Yarra Valley Water is accounting for Melbourne’s rapidly growing population, with essential water and sewerage infrastructure to be built in the north.
This will support 2800 existing households in Olivine Estate and provide water and sewerage connections for a further 4500 homes planned for the Donnybrook area.
The proposed Cameron Street Road Reserve will see 4.4km of new drinking water and recycled water mains constructed, along with 1.2km of new sewer mains.
“We’re ensuring essential services keep up with Melbourne’s growth,” Yarra Valley Water general manager asset services Bridie Fennessy said.
“This project will give thousands of new and existing households access to reliable and long-term water and sewerage services.
“We’re also connecting new developments to recycled water, which helps protect our precious drinking water supplies.”
Works will involve both open-cut digging and tunnelling, with trenchless technology to be used to tunnel beneath Merri Creek, heritage sites and a rail track.
“This helps us minimise disturbance to the creek, areas of cultural heritage sensitivity and surrounding environment,” Yarra Valley Water project manager Renu Adhikari said.
The works are expected to take two years to complete.
It comes after critical upgrades were announced for Pakenham East in October, with 12km of pipe works being constructed, as well as trenching, pipe installation and tunnelling works.
This will support 7000 new homes in this fast-growing region, as well as schools, community hubs and businesses to support population growth.
South East Water is investing $2.1 billion between 2023 and 2028 to support population growth, climate adaptation and regulatory compliance across the catchment. More than 14,700km of water pipes, 1500km of recycled water pipes and 11,600km of sewer pipes have been built across 2024–25 to support this.
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