Drainage pit and pipe upgrades
Drainage improvements are being undertaken at several sites across Monash, either renewing or upgrading existing drainage pits and pipes or constructing new drainage.
WORKS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
Riversdale Golf Club, Mount Waverley
When: February – June 2024
What: New drainage pipes and pits will be installed in High Street Road and extended into the Riversdale Golf Club to renew and upgrade the stormwater drainage system in the area. The works will minimise drainage issues on roadways and nearby properties.
Ashbrook Court, Kaybrook Court, Redpath Close and Scotsburn Avenue, Oakleigh South
When: January - end of April 2024.
What: The proposed works - construction of new drains and associated pits - will improve drainage along the affected streets and easements and minimise overland flows into private properties.
Parkinson Street, Churcher Court, Romney Court and Whiton Street, Mount Waverley
When: February - mid-April 2024.
What: The proposed works - construction of new drains and associated pits - will improve drainage along affected streets and minimise overland flows.
Kalonga Court and Harris Crescent, Glen Waverley
When: February - end of April 2024.
What: Our proposed works will improve drainage along the streets and minimise overland flows into private properties.
Easement of 1 - 3 Hennessy Street, Chadstone
When: February to mid-March 2024
What: Our proposed works - construction of new drains and associated pits - will improve drainage along the streets and minimise overland flows into private properties.
Cypress Avenue, Glen Waverley
When: February – March 2024
What: We’re undertaking drainage improvement works along Cypress Avenue and Folkestone Road. Our proposed works will improve drainage along the streets and minimise overland flows into private properties.
Napier Park Culvert Replacement, Glen Waverley
When: January – June 2024
What: Works will include construction of a new box-culvert, to replace the existing culvert, which meets current and future traffic service requirements. We’ve allocated funding in our 2023/24 Budget to undertake these works.
Muir Street, Walker Road and Leeds Road, Mount Waverley
When: January - April 2024
What: Drainage concrete pipes will be installed to improve the stormwater drainage system in the area and to alleviate property damage due to storm events. The works will minimise overland flows discharging into nearby properties.
SCHEDULED WORKS
Kooringa Cres, Wheelers Hill
When: Works will begin at a date to be confirmed in July – September 2024 and will be finished within 5-10 weeks of the start date.
What: Proposed works will improve the condition of the drainage along the street.
Danien St, Glen Waverley
When: Works will begin at a date to be confirmed in July – December 2024 and will be finished within 15-20 weeks of the start date.
What: Proposed works will improve the condition of the road pavement along the street.
Bristol Crt, Glen Waverley
When: Funding allocated in 2024/25 Budget for the design. Construction dates TBC.
What: We’ll address the poor condition of the road pavement, the stormwater drainage, vehicle crossings and plants on the nature strip.
Bogong Reserve, Glen Waverley
When: Works will begin at a date to be confirmed in July – September 2024 and will be finished within 5-8 weeks of the start date.
What: We’ll undertake water treatment works in Bogong Reserve. Our proposed works will improve water quality in the wetlands by reducing litter and pollutants discharging into the wetlands downstream of the litter trap/gross pollutant trap (GPT).
Campbell Street and Moira Grove, Glen Waverley
When: Funding allocated in 2024/25 Budget for the design. Construction dates TBC.
What: Our proposed works will improve drainage along the street and minimise overland flows into private properties.
COMPLETED WORKS
Works listed below were all completed by June 2023.
Luke Street Clayton - drainage improvement, approximately 160m underground, associated pits and connections
47-59 Willesden Road, Hughesdale - drainage renewal program, approximately 90m of underground drainage, associated pits and connections
50 Ashwood Drive, Ashwood - drainage improvement, approximately 135m of underground drainage, associated pits and connections
Florence Street, Burwood - local drainage, approximately 150m of underground drainage, associated pits and connections
16-18 Faulkiner Street, Clayton - drainage improvement, approximately 270m of underground drainage, reinstatement of kerb and channel and road pavement, associated drainage pits and connections
Panoramic Grove, Glen Waverley - drainage improvement, approximately 330m of underground drainage, reinstatement of kerb and channel and road pavement, associated drainage pits and connections
Gemini Court, Domino Court, Rochelle Court and Aquarius Court, Wheelers Hill - local drainage improvement, approximately 200m of drainage pipes, associated drainage pits and connections.