Brisbane Terminal notches milestones
CONSTRUCTION work on the $158 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT) has ticked off several important milestones over the last three months, with works now “well advanced” on the wharf and terminal building.
In the cruise project’s Nov update report, the ground floor and level one concrete slabs for the two-storey terminal building have now been poured, while the steel frame for the structure has also been installed.
Construction on the wharf has seen 60% of the concrete deck pours to the main structure completed, with all 107 piles also now firmly in place.
To support the new terminal, the Port of Brisbane and Brisbane City Council are jointly funding a $10 million upgrade to local roads leading to the BICT site which the government bodies say are now “significantly progressed”, and are expected to be finalised by the first quarter of 2020.
The next phase of building over the coming three months will see the final deck pours to the narrow and wide wharf and upstream access bridge structures, the installation of wharf furniture, the construction of the elevated walkway columns and headstocks, as well as the commencement of elevated walkway construction.
When it opens in Oct 2020, the BICT will be based at the mouth of the Brisbane river and be able to accommodate mega cruise ships for the first time (larger than 270 metres in length), and will present a host of benefits to the local cruise sector including easy access to Brisbane Airport and close proximity to major roads like the Gateway Motorway and Kingsford Smith Drive.