Transport

Brisbane Metro End of Trip Facilities

Location
Brisbane, Queensland
Client
Brisbane Move, a partnership between Acciona Construction Australia and Arup Australia
Status
Complete
Dutton Park project site

About the project

BMD Constructions was engaged to upgrade the bus carriageway pavements and install the electrical infrastructure and charging facilities for the Brisbane Metro new-age electric buses.

These were part of the End of Trips Facilities, with infrastructure upgrades residing at UQ Lakes, Dutton Park, Ernie’s Roundabout and Countess Street, South Brisbane.

Brisbane Metro will be a key part of Brisbane’s greater transport network connecting the city to the suburbs.

New high-capacity and high-frequency Metro services will run along dedicated busways and link with suburban bus and train services as part of a better-planned network.

Scope

Civil related bus carriageway works including pavement reconstruction

Lighting upgrades

Communication and signage

Demolition and construction of new bus shelters and platforms

Earthworks and foundation piling

Steel fabrication and structure erection for charging arm and gantry infrastructure

Steel fabrication and structure erection including access and egress provisions to container structures

Installing electrical pits and cable ladders

Laying asphalt and line marking

Public utility service integration

Constructing active transport pathway connections

Fire design and wall installation

Drainage (swale and bio-basin construction)

Landscaping and architectural fit out

Ernie’s Roundabout project site
Brisbane Metro End of Trip Facilities - Ernie’s roundabout gantry
Brisbane Metro End of Trip Facilities - Dutton Park Project Site

Outcomes

The outcomes of work included providing charging facilities and large container structures for new-age electric buses in four different locations across Brisbane and the associated civil (pavements and parking facilitates) needed to accommodate these larger buses.

A key outcome for the project team was delivering works while bus services remained active. This required extensive program planning and coordination with the client and Translink to ensure any changes were communicated to commuters, such as changes
to bus pick-up locations.

Each project site was located within an urban environment, with little to no room for onsite material storage or equipment laydown.

The team ensured all material was directly transported to tip sites and deliveries were well planned, so the right materials were delivered to site at the right time.