Port Melbourne, Salmon Street Diversion Sewer Upgrade

Sewer works in your area from early September 2024

You might not notice a lot of the work we do because most of it is beneath your feet. Every day, we’re maintaining and upgrading the pipes and pumps that keep the sewage network flowing.

With some upcoming works in Port Melbourne, you might see us or our delivery partner Beca, Fulton Hogan, Interflow Joint Venture (BFHI) around. Here's what to expect while we get the job done.

What we're doing

This project will extend the existing sewer network to facilitate the future relocation of the Salmon Street Pump Station. This will increase the capacity of the sewer network to cater for population growth in the area and future proof the sewerage system.

This first stage of works will involve the construction of a new sewer from the intersection of Turner Street and Salmon Street along Caprice Avenue, Port Melbourne.

Once this stage of works is complete, we'll be able to construct the new pump station and decommission the old pump station. We'll complete those works in 3 stages and we'll let you know before we start those works.

When it's happening

Before construction starts, we'll complete investigative works, including service locating, soil testing and groundwater sampling, from early September 2024.

After completing investigative works, we'll start construction from early October 2024 for around 12 months (weather permitting).

You can expect us to work Monday to Friday between 7 am and 6 pm and Saturdays between 7am and 5pm. For the first 3 months we'll also need to work between 5pm to 11pm Monday to Friday. On the odd occasion, we might need to work at other times 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 while we work:

Traffic changes on Caprice Avenue and Salmon Street, including temporary land closures or detours. Footpaths will remain open.
More trucks on the streets around you.
Construction noise from machinery including beepers when trucks reverse and the use of heavy machinery.
Surveyors in the local area.
Construction staff around to make sure people, bikes and cars can move around safely. You'll still have access to footpaths and businesses in the area.

Want to know more? Watch our video 'What you might hear and see' below.

Don't miss these details

We’re working with our delivery partner, BFHI, to help us.

You shouldn’t notice any change to South East Water services while we work. When we have finished the job, we’ll leave things how we found them to make sure that we return any areas we’ve impacted as close as possible to their original condition.