Springvale South Sewer Upgrade
Increasing sewer network capacity
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Early investigation works in your area starting soon
What we’re doing
This project will involve installing a new underground sewer pipe and maintenance holes running from the corner of Harold Road and Darren Road, down Darren Road and in Waterloo Crescent. Works will also include a new vent stack.
This essential project will increase the capacity of the sewer network to cater for population growth and future proof the sewerage system. Please see map below.
Investigation works will involve the following activities:
- A small team of construction personnel conducting visual inspections.
- Drilling small holes to collect soil samples to understand ground conditions.
- Locating underground services using ground penetrating radar and non-destructive digging.
- Visual inspections of trees and shrubs to identify potential construction impacts.
We've awarded the project to our Industry Partner Abergeldie, BMD, KBR Joint Venture (ABK).
When it's happening
We've awarded the project to ABK and are working with them to finalise the design. ABK may need to conduct investigation works before we start construction. We'll keep this page updated. Our standard working hours will be Monday to Friday between 7am and 6pm and Saturday 7am to 5pm, weather permitting. We anticipate some work will need to be completed as out of hours night work for permit and safety 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:
- Machinery on site.
- More trucks on the streets around you.
- Noise and dust from construction machinery
- More trucks and vehicles on the streets around you
- Traffic control around our work zones
- Fewer car parks around our work zones
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 footpaths 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.
Don’t miss these details
We're working with ABK to help us.
We’re still planning the Springvale South Sewer Upgrade and haven’t confirmed construction timelines yet. We’ll let you know when we plan to start construction.
When we’ve finished the job, we’ll leave things how we found them and make sure we return any areas we’ve impacted as close as possible to their original condition.
There are more of us living in the area now and, with potential storm surges, floods and extreme weather events from climate change, we need to make sure everyone is protected from sewage surges or overflows. Sewage surges or overflows happens when flooded sewerage pipes aren’t large enough and don’t have the pressure, to take sewage and additional storm water run-off to the local treatment plant.
We’ve awarded the construction of this project to Abergeldie, BMD, KBR Joint Venture (ABK).
South East Water and their appointed contractors will keep you informed about the project and construction in your area, and we’ll work with you to discuss your access needs before we start to build.
The new sewer pipes will be laid beneath the road or footpath, depending on the outcomes of geotechnical investigations and the location of utilities. The pipes will be laid using trenchless technology, where shafts are dug, then bores are sunk, and pipes pushed through behind them. This is the best way to lay pipes in built up areas because it limits the disruption to the local community.
No, but please don't hesitate to call our 24/7 Faults and Emergencies team on 13 28 12 if you experience disruptions at any time.
Construction hours will be Monday to Friday between 7 am and 5 pm. On the odd occasion we may need to work at other times, including night works, for safety or technical reasons. If we do, we’ll make sure we let you know in advance so you can plan accordingly.
We'll endeavour to make sure your driveway isn’t blocked during construction, but if it is, we’ll let you know beforehand, so you have time to organise alternative parking. But don’t worry. We will be around to help you get out of your driveway in an emergency.
We'll speak with you in the lead up to construction to understand more about your deliveries, waste removal and customer access, and work with you to make sure these are not impacted. If we do need to block your driveway for a short period of time, we’ll work out alternative arrangements with you prior to works commencing.
Prior to construction commencing we’ll be in touch to understand more about your parking arrangements. We do apologise if local parking is impacted but will work to make sure this is for as short a time as possible.
When we’ve finished the job, we’ll leave things how we found them and make sure we return any areas we’ve impacted as close as possible to their original condition.
No. There is no cost to the property or business owner for these works.
