Cross River Rail Project
Overview:
Cross River Rail is a new 10.2 kilometre rail line from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills, which includes 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and the CBD, four new underground stations, eight rebuilt aboveground stations and three new stations on the Gold Coast. The project also includes new signalling technology, the European Train Control System, which will allow trains to operate closer together, enabling trains to run more efficiently and with greater safety. Each of the Cross River Rail’s high-capacity stations will generate unique opportunities for urban renewal, economic development, the revitalisation of inner-city precincts and new employment opportunities.
Cross River Rail has now entered its second year of construction and work is underway at over 12 worksites across South East Queensland. 2021 is the ‘Year of Tunnelling’ for the project, with two Tunnel Boring Machines – Else and Merle now excavating 3.6 kilometres of twin tunnels from Woolloongabba to Normanby, and major works continuing at all underground stations. Significant works have also commenced at the Exhibition station and on the southern stations between Fairfield to Salisbury.
Please join Graeme Newton, Chief Executive Officer, Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, to hear more about Queensland’s $5.4 billion priority infrastructure project, which will transform how people travel to, through and from the CBD, and how the Cross River Rail will help Brisbane continue to evolve as a world-class city.
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- Date: 07 May 2021
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+10:00) Brisbane
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- Brisbane, Queensland
- Australia QLD 4000
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COB Wednesday 5 May 2021
By emailing Adriana at: a.bodnarova@qut.edu.au - Co-sponsored by Queensland University of Technology
Speakers
Mr Graeme Newton of Cross River Rail
Cross River Rail Project
Biography:
Graeme Newton
Chief Executive Officer
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
Mr Graeme Newton has 30 years’ experience as a senior executive in the infrastructure sector, leading large and complex, high profile, multi-billion dollar projects.
In his current role as Chief Executive Officer of the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Graeme is leading the delivery of the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project that will transform South East Queensland’s public transport network, and be the catalyst for up to $20 billion of economic development in and around the station precincts.
His vast experience and industry expertise has seen him awarded with the National Award for Excellence and the QUT Outstanding Alumni Award, and in 2011, he was appointed by the Queensland Premier as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.