Midtown wastewater diversion
We are currently undertaking construction works in the midtown area.
Duration
October 2024 - December 2026
Location
Midtown
Status
Construction
The latest
We have now started our main works on Queen Street, relocating underground pipes and cables (known as services diversions) ahead of tunnelling at the Mayoral Drive/Queen Street intersection and the Wellesley Street/Queen Street intersection.
These works will take approximately 12 weeks to complete. We will provide further details about these works closer to the start date.
Project overview
Main works
Once we finish our preliminary works, we will immediately commence our main works package on Queen Street. The main works will be broken into the following stages:
Queen Street wastewater diversion, October 2024 - December 2025
- Construction of three deep shafts on Queen Street (near Mayoral Drive) and Wellesley Street
Between Queen Street and Lorne Street and on Victoria Street between Queen Street and High Street
- A 1.35m diameter tunnel boring machine will be used to construct the new 600m long wastewater pipe under Queen Street connecting into the shaft locations (as shown on the map below).
- Three short open-cut trenches at the Queen Street/Wellesley Street intersection to connect existing wastewater networks to our new tunnel.
Mayoral Drive wastewater diversion, November 2025 - December 2026
Like Queen Street, a tunnel boring machine will be used to drill beneath Mayoral Drive from Vincent Street under Greys Avenue, and into the carpark near Myers Park.
Closer to the start date we will provide more details regarding the construction methodology and traffic management that will be adopted to keep the community safe.
Works area
The map shows the areas where the project team will be working.
