Prospect South to Macarthur (ProMac)

In line with new restrictions introduced by the NSW Government on Saturday 17 July 2021, the ProMac project has paused construction work until 11.59pm on Friday, 30 July 2021, or as otherwise advised by NSW Health.

Over the weekend the project team made arrangements to close and secure our construction sites.

During the pause on construction, approved staff may need to attend sites to carry out essential and urgent environmental, safety and security activities which include, but is not limited to, security checks, fixing potential safety issues, water treatment plant operations, pump maintenance, surface surveys and inspections.

As required, all of the activities mentioned above will continue to be carried out in accordance with NSW Health advice. We will ensure to provide updates in the lead up to the work restarting.

The ProMac community team will be available throughout the construction pause to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Starting Sunday 25 July 2021, work will begin to install electrical cabling by tunnelling underneath Cowpasture Road. To minimise impacts to traffic during the day, this work will occur at night and take 5 consecutive nights to complete, weather permitting.

Our work hours will be 6 pm until 7 am. If the work is delayed, it will be completed the following week.

During the works there will be changes to traffic conditions on Cowpasture Road. Lane closures and a speed reduction will be in place for the safety of motorists and our workers. Please see map overleaf for the location of work.

As part of the ProMac project we are building a new drinking water pipeline between Sugarloaf Pump Station in Menangle Park and the Narellan South Reservoir (see below map), to provide drinking water services for 84,000 new homes in the South West Growth Area and Western Sydney Aerotropolis Growth Area.

We plan to start investigation work in Menangle Park between the Southern Highlands Railway Line and the Hume Highway from Monday 19 July 2021.

Construction of the pipeline will then commence Monday 26 July 2021 near the Southern Highlands Railway Line and will move progressively east towards the Sugarloaf Pump Station.

The construction will take about a year to finish - around June 2022, weather permitting.

This work will involve:

• setting up site facilities and access tracks
• clearing trees and removing vegetation within 30 metres of our work area
• using plant and equipment to dig trenches and pits and remove spoil
• installing pipes and valves in trenches and pits, and connecting them to the existing network
• restoring the impacted area.

As part of the Prospect to Macarthur (ProMac) project, we are building a new water pumping station in Harrington Park (see map below), to provide drinking water services for 84,000 new homes in the South West Growth Area and Western Sydney Aerotropolis Growth Area.

Construction of the pumping station will start on Monday 19 July 2021 and will take about a year to complete.

Traffic changes

From Monday 19 July 2021, we will start constructing a vehicle entry/exit point to the work site from The Northern Road will commence. During this work, there will be some disruption to the cyclist and pedestrian lanes.

We’ll have traffic controls in place to safely maintain traffic, cyclist and pedestrian flow. Changes will be clearly marked by directional signposting. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are advised to take extra care when travelling in the area and to observe all project signage and traffic control directions during construction.

We have now completed installation of assets on Cross Street in front of Kemps Creek Public School and Christadelphian Heritage College and traffic flows as per usual along Cross St.

We will return to Western Road to continue installation of the pipeline between Cross Street and Elizabeth Drive, which will require a full closure of Western Road between Cross St & Elizabeth Drive during the daytime.

This work will take about 3 weeks, starting Monday 19 July, weather permitting.

Traffic changes

A section of Western Road between Cross Street and Elizabeth Drive will be closed to traffic during our work hours. A detour will be in place via Elizabeth Drive, Devonshire Road and Cross Street. Please see map below.

Local access to Overett Avenue will be maintained, however there may be some delays. Please allow extra time in planning your journey.

We will open one lane to traffic outside of our work hours on a stop-go arrangement using temporary traffic lights.

Once this work is complete we will open one lane for traffic while we are installing valves before we complete this work. We will post another update on this closer to the time.

We appreciate that this is a busy area and we thank the local community for their patience while we deliver these works.

Construction activities to install the new water main in Feodore Drive are progressing well, and there are some changes coming up, which you need to be aware of.

From Friday 16 July 2021, our work will start at the intersection of Feodore Drive and Clementina Circuit, and move progressively toward Inverness Circuit. This will take about 5 weeks, until late August 2021, weather permitting.

Traffic changes

There will be a road closure in place for the duration of the works (including outside of work hours). Local access will be maintained for residents, however there will be delays.

Detours around Feodore Drive will be in place via Clementina Circuit. Traffic controllers will be in place to safely assist vehicles and pedestrians around our work area. Please see the detour map below.

Bus changes

As we work in Feodore Drive, there will be changes to the 807, 827 and school bus routes. Buses will not travel along Feodore Drive between Clementina Circuit and Cecil Hills High School. A shuttle bus will operate to these stops along Feodore Drive between Cecil Hills High School and Clementina Circuit. Please follow all directional signage installed at bus stops and allow extra time in planning your journey.

Our work hours will be from 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday and 8 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. We will not work on Sundays or public holidays.

We need to install pits and complete other minor works on Cross Street in front of Kemps Creek Public School and Christadephlian Heritage College. To minimise impact on school traffic, we will do this work during the upcoming school holidays.

The work will take place for a period of up to 10 days between Wednesday 30 June and Saturday 10 2021, weather permitting.

Traffic changes

During the day, one lane will be closed on Cross Street, between Devonshire Road and the end of the school zone

Western Road will be reopened to traffic between Cross Street and Elizabeth Drive for the duration of this work.

Traffic control will be in place to safely assist motorists around our work area. Please refer to the map for details.

Work has started to install 3.4km of underground electrical cable to connect the new pumping station in Cecil Hills to the Abbotsbury Zone Substation in Bonnyrigg Heights. To meet critical milestones, we need to extend our Saturday working hours.

From Saturday 26 June 2021 until Saturday 11 September 2021, our work hours in Bonnyrigg Heights on Saturdays will be 8 am to 5 pm.

Work will include:

• digging pits in the road verge
• using winches to pull cable through the conduits
• restoring the impacted area.

Night works will continue to be required along Cowpasture Road, Elizabeth Drive and Lewis Street to reduce impacts to traffic during the day.

From Friday 18 June, installation of the watermain will start in Cecil Hills in two locations:

• Lancaster Avenue, between Balmoral Circuit and Feodore Drive

• Feodore Drive, between Lancaster Avenue and Clementina Circuit

To create a safe zone for workers, there will be changed traffic conditions and changes to bus stops. A shuttle bus will also operate in place of normal bus and school bus services in some areas of Cecil Hills.

For details about all changes and bus diversions including maps please click here.

We have completed installation of the pipeline near the intersection of Cross Street and Western Road and will now continue north towards Elizabeth Drive.

To complete this next stage of work we need to close Western Road at Elizabeth Drive during the daytime.

The work will take place for a period of up to 5 weeks between Tuesday 15 June and Friday 23 July 2021, weather permitting.

A section of Western Road between Cross Street and Elizabeth Drive will be closed to traffic during our work hours. A detour will be in place via Elizabeth Drive, Devonshire Road and Cross Street. Local access to Overett Avenue will be maintained, however there may be some delays. Please allow extra time in planning your journey.

We will open one lane to traffic outside of our work hours on a stop-go arrangement using temporary traffic lights. Please see map below.

Our work hours

• 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday

• 8 am to 1 pm Saturday

We appreciate that this is a busy area and we thank the local community for their patience while we deliver these works.