • wider pedestrian paths.

Construction works will continue on Victoria Bridge until early 2025. For more information, read our latest construction updates.

As part of the Brisbane Metro project, we're upgrading some suburban stations, adding end-of-route charging facilities for metro vehicles and new layover facilities.

UQ Lakes station

At The University of Queensland (UQ) St Lucia, we've upgraded UQ Lakes station to increase station capacity and provide end-of-route fast charging for metros. We've also delivered improved pedestrian and cyclist connections between UQ and Eleanor Schonell Bridge.

Buranda busway station

We're upgrading and extending Buranda busway station to improve operations and cater for metro services. We're also delivering:

  • new seating
  • landscaping
  • covered bicycle parking
  • locker storage on plaza level.

Construction works will continue at Buranda busway station (including key streets in the surrounding precinct) until early 2025. For more information, read our latest construction updates.

Herston fast charging facilities

We've constructed an end-of-route, fast-charging facility and driver layover area within the existing bus layover area at Ernie’s Roundabout, Herston. 

Petrie Terrace fast charging facilities

We've constructed an end-of-route, fast-charging facility on the Inner Northern Busway, adjacent to Countess Street, Petrie Terrace. 

Griffith University layover

We have constructed a new driver layover facility near Griffith University station, Mt Gravatt, to support metro and bus operations. We have also delivered improved pedestrian connections from the car park to the University. 

PA Hospital layover

We’ve constructed a new bus layover facility on the lower level of PA Hospital station, Woolloongabba, to support Brisbane’s future metro and bus service operations. We have also installed traffic signals at the Ipswich Road slip lane to improve safety for all road users. 

As part of the Brisbane Metro project, we've constructed a new metro depot at Rochedale to house the electric metro fleet.

This 10-hectare facility provides advanced metro charging solutions for a cleaner and greener Brisbane. It is one of the largest, most technologically advanced facilities of its kind in Australia.

Construction updates

Construction continues as part of the Brisbane Metro project. 

Read and download our latest construction updates.

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    Major updates for current works

    Brisbane CBD

    Current Brisbane Metro construction works in the Brisbane CBD include:

    • tunnelling activities beneath Adelaide Street 
    • works on Adelaide Street between George Street and Edward Street
    • works to install new pavers on William Street, North Quay and Adelaide Street
    • strengthening and resurfacing activities on Victoria Bridge
    • finishing works on the new cantilever structure on the river side of North Quay between Queen Street and Ann Street.

    Download the latest construction notice.

    Construction works will continue at King George Square station until mid-2025, including works:

    • on Adelaide Street between Brisbane City Hall and the Adelaide Street and Albert Street intersection
    • within the existing King George Square busway station and at platform levels.
    Tiling and column works

    From mid March 2025, Brisbane Move will commence tile replacement and column façade works at King George Square bus station.

    These works will require temporary changes to bus stops. To minimise impacts on customers and bus operators, tiling works will be staged over 4 consecutive weekends, closing one bus stop/bay per platform at a time.

    Following on from the tiling works, Brisbane Move will undertake column façade works for approximately 8 weeks. These works will have no impact on customers or bus operations.

    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 Council’s Adelaide Street Vision.

    Works include:

    • upgrading footpaths and bus stops
    • installing new street furniture and lighting
    • relocating and installing in-ground services.

    Works on Adelaide Street will occur out of hours from 7pm to 5am from Sunday to Thursday nights to minimise impact to businesses, pedestrians and public transport users.

    Major infrastructure works are underway on Victoria Bridge to support metro and bus services, as well as active transport connections across the Brisbane CBD and South Brisbane. Works include:

    • construction of a new cycleway on the bridge deck
    • resurfacing works
    • strengthening works on and beneath the bridge
    • sewer works.
    Pedestrian and active transport changes 

    Until early 2025, we'll be doing resurfacing works on Victoria Bridge footpaths and CityLink Cycleway.

    To allow these works, temporary pedestrian and active transport changes are required.

    • During cycleway and downstream footpath works either the cycleway or downstream footpath will remain open to allow access across this side of the bridge.
    • A short term closure of the spiral ramp will be required in early 2025 for concreting works.

    South Brisbane

    Current Brisbane Metro construction works in South Brisbane include:

    • finishing works on the new Cultural Centre station platform 3
    • Cultural Centre station platforms 1 and 2 
    • intersection upgrade works on Grey Street and Melbourne Street  
    • urban realm works on Melbourne Street and Grey Street
    • road resurfacing and finishing works on Melbourne Street and Grey Street
    • upgrade works to the pedestrian gates at the entrance to the South East Busway on Melbourne Street. 

    Download the latest construction notice.

    Cultural Centre station is being upgraded to increase station capacity and support metro services.

    The newly constructed permanent platform 3 (for bus services to West End and Highgate Hill) will become operational in early 2025. Until then, all outbound services will stop at platform 2. 

    Every effort will be made to minimise the impact of works on nearby businesses and residents.

    Lifts

    The new Cultural Centre station lifts are now open.

    Brisbane Move is now:

    • demolishing and removing the old lifts
    • installing services, permanent lighting and signage 
    • constructing paths on Melbourne Street between Grey Street and Victoria Bridge 
    • landscaping.

    To minimise disruptions to the public transport and road networks, there will be intermittent night works.

    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. 

    To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice.

    Night works and temporary road closures are continuing on Melbourne Street, between Manning Street and Hope Street, until early 2025. They 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. 

    To facilitate these works, intermittent temporary road closures will be in place on Melbourne Street, between Manning Street and Grey Street, from 9pm on Sundays to 5am on Fridays.

    Download the latest South Brisbane construction notice.

    From Sunday 12 January to mid-February 2025 between 7pm and 7am Sunday to Thursday nights, Brisbane Move will deliver road resurfacing works on Grey Street, South Brisbane.

    The following traffic changes will apply during these times.

    • 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 available for southbound traffic between Melbourne Street and Glenelg Street.
    • The northbound traffic lane on Grey Street will be open.
    • Fish Lane will be temporarily closed at Grey Street. Detour via Hope Street.

    Traffic control is on site to direct cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles during works. Plan ahead and follow signage. 

    To find out more about these works, download the latest construction notice.

    Suburban works

    Current Brisbane Metro construction works in Brisbane's suburbs include:

    • upgrades to Buranda busway station and surrounding precinct
    • delivery of a new PA Hospital bus layover facility 
    • delivery of a new Griffith University bus layover facility.

    Construction works continue 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 should be completed in early 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting.

    Traffic and pedestrian changes 

    The following footpath and station access changes are in place.

    • 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 is 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. 

    For more information, download the latest construction notice.

    Sustainable infrastructure policy

    Council is reimagining sustainable transport to create a cleaner and more vibrant city.

    We’ve introduced a fleet of electric metros with zero tailpipe emissions – but it’s not just the vehicles that are sustainable. By maximising and upgrading existing busways and stations rather than starting from scratch, we’ve avoided unnecessary works.

    Where we are building new, we’re choosing innovative engineering methods and aligning with best-practice industry standards to reduce emissions.

    Alongside smart planning and network improvements to reduce congestion, Brisbane Metro is also making it easier to cycle, walk and scoot by upgrading bike lanes and footpaths.

    Council is working closely with Brisbane Move to sustainably deliver new and improved infrastructure as part of Brisbane Metro. Download Brisbane Move’s sustainability policy statement.

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    Infrastructure projects

    Animation: Adelaide Street tunnel

    An animation of the Brisbane Metro’s Adelaide Street tunnel. The new 225-metre-long tunnel will connect the South East Busway and the Inner Northern Busway through the upgraded King George Square station, enhancing the city’s connectivity through improved bus operations.  As part of these works, Council will also deliver  improvements to Adelaide Street, including pedestrian and streetscape upgrades from North Quay to Edward Street, as part of Council’s Adelaide Street Vision.