EIC Activities is proud to be supporting CPB Contractors, UGL and other ActivUs Alliance partners in delivering the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (LGC) project.
By doubling the tracks from two to four, along the 20km project corridor between Kuraby and Beenleigh, the LGC project will increase the rail network capacity, improve train service reliability and reduce end to end journey times, ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
EIC Activities' Ground Engineering Team is providing critical geotechnical interpretation, design services and construction phase services.
The scope of our team's involvement includes:
- planning and managing site investigations, including boreholes, Cone Penetration Tests, test pits, geophysical testing and a large number of laboratory tests
- interpretating ground conditions including developing geological ground profiles and soil/rock parameters
- detailed design of bridge pile foundations, retaining walls, rail formation, earthworks, soft soil design along with instrumentation and monitoring
- constructability advice and temporary works
- construction phase services, including validating ground conditions.
These insights are shaping the safe and efficient construction of upgraded tracks, new stations, and essential infrastructure across the 20km corridor.
Complementing this, EIC Activities’ Virtual Construction team is contributing ‘ToBe Builder’ expertise through a seconded resource embedded within the project team. This evolving role is helping streamline digital construction workflows and improve coordination across disciplines, ensuring the project benefits from cutting-edge virtual design and construction methodologies.
About the project
CIMIC Group companies CPB Contactors and UGL, together with ActivUs Alliance partners Acciona, SMEC, and WSP in collaboration with Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail are delivering the major rail package for the LGC project between Kuraby and Beenleigh, Queensland.
The LGC Rail package scope includes:
- upgraded tracks, structures and rail systems between Kuraby station and Beenleigh station, doubling the tracks from two to four through the 20km corridor
- modern and accessible station upgrades at Kuraby, Trinder Park, Woodridge, Kingston, Bethania, Edens Landing, Holmview and Beenleigh
- improved safety and reduced traffic congestion through level crossing removals at Woodridge, Bethania, Holmview and Beenleigh
- better connected communities through changes to the local road network and improved walking and cycling connections to stations
- enabling works for European Train Control System (ETCS)
- extension of the cattle siding at Holmview.
The $5.75 billion LGC project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, on a 50:50 basis.
About ground engineering at EIC Activities
The EIC Activities ground engineering team has a wealth of experience, with experts extending across every field of geotechnical engineering. Our in-house team provides support throughout the project life-cycle, from expression of interest to defect liability. Our ground engineering services include:
- review and challenge of designs to identify and mitigate risk, optimising the design and advising on alternatives
- advice on constructability and construction methods to avoid delays and wastage
- improving efficiency of instrumentation, monitoring and data collection
- review of geotechnical reports and factual data to determine parameters and subsurface conditions
- numerical modelling and instrumentation monitoring
- support with legal and commercial matters.