Current Projects

Following on from the Stage 1 Stormwater upgrade completed in Riverside Drive and Rannoch Avenue, Council through its contractor Zanetto Civil Pty Ltd, have been undertaking Stage 2 of the major stormwater upgrade in Balmoral Avenue and Penrith Street.

Currently the works are outside 8 Penrith Street, with approximately 400m of stormwater pipes to be installed finishing adjacent to 52 Penrith Street. 

Progress has unfortunately been slowed by more rock in the area than we anticipated. As the amount of rock is quite unpredictable, it is difficult to put a time frame on completion, but we expect it will take another 16 weeks.

This work is important as it will ultimately reduce the frequency of properties flooding after a large storm event.

Part B on Gray Street, Riverside has also encountered some problems. During excavation works, contractors discovered underground conditions that were far worse than expected, or had been encountered in previous stages. In short, the ground condition under the road was a soft, saturated clay “slurry”.

To rectify this, much of this section of road has had to be excavated and replaced with new fill which will be compacted and a geotextile fabric installed. This is required to provide a solid structure to position the stormwater pipe within and allow for the road to be reconstructed above it.

Council in its 2019/2020 Capital budget has now allocated funds for the entire length of Gray Street to be resealed with asphalt. Unfortunately, a dry sub base is required to successfully lay such a seal, and therefore sealing work will not begin until weather conditions allow. In the interim, the stormwater trench will remain gravel on this section of the road. Council will maintain the gravel section of the road until sealing can take place.