After a pause in works over the festive season, our crews will be back on site starting January 2023 to complete the second stage of works. These works will focus on local streets between Nicholson Street and Brunswick Street.

• Works will be undertaken during the daytime, Monday to Friday, to minimise impacts on local residents.
• There will be some impacts to local traffic conditions, including reduced car parking. As we work along each street in the area, we will use either partial or full lane closures to ensure that our crews can work safely. Traffic controllers will be on-site to ensure the safe flow of traffic in the area.
• Once our crews have finished working each day, we will safely store materials and equipment. Returning roads and parking conditions back to regular use for local residents.

Starting in October, our crews will commence work on the eastern side of the project area, renewing the water mains along Kerr Street and parts of Argyle Street.

• Working hours will be from Monday to Friday to minimise impacts to local residents.
• There will be some impacts to local traffic conditions, including some reduced car parking. There will be partial lane closures in place, to ensure the safety of vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians in the area. Traffic controllers will be on site to ensure the safe flow of traffic in the area.
• Once our crews have finished working each day, we will safely store materials and equipment and will return the roads and parking for use by local residents.

Works on Spring Street between Johnston Street and Kerr Street began the week of Monday 22 March and will take 6-8 weeks to complete. Works will be carried out Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Roads and footpaths will be returned to their original state within 2 weeks of project completion.

Works will start between Henry Street and Argyle Street the week of Monday 27 March and take around 6 to 8 weeks to complete. All work will be carried out during the day between 9am and 5pm.

We will return roads and footpaths to their original state within 2 weeks of project completion.

Stage 2 works are underway and expected to take 30 weeks to complete.

We will be working in most areas from 7am and 5pm on weekdays, but we’ll need to work at night from 8pm to 5am on Argyle Street (Between Brunswick Street and Fitzroy Street).

Works have been scheduled for the following dates:

• Argyle Street (Between Brunswick Street and Fitzroy Street): Start-March 2023 to mid-March 2023
• Argyle Street (Between Fitzroy Street and Spring Street): Mid-March to late-April 2023
• Fitzroy Street (Between Johnson Street and Kerr Street): End-April to start-June 2023
• Spring Street (Between Johnsons Street and Kerr Street): Start-June to end-June 2023
• Argyle Street (Between Nicholson Street and Spring Street): Start-July to mid-July 2023
• Henry Street (Between Spring Street and Nicholson Street): Mid-July to end-July 2023
• Kerr Street (Between Nicholson Street and Spring Street): End-July to mid-August 2023
• Kerr Street (Between Spring Street and Brunswick Street): Mid-August to end-August 2023

We’ll drop a printed notification in your letter box one week in advance if your property or business is affected by these works.

Stage 1 works are nearing completion.

We still have some watermain installation and commissioning works to complete along the western side of Napier Street near Kerr Street. This work is complete, with the final reinstatement of Stage 1 to be completed by early-March 2023.

Stage 2 will start on Monday, 6 March 2023, and take around 30 weeks to complete. This work will take place on Kerr Street (between Brunswick Street and Nicholson Street). We will also be renewing the water mains along Henry Street, Argyle Street, Fitzroy Street, and Spring Street.

Starting the week of Monday, 6 March 2023 for approximately three weeks we will be working at night along Argyle Street between Brunswick Street and Fitzroy Street. Work will be carried out from 8pm to 5am

Temporary reinstatement will be undertaken directly following the installation of water mains in the ground. Final reinstatement will follow and will be completed in segments after the completion and commissioning of several water main sections.

Stage 1 works are progressing well and scheduled to be completed by Thursday, 22 December 2022. A small section (Stage 1), along the western side of Napier Street (between Kerr Street and Argyle Street) will be completed in the new year.

We will be pausing works on this project over the Christmas and New Year period. You will see our crews back on site in the week commencing Monday, 16 January 2023. All equipment and machinery will be demobilised from the site.

Once we return to the site, works will take between 10 - 12 weeks to complete works.

Night works

A small section of night works is proposed as part of Stage 2 construction. These works will take place on Argyle Street, between Fitzroy Street and Brunswick Street. These works will take place between 8pm and 5am.

We will notify you in advance of these works commencing in the new year.

Works have now commenced on Kerr Street. This week you will see our crews mobilise on site starting at George Street. We will then be making our way down towards Brunswick Street, and working along Napier Street and Argyle Street.

We will be out on site until December and then we will pause works over the Christmas and New Year period. We will provide further updates as our works progress.

We thank you for your patience as we undertake these works.

Parking arrangements

We understand that our works will impact the availability of some car parking in the area. To help you plan in advance, here are some of the impacts that you can expect:

• South side of Kerr Street (between Napier Street and George Street): 2 hour parking bays impacted during the day and overnight from Monday, 24 October for approximately 3 weeks.
• West side of Napier Street (between Kerr Street and Argyle Street): 2 hour parking bays will be impacted during the day from Monday, 31 October for approximately 1 week.
• North side of Argyle Street (between Napier Street and George Street): All parking permit bays will be impacted during the day from Monday, 7 November for approximately 1 week.
• South side of Kerr Street (between Young Street and Napier Street): 1 hour parking bays will be impacted during the day and overnight from Monday, 14 November for approximately 2 weeks.
• North side of Kerr Street (between Brunswick Street and Young Street): 1 hour parking bays will be impacted during the day from Monday, 21 November for approximately 1 week.