Goulburn Valley Water has completed the second stage of a major water main replacement project along Hawdon St, Shepparton.
About 300m of a new 180mm water main was installed along Hawdon St, between Rea St and Balaclava Rd, with the majority of works carried out during school holidays to minimise the impact on road users.
The remaining section of water main construction and relining of the existing main to continue supplying high-volume customers will be carried out during the Easter school holidays in April.
GVW managing director Steve Capewell said the works were part of an ongoing program to proactively identify and replace assets that were close to the end of their life.
“We saw around 30 customers connected to a new water main that will improve their service reliability for the next 50 years,” he said.
“We’d like to thank people for their patience while we carried out this important infrastructure upgrade.”
Overall, the project will see about 800m of water main replaced along Hawdon St between Knight St and Balaclava Rd to improve service reliability, following a number of bursts and leaks during the past couple of years.
GVW will keep customers informed ahead of the beginning of the third phase of works, expected to begin in April.
To stay up to date with the project’s progress, visit the GVW website.