Trenches are being dug at night and filled in again by sunrise as Brisbane City Council works to identify what is underground where they plan to build Brisbane Metro.
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The council's public transport chairman, Adrian Schrinner, said the council was getting on with the early investigation work.
"On Adelaide Street, at night you will see work happening to dig trenches to test drill to determine exactly the conditions of the soil underneath the road, what underground services are in place," he said.
"We obviously have detailed plans and maps of the underground services on Adelaide Street, but invariably the testing is required because there are things under there that aren’t on the official plans and we need to identify those early."
Early work is also happening at the Cultural Centre in South Brisbane where an underground station is proposed.
Cr Schrinner said the project was progressing far more quickly than most major public transport projects would progress.
"We’ve seen other projects talked about for more than a decade, even longer before they actually get going," he said.
"But Metro, within a relatively short period of time, is not only fully funded in terms of construction we are starting now the testing and the early works."
Expression of interest for the delivery of 60 metro vehicles closed on August 16, resulting in 14 expressions of interest.
Cr Schrinner said both local and international firms expressed strong interest.
"I must admit, 14 firms registering their interest was beyond my expectations," he said.
The expression of interest for the major inner-city infrastructure package will close Wednesday.
