Press Releases

Press Releases

January - December 2012

Airport Link Opens- 25 July 2012

BrisConnections ASX Release- Airport Link Project Completion 27 July- 22 June 2012

Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) Opens- 16 June 2012

Leightons ASX Release- Airport Link- 7 May 2012

Premier first to drive Airport Link tunnel - 18 February 2012 

Airport Link: Six months of construction to go - 6 January 2012

 

January - December 2011

Airport Link celebrates 3 years of construction, with only eight months to go- 14 November 2011

Modelling shows Airport Link to save commuters 2.5 hours per week - 17 October 2011

Next piece of Brisbane's Busway network only nine months away - 9 September 2011

Airport Link completes largest ‘jack box’ operation in nation- 5 August 2011

Massive bridge beams continue Airport Link progress- 28 July 2011

New six lane bridge opens on Gympie Road - 25 July 2011

TBMs laid to rest after epic journey - 21 July 2011

Airport Link tunnelling complete - 6 July 2011

Airport Link roadheader tunnelling complete- 12 May 2011

New drop off zone now open for Wooloowin State School students and parents- 2 March 2011

First access to Northern Busway - 4 March 2011

Sandy smashed through half way mark only days after sister Rocksy - 1 March 2011
Airport Flyover opens all lanes - 9 months ahead of schedule - 28 February 2011
Rocksy cracks the halfway mark - 17 February 2011
First Airport Link Bridge opens to motorists - 4 February 2011January - December 2010Brisbane's Worst Bottleneck Eliminated - 15 November 2010 World first in tunnel lining on Airport Link Project - 10 November 2010New Airport Flyover Open - 8 November 2010

New Airport Flyover open to motorists a year early - 4 November 2010 Airport Link and Nothern Busway tunnel network grows with Lutwyche breakthrough - 15 October 2010
Acting Premier Inspects Airport Link Progress - 23 September 2010
Sandy the Tunnel Boring Machine Begins Tunnelling - 19 August 2010 Airport Flyover to Open Early - 19 August 2010 Lutwyche Road bridge makes way for vibrant busway station - 12 August 2010 Australia's Largest Tunnel Boring Machine Begins Tunnelling - 21 July 2010 Tunnelling dates confirmed for Australia’s Largest Tunnel Boring Machines - 12 July 2010 Name Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machines - 1 July 2010Demolition begins on old Gateway Motorway Overpass - 2 June 2010 Airport Link Project Team Celebrates First Tunnel Breakthrough - 8 June 2010 Brisbane invited to name Australia’s largest Tunnel Boring Machines - 27 May 2010 Tunnel Boring Machine's Shield Lowered into Tunnel Launch Box - 19 May 2010 The second of Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machine arrives - 9 April 2010 Premier inspects Airport Link as important milestone reached - 5 April 2010Tunnelling underway on Airport Link and Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) - 19 March 2010 Airport Link Spoil Conveyor to Minimise 80,000 Truck Movements - 13 March 2010 Massive concrete pour in north Brisbane - 25 February 2010 January - December 2009 First Tunnel Boring Machine arrives from Germany - 2 December 2009
First year of Construction - 14 November 2009
Wooloowin worksite to keep Airport Link project on track - 12 October 2009
World- Class concrete facility drives jobs for Brisbane’s north - 25 September 2009
Windsor School of Arts - 21 August 2009
Community urged to have their say on Airport Link change proposal - 22 June 2009
Works starts on Airport Roundabout - 24 April 2009
July - December 2008 Works starts on Airport Link - 6 November 2008
Australia's largest tunnelling machines on order for Airport Link - 15 August 2008
Airport Link cleared for take-off - 30 July 2008
January - June 2008 Feedback Sought on changes to Airport Link Project - 30 May 2008
Premier gives the green light to Australia's largest road project - 19 May 2008

Busway design proposes innovative access - 19 May 2008
Fly-over to ease load on airport roundabout - 19 May 2008
$5m assistance package for two north Brisbane schools - 19 May 2008
Land resumptions finalised as tunnel route announced - 19 May 2008
July - December 2007Evaluations commence as tunnel bids close - 14 December 2007
Second long-term solution on the cards for airport traffic bottleneck - 14 December 2007
$3.5 million assistance package for Kedron High - 20 July 2007
January - June 2007 Search narrows for private partner to build State's biggest transport projects - 6 June 2007
January - June 2007 Airport Link and Northern Busway get the green light - 29 May 2007
Four vie for Airport Link and Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) - 12 April 2007
Government seeks private partner for Airport Link toll road - 26 February 2007
June - December 2006 Green light for Airport Link and Northern Busway - 8 October 2006
Refined plans for Airport Link and Northern Busway - 13 June 2006
June - December 2005 Public invited to comment on Airport Link study - 11 November 2005
Beattie and Newman announce preferred corridor study for Airport Link - 23 October 2005
Community urged to take part in first round of consultation - 19 August 2005
$21m for airport tunnel planning say Premier and Lord Mayor - 2 August 2005
January - June 2005 High-speed link – a revolution in public transport - 13 March 2005