Night works in your area starting November 2021

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 water flowing. With some upcoming works in Southbank, City Road you might see us or our contractor Comdain around.

Here’s what to expect while we get the job done.

What we're doing

This project is to upgrade water pipes. So you can always rely on us when you need a drink, a bath, to wash the clothes or dishes – or even fill a hot water bottle.

You shouldn't notice any change to your water or sewerage services while we work.

If we need to interrupt your water supply, don’t worry, we’ll notify you in advance to organise connection to a temporary supply.

We're planning to begin works on City Road at Kings Way and end at Nelson Road (see map below).

When it's happening

After completing investigative works and finalising our design, we'll be commencing construction on 18 October until early April 2022. It should take around six months to complete (depending on the weather).

UPDATE
As traffic and congestion is increasing our works permit has changed. From Sunday 28 November we'll be undertaking construction at night Sunday to Thursday between 7 pm and 6 am. Louder activities will be conducted before 10 pm where possible.

On the odd occasion, we might need to work at other times for safety or technical 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:

  • More trucks on the streets around you.
  • Less car parks around the work zones.
  • Noise from machinery, like beepers when trucks reverse.
  • A change in normal traffic flow.
  • Lights as we work at night.
  • Our traffic management team will be around to make sure people, bikes and cars can move around safely.

To keep noise disruptions to a minimum when possible, we'll undertake saw cutting and other loud activities between 7 pm and 10 pm.

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

Don't miss these details

We’re working with Comdain to help us.

If you’re a business, you’ll need to make sure that the works and any interruption to water supply don’t affect your emergency fire plan. You’ll also need to let your insurer know.

If connected to a temporary water supply and you need to isolate water coming inside your property, please use the tap, usually found under your kitchen sink, to turn off your water. Alternatively, contact us on 1800 814 900 for assistance.

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.

During the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) we have changed our engagement practice to ensure our crews can maintain physical distancing. Our COVID-19 update letter can be found below.

Where we will be working

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Location of pipelines to be upgraded

What you might hear and see

Frequently Asked Questions

We manage a proacitve infrastructure program which involves replacing, maintaining and upgrading the existing water  and sewerage infrastructure above and below the ground, so you can always rely on us when you need a drink, a bath, to wash the clothes or dishes and every time you flush or send water down the drain.

Comdain will complete these works on behalf of South East Water. 

During construction we may need to block your driveway access. If this is necessary, we will notify you in peron and where possible, provide at least 24 hours' notice so that alternative parkting arrangements can be made.

To safely undertake these works, traffic conditions may change so please take care when travelling around the construction sites. 

No. If you experience any disruption to your water or sewerage services please call our Faults and Emergency Department, which operates 24 hours a day, on 132 812.

 

When we’ve finished the job, we’ll leave things how we found them and return any areas we’ve impacted as close as possible to their original condition. 

There is no cost to the property or business owner for these works. 

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Southbank, City Road
REF 904551/911490

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1800 814 900
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renewals@sew.com.au
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Water and Sewer renewals
PO Box 2268
Seaford VIC 3198

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