Balcombe Road, Mentone
Investigative night works
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What we’re doing
In your area, we’ll soon undertake investigation works along sections of Balcombe Road, Mentone to help us gather more information about the assets underground and install a new electrical cable.
You shouldn’t notice any change to your water or sewerage services while we work.
When it's happening
Investigation night works are planned from Monday, 3 August. We anticipate the work will require approximately four shifts across the two weeks to complete. We anticipate these works will be complete by Sunday 16 August 2026.
Our standard working hours will be Monday to Friday between 8pm and 6am (weather permitting). On the odd occasion we might need to work outside these hours for safety, technical or permit reasons.
What might impact you
We’ll do our best to keep impacts to a minimum, however these are the kinds of things you might notice when constrcution begins:
- A team of construction personnel working along the project alignment (along sections of the road and nature strip).
- Changed traffic conditions, including single lane closure along Balcombe Rd
- Construction noise from machinery including beepers when trucks reverse and the use of NDD machinery
- More trucks on the streets around you, and fewer car parks around the works area
Our traffic management team will be around to make sure people, bikes and cars can move around safely. You'll continue to have access to properties and businesses in the area.
If we need to impact access to your driveway, we’ll be in touch in advance. We’ll do our best to keep impacts to a minimum.
South East Water will provide notices of their intention to work in an area prior to the work commencing. If the works are deferred, we will send you another notification of the new proposed start date.
At this stage, these investigative works will help us gather more information about the assets underground and install a new electrical cable.
All works, including service connections, have been carefully planned to minimise any disruptions to your water service. Water will remain available throughout construction unless otherwise advised. We will notify you at least 48 hours in advance of any planned service disruptions. If you have any water supply requirements other than normal domestic or business use (e.g. health related needs), please let us know so that we can arrange an alternative water supply.
We work closely with affected businesses to minimise disruption wherever possible and determine the most suitable time to complete the works. Businesses with fire services should note that water will not be provided for sprinkler systems during construction if temporary water services are used during construction.
We don't intend to impact any driveways with these works.
The Project Team will repair any impacts to the road, footpath and driveways or arrange for these to be repaired by Council.
There is no cost to the property owner for these works.