Media Releases
2012 Media Releases
18 February 2012
Premier first to drive the Airport Link tunnel
6 January 2012
Airport Link: 6 months of construction to go
2011 Media Releases
14 November 2011
Airport Link celebrates 3 years of construction, with only eight months to go
7 November 2011
Airport Link's Living Green Wall
5 October 2011
Airport Link media statement
3 October 2011
Airport Link 'donate a day' to colleague's family
1 October 2011
Airport Link media statement
9 September 2011
Next piece of Brisbane's busway network only 9 months away
5 September 2011
All 12 bridge structures at Bowen Hills complete as part of Airport Link project
22 August 2011
Airport Link Information Centre – 10,000 visitors and photography exhibition on display
5 August 2011
Airport Link completes largest 'jacked box' operation in nation
28 July 2011
Massive bridge beams continue Airport Link progress
25 July 2011
New six lane bridge opens on Gympie Road
21 July 2011
Airport Link TBMs laid to rest after epic journeys
6 July 2011
Airport Link tunnelling complete
4 July 2011
Rocksy the TBM completes final breakthrough at Lutwyche
27 June 2011
Airport Link response to Queensland Ombudsman report
30 May 2011
New intersection opens ahead of schedule
12 May 2011
Airport Link project roadheader tunnelling complete
29 April 2011
Weekend closures of CLEM7 for construction of Airport Link project
29 March 2011
Airport Link Bowen Hills structures achieve another milestone
24 March 2011
Weekend closure of Inner City Bypass and Clem 7 for construction of Airport Link project
17 March 2011
Thiess John Holland statement regarding silica controls and monitoring regime
16 March 2011
Mechanical and electrical fit-out of Airport Link and Northern Busway tunnels underway
4 March 2011
First access to Northern Busway as construction on the Lutwyche Busway station begins
2 March 2011
New drop‐off zone now open for Wooloowin State School students and parents
1 March 2011
Celebrations continue as Airport Link project celebrates second TBM tunnel breakthrough
28 February 2011
Airport Flyover opens all lanes - 9 months ahead of schedule
17 February 2011
Airport Link project celebrates first TBM tunnel breakthrough
4 February 2011
First Airport Link bridge opens to motorists
7 January 2011
Airport Link project digs deep for disadvantaged kids
2010 Media Releases
21 December 2010
Airport Link's giant TBM cutterheads to be buried deep underground
Final beam installed on Airport Link Bowen Hills bridge
12 November 2010
Airport Roundabout closure
8 November 2010
Airport Link project cycling for charity
4 November 2010
New Airport Flyover open to motorists a year early
15 October 2010
Airport Link and Northern Busway tunnel network grows with Lutwyche breakthrough
14 October 2010
Thiess John Holland committed to safety on the Airport Linnk projects
25 August 2010
Airport Link tunnelling bores ahead with the launch of the project's second TBM
23 August 2010
15 minutes from the CBD to the Airport – We're over halfway there
19 August 2010
Airport flyover to open early as part of Airport Roundabout Upgrade project
13 August 2010
Lutwyche Road bridge makes way for vibrant busway station
21 July 2010
Airport Link project celebrates the launch of Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machine
12 July 2010
Tunnelling dates confirmed for Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machines
18 June 2010
Airport Link Project team celebrates first tunnel breakthrough
16 June 2010
Airport Link tunnel segments 40% complete
2 June 2010
Demolition begins on old Gateway Motorway overpass
27 May 2010
Brisbane invited to name Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machines
5 May 2010
Thiess John Holland refutes safety concerns on the Airport Link Project
28 April 2010
Flyover underway for Airport Roundabout Upgrade
9 April 2010
The second of Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machines arrives for Airport Link
19 March 2010
Tunnelling underway for Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron)
25 February 2010
Massive concrete pour undertaken in Kedron north - largest on Brisbane's Airport Link Project
11 February 2010
Giant launch box near complete for Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machine
18 January 2010
Crow's Ash tree to be removed and propagated for Airport Link
11 January 2010
Airport Roundabout Upgrade progressing well - Deputy Premier Paul Lucas inspects site progress
2009 Media Releases
2 December 2009
The first of Australia's largest Tunnel Boring Machines arrives in Brisbane for Airport Link
14 November 2009
Airport Link Project celebrates one year anniversary since official start to construction
30 October 2009
Airport Link Project supports Breast Cancer Month
12 October 2009
New Wooloowin worksite keeps Airport Link on track
25 September 2009
Airport Link's world-class precast concrete facility drives jobs for North Brisbane
24 August 2009
Airport Link returns renewed Windsor School of Arts to local community
30 June 2009
Wooloowin residents have their say on proposed temporary worksite
22 June 2009
New Wooloowin Worksite proposed
25 May 2009
24 hour tunnelling commences
24 April 2009
Premier launches start of construction for Airport Roundabout Upgrade
14 April 2009
Thiess John Holland takes action to secure at least 10,000 jobs
2 March 2009
Roadheader tunnelling commences today at the Truro Street work site and Airport Link's first Roadheader is named
13 February 2009
Two local Windsor schools are in the running to name Airport link's first Roadheader
2008 Media Releases
6 November 2008
Sky high job opportunities offered at Airport Link launch
15 August 2008
Landmark contract signing for Airport Link construction - Tunnel Boring Machines
30 July 2008
Airport Link cleared for take-off
Media contacts:
Thiess John Holland (construction related enquiries): Deirdre McCue, Manager Communication and Community Relations, 0402 781 523.
BrisConnections (corporate and investor related enquiries): Tamira Herbst, Investor Relations and Legal Counsel 0407 367 368. (corporate media enquiries): Michelle Barisic, Communications Manager 0402 476 543.
