Councils
Invercargill City Council start a major drainage upgrade starting on Tay street weeks before Burt Munro Challenge.
Editor: Not sure this is a good idea with Burt Munro starts in two weeks, have council roading department considered that?
Here is the notice from council.
Upgrade Work to replace stormwater and foul sewer drains on both sides of Tay Street will start on Monday (22 January 2018) and is expected to be finished in October.
The $2.8 million project involves replacing brick pipes originally installed in the 1870s between the intersection of Nith and Kelvin Streets and the Queens Drive/Elles Road intersection. It also includes work in Nith Street between Tay Street and the Otepuni Stream.
Pipes for the new stormwater system range in diameter from 300mm to 525mm and will be laid alongside the old brick drain, which will be abandoned. The old earthenware sewerage pipes will be replaced with 150mm diameter pipes.
During the project, Tay Street traffic will be restricted to a single lane in each direction corresponding with the location of the works. The footpath will remain open at all times and access to businesses and residents will remain.
The Council and the contractors, Seipp Construction, will keep in touch with businesses and people directly affected by the upgrade project, and the contractors will do the work in stages to help minimise disruption.
Estimated timetable:
Nith Street
From Forth Street to Tay Street – January 22 – March
Tay Street
Kelvin to Deveron – March-April
Deveron to Jed – April-May
Nith to Conon – May-June
Conon to Ythan – July-August
Jed to Doon – August-September
Doon Street – October