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Watercare say contractors are making good progress on building a major $26 million wastewater pump station in Warkworth’s Lucy Moore Memorial Park.
Two walkways leading past the construction site have been closed off to ensure public safety while the work takes place.
Site preparation has concluded and construction is now focusing on building a “caisson shoe”, or box-like structure, to create the 11.2 metre deep wet and dry chambers in the pump station. The first major concrete pour is planned for February next year.
Watercare project manager Dirk du Plessis is asking the public to be aware of increased traffic as contractor McConnell Dowell ramps up construction activity.
“We’re aware the warm weather is bringing people outside and we’d like to remind them to stay alert and take notice of extra truck movements in coming months,” he says.
The new pump station is the first in a series of projects that will cater for growth and improve water quality in the Mahurangi River.
It will be followed by a new 5km transfer pipeline and a new wastewater treatment plant in Snells Beach/Algies Bay, which are both starting next year.
