Tawa Main Road Watermain Project
Wellington Water, on behalf of Wellington City Council, is about to get underway with investigations for a new project to improve the performance and resilience of Tawa’s drinking water network.
If you have any questions about this work, please contact:
Wellington Water, 04 912 4400
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With all 465m of watermain and all waters services now laid, this project is on track to be completed before Christmas.
So far, we've made great progress. Since construction started in early July about 340 metres of pipe has been laid - almost ¾ of the total section being renewed.
These works began on 10 July and are expected to take 5 months. We have been working hard to minimise the impact these works will have on the community. We know it is particularly challenging for businesses on this section of Main Road, and we are providing additional signage and parking to make it easier for their customers.
Project Overview
Wellington Water, on behalf of Wellington City Council, is about to get underway with investigations for a new project to improve the performance and resilience of Tawa’s drinking water network.
The Main Road Watermain Renewals project involves renewing an ageing section of asbestos cement watermain between number 68 Main Road and the Redwood Avenue Roundabout.
This project will improve the drinking water network’s resilience, reducing the risk of emergency repairs and/or outages, and will provide a more reliable water supply for the area.
Wellington Water has been working to minimise the impact on the community. We know it’s particularly challenging for businesses in this section of Main Road and we are providing additional signage and parking to make it easier for their customers. We encourage residents to support local businesses as much as possible.
Construction of the replacement pipeline is planned to commence late May 2023 and is expected to take around four months to complete. The detour for northbound traffic will need to set up again.
Since the investigations work is planned for during the school holidays, school bus services should not be affected. For bus route changes during this week please go to their website at www.metlink.org.nz
We want to assure you that Wellington Water, Wellington City Council and the Contractor are committed to completing the work as soon as possible and we will continue to provide the community with updates on our work as it progresses.
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Our crews will be making their best efforts to get works on site finished by 22 December.
This does mean works will continue through the pre-Christmas period, but the priority is to get this project fully completed for a clear Christmas break and fresh start for the community in the New Year.
Meanwhile, throughout the rest of November, crews will continue with completing valve and fire hydrant blocks along the new watermain, start to reinstate the road surface and carry out a series of technical tests.
Then during December, we will be connecting both ends of the new watermain to the existing watermains and changing over all the water services for each property to come from the new watermain – and disconnecting the old watermain from the existing mains.
Some of the connection work will need to be done night when water demand is low. The team will be working hard to keep any noise to a minimum and we do thank close-by residents for their understanding.
The final touches will then be completed with road surface reinstatement, paint road markings and tidying up site.
So far, we've made great progress. Since construction started in early July about 340 metres of pipe has been laid - almost ¾ of the total section being renewed.
We know this important project has caused some disruption, and really appreciate your patience. As always, Wellington Water, Wellington City Council, and the contractor are committed to completing the work as soon as possible.
The first stage of the project is planned for 17 to the 21 of April with a week-long period digging a series of holes in the road, to locate services and check the subsoil conditions for the method of the works. The northbound lane of Main Road will need to be closed for the week of the investigations, from 68 Main Road to Redwood Avenue roundabout.
A detour along Redwood Avenue will be put in place for northbound traffic – as shown in the enclosed map. To allow northbound traffic space to pass through we will be closing off all resident parking on the northbound side of this road. All resident parking will remain open on the southbound side. It would help us to have parked vehicles on that side of the road removed on the day prior (16 April). When using the detour try to only drive northbound. If driving south it is preferred to use Main Road.
Since the investigations work is planned for during the school holidays, school bus services should not be affected. For bus route changes during this week please go to their website at www.metlink.org.nz
