Cross River Rail has shared an update on works taking place across its new stations in Brisbane, with progress being made on roof canopies at Roma Street, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Boggo Road.
At Roma Street, each of the five steel modules that make up the canopy have been lifted into place by the site’s 800-tonne crawler crane.
Each module is 50-metres long and eight-metres high, with all five segments weighing approximately 700 tonnes combined.
All three modules have also been lifted into place to form the 11.5-metre-tall canopy at Woolloongabba, with the massive steel modules pre-assembled at ground level before installation.
Glass walls will eventually envelope the canopy structures at both Roma Street and Woolloongabba, shielding against weather “while still allowing for an abundance of natural light to fill the stations”, Cross River Rail said.
Meanwhile at Boggo Road, the 350-tonne steel canopy structure is nearing completion.
Once finished, the primary structure will be made up of 3616 pieces of steel and weigh a combined 350 tonne.
Finally, at Albert Street, all four V-columns – each weighing 17 tonnes – have been installed.
The columns will be used to support the station’s 170-tonne station entrance and are a signature feature of what is the Brisbane CBD’s first new train station in more than 120 years.
