Cross River Rail Experience: New exhibit takes visitors on a 3D virtual tour

Brisbane commuters will be given a virtual reality tour of the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail’s tunnels and stations with a new ‘experience centre’ opening in the city today. SEE THE VIDEOS

COMMUTERS will be given a virtual reality tour of the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail’s tunnels and stations.

The CRR Experience Centre was launched in Albert St in the CBD today, giving commuters a behind the scenes look of the project as initial works kick off at a number of new stations.

It comes after a key contractor working on the multibillion-dollar Cross River Rail project was issued with a show cause notice by the state’s construction watchdog.

CPB Contractors was issued with a show cause notice by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission on Monday over an alleged breach of the Palaszczuk Government’s new minimum financial requirement rules.

Although, it is understood the breach is related to the Logan Motorway enhancement project and not Cross River Rail.

Tourism Minister Kate Jones, who is now responsible for the project, said she was confident that the matter would not impact on the delivery of Cross River Rail.

She instead today touted the new experience centre as a “game changer” for the design of major infrastructure projects in Queensland – pointing out that it gave experts, but also people with disabilities, the chance to look at the design of various sites ahead of construction.

“One experience even transports you back in time to see station locations as they were in 1819,” she said.

“We’ve worked with Queensland Museum to ensure that visitors can understand the history of this region as well.

“Elsewhere in the Centre you can take a driver’s eye trip through Cross River Rail’s twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and use touch-screens to learn why Cross River Rail is being built.”

Ms Jones would not reveal the cost of the centre, which she said was embedded within the cost of the $5.4 billion project.

It will be officially opened to the public next week and will run until construction finishes in 2024.