Platt Street Water Main Remediation
We're upgrading the water main that runs under Platt Street in Waratah, between the Calvary Mater Newcastle and Ada Street. This work will help ensure efficient performance of the water network in this area for years to come.
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About the work
An existing water main under Platt Street in Waratah, between the Calvary Mater Newcastle and Ada Street, needs to be upgraded.
Work will begin with replacement of around 100m of water main near the side entrance to the Calvary Mater Newcastle. This will involve closing one lane on Platt Street and progressively excavating the road to reveal and replace the existing water main. To ensure the water network continues to perform efficiently during the work, two temporary water mains will be installed on Platt Street, near the entrance to Reservoir Car Park.
The remainder of the water main on Platt Street, to Ada Street, will be relined. Relining allows us to remediate the water main without excavating the entire 400m length, however some excavation will need to take place at the intersections of Platt Street and Edith Street (nightwork), Bridge Street, and Ada Street so that the newly relined water main can be tied into the network. The liner will be assembled offsite and then pulled into place over two days. It will be placed into the existing water main through a pit near the side entry to the Calvary Mater Newcastle (launch pit) and pulled through to a pit at the intersection of Ada Street (receival pit).
All areas will be remediated and returned to their current condition once all water main work is finished.
The upgrade should take about 10 weeks to complete, assuming the weather is fine and there are no major issues.
How this will affect you
Traffic changes
There will be changes to local traffic movements, including lane closures and detours, and construction vehicles in and around Platt Street during the work. Please follow the directions of traffic controllers and signs. Delays are expected, please allow extra travel time.
Platt Street – next to Calvary Mater Newcastle
Temporary traffic changes are in place on Platt Street, next to the Calvary Mater Newcastle, to help ensure the work zone is safe.
A full lane closure in this area remains in place. Access to the Reservoir Staff Car Park and Fulton Hogan site compound, Secure Parking Station and other driveways in the area will be maintained. Please follow the directions of traffic controllers and signs.
Platt and Edith Street intersection
Interflow will be working at the intersection of Platt Street and Edith Street at night to minimise disruption to traffic.
Crews will be working for up to three nights on Sunday 29 June from 8pm to 5am, assuming the weather is fine and there are no major issues.
Platt Street will be closed between Edith and Bridge Streets during the nightwork, residents excepted. We kindly ask residents requiring access to this area to enter from Bridge Street.
One lane in each direction will remain open on Edith Street under traffic control. Please follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.
Platt and Bridge Street intersection
Most work at this intersection is now complete. Crews will return to restore the road in the coming weeks.
Platt and Ada Street intersection
Work is underway at the intersection of Platt and Ada Street. We will aim to keep one lane open in each direction but there will be times when the road will be reduced to one lane under stop/go traffic control.
Noise, dust and vibration
At times we will use machinery and equipment that generate noise, dust, vibration and light. The noisiest activities including road cutting and excavation. We will make every effort to minimise the impacts, where possible, by:
- turning off machinery and vehicles when not in use
- using acoustic barriers where suitable
- positioning noisy equipment and lighting towers as far away as possible
- using non-tonal reversing beepers on all machinery
There will be no disruption to your water supply during this work.
Our aim is to minimise inconvenience to you, and we thank you for your patience during this work.