During this time Probuild will undertake the equivalent of 5 basement levels of excavation - up to 26m deep. 450,000 cubic metres worth of material will be removed.

“We’re pleased to have been appointed preferred contractor for the excavation works package at Queens Wharf,” said Probuild’s Managing Director for Queensland, Jeff Wellburn.

“Being involved in the early stages of the project, via the demolition works, allowed us to develop a deep understanding of the Queen’s Wharf project and stakeholder needs.

“To be involved again, in the state’s biggest-ever CBD basement retention and excavation project, is an achievement for Probuild. Queens Wharf is an important part of our city’s history and we’re proud to be delivering the next stage of it.”

When the core of the development is complete in 2022, the basement excavation will provide thousands of carparks that provide direct access to the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct.

Features of Queen’s Wharf Brisbane include:

• 50 new restaurants and bars.
• More than 1,000 premium additional hotel rooms.
• 2,000 residential apartments.
• Reactivation of some of the city’s most significant heritage buildings.
• More than 2,000 jobs during peak construction and 8,000 operational jobs.
• The 100 metre high Sky Deck.
• 12 football fields of public space.
• A new pedestrian bridge from the CBD to South Bank

Destination Brisbane Consortium Project Director Simon Crooks said this month demolition activities with Probuild has surpassed the 75% mark.

“Completion of this early works package will be a significant milestone for the Consortium and subject to Plan of Development approval from EDQ will allow us to keep with the overall project timeline,” he said.

Click here to view the Queens Wharf Brisbane website.

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