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Motorists looking for a place to park need not turn on the waterworks just because work on local waterworks is underway.
As part of a major upgrade to install a new wastewater pipeline, approximately 50 on-street carparks near Pukekohe Train Station will be unavailable from Monday, Watercare project manager Stephan Morkel confirms.
“We understand this work will have an impact on the community and we appreciate people’s patience while we carry it out,” he says.
“Alternative parking will be available Monday to Friday at the Pukekohe Showgrounds. Due to the partial road closure on Station Road, access to the alternative parking will only be accessible from Subway Road and the northern end of Station Road.”
Early stages of the work involve open trenching.
“This means the team will close a section of the road, dig a trench, install the new pipeline, then reinstate the worksite before moving on to the next section,” Morkel explains.
Due to the disruptive nature of this work, a partial road closure will be required with traffic management in place and access maintained for residents only.
The first section of the pipeline is to be installed outside the Pukekohe Train Station. Part of the project will be undertaken using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), a trenchless method for installing underground utilities without digging a full open trench.
The new four-kilometre pipeline is part of a $98.2 million programme that also includes construction of a larger wastewater pump station on Isabella Drive.
More disruptions are expected, however:
“We will continue to communicate any changes as the project progresses,” Morkel adds.
