Prospect South to Macarthur (ProMac)

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Under the ProMac project we are building new drinking water pipelines and infrastructure between Prospect South and Macarthur as part of Sydney Water's long-term plan to extend the city’s water capacity and supply.

ProMac will upgrade our existing water reservoirs at Liverpool, Cecil Park and Currans Hill as well as build two new reservoirs at Oran Park. This will allow for an extra 100 Megalitres of additional reservoir capacity in Western Sydney. That’s the equivalent of about 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools!

We’re also building 15 km of additional pipework, three pumping stations and upgrading our existing network to ensure growing communities in South Western Sydney have access to clean drinking water.

Sydney Water is investing in new infrastructure that will support the growing, dynamic South Western Sydney.

ProMac will help Sydney Water deliver on its vision of creating a better life with world-class water services.

Under the ProMac project we are building new drinking water pipelines and infrastructure between Prospect South and Macarthur as part of Sydney Water's long-term plan to extend the city’s water capacity and supply.

ProMac will upgrade our existing water reservoirs at Liverpool, Cecil Park and Currans Hill as well as build two new reservoirs at Oran Park. This will allow for an extra 100 Megalitres of additional reservoir capacity in Western Sydney. That’s the equivalent of about 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools!

We’re also building 15 km of additional pipework, three pumping stations and upgrading our existing network to ensure growing communities in South Western Sydney have access to clean drinking water.

Sydney Water is investing in new infrastructure that will support the growing, dynamic South Western Sydney.

ProMac will help Sydney Water deliver on its vision of creating a better life with world-class water services.

  • Harrington Park - extended Saturday hours Saturday 27 August

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    On Saturday 27 August 2022, we will be working inside the Harrington Park Pump Station site to prepare an area for installation of Endeavour Energy equipment. We will be working extended hours from 8am to 6pm to complete this work.

    Our work will involve:

    • the arrival of trucks to site
    • the use of machinery such as an excavator, crane and vacuum truck
    • concrete works, including the delivery of concrete.

    Endeavour Energy has notified residents who will be affected by a power outage.


    Location of work

  • Bossley Park - road investigation works, corner of Rickard Road and Mimosa Road

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    We previously notified you that we would be working on Rickard Road, Bossley Park at night from Monday 15 August 2022 to locate services that have been covered by recent roadwork. These investigation works are necessary to support the upgrade underway at Prospect Reservoir.

    To reduce the impact to nearby residents, these works have been re-scheduled to daytime. We will now complete these works between 9.30 am and 3 pm starting on Tuesday 16 August 2022, weather permitting. Refer to map overleaf.

    Traffic changes

    As we complete this work, there will be speed reductions in place along Rickard Road and Mimosa Road. All traffic will be managed on a stop-slow arrangement. Traffic controllers will safely assist pedestrians around our work zone. Driveway access will be maintained however, residents may experience minor delays while machinery moves out of the way. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are advised to observe all project signage and traffic control directions during construction.

    Location of work

  • Cecil Hills - tree planting community day with Cecil Hills Early Education and Care Centre

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    Principal Contractor Diona Pty Ltd, installed 1.95 km of trunk main through Cecil Hills in 2021-2022 for our Prospect to Macarthur program (ProMac).

    One of the businesses directly impacted by these works was the Cecil Hills Early Education and Care Centre. Following extensive consultation with centre staff, Diona was able to schedule the works to occur outside of their business hours and adjust the pipe alignment to avoid a boom gate and reduce tree loss.

    At the end of June, Sydney Water Delivery Partner ACCIONA Australia and Diona returned to the centre to donate three trees. The trees were presented to centre staff and representatives from Liverpool City Council NSW parks and facilities teams.

    We then had some very keen mini helpers pull on some gloves and help plant the trees. The spotted gums will provide the centre’s backyard with some much-needed shade in the summer months.

    Representatives from Diona Pty Ltd, ACCIONA Australia and Liverpool City Council

  • Cecil Hills - continuing night work on Cowpasture Road

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    We have been working at night on Cowpasture Road to install a water main within the median strip. Due to preparation work required for the connection, we still need to continue work at night from Monday 18 July. Work will take place over five night shifts a week between 8.30pm to 5am, Sunday to Friday, with two nights respite during the week. We anticipate completing this work by 30 September 2022, weather permitting.

    The following activities will be undertaken:

    • excavation of the median
    • construction of concrete reinforcement to support the water main
    • welding
    • connecting the water main to the network in two locations
    • restoration of the Cowpasture Road median.

    In the week leading up to each connection, we will work six night shifts, 8.30pm to 5am Sunday to Friday.

    What you need to know

    There will be no interruptions to your water service during this work.

    We’ll do everything we can to keep noise to a minimum including where possible loading materials during the day shift, using noise blankets to enclose our work area and completing the noisiest activities at the beginning of a shift.


    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

  • Bossley Park - installation of electrical cabinet and cabling at 2 Quarry Road

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    We successfully installed and connected a valve to the water main in the laneway behind 65 Mimosa Road, Bossley Park to control the pressure of the water as it enters homes.

    We are now ready to return to site to install an electrical cabinet and connect the cabling. The cabinet will be installed on the 3 metre by 1.2 metre concrete foundation in the nature strip in front of 2 Quarry Road. We will start these works on Monday 18 July 2022 and will take up to one week to complete the installation, weather permitting. There may be 1-2 days during this week of work that we’ll need to open a pit lid in the laneway behind 65 Mimosa Road to carry out some activities.

    This work will involve:

    • trenching in the nature strip outside number 2, 4 and 6 Quarry Road
    • installing instruments in the laneway at the rear of 65 Mimosa Road shops • installing the electrical cabinet and connecting the cables
    • restoring impacted areas.

    Work hours

    Our work hours will be 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday and 8 am to 5 pm Saturday, if required.

    Traffic changes

    During this work, there will be changed pedestrian and traffic conditions. Traffic controllers will be in place to safely manage vehicle and pedestrian movements around the work area to keep you safe.


    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

  • Bradbury - oversized delivery for Campbelltown South Reservoir site

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    As part of the Prospect to Macarthur (ProMac) project we are building a new re-chlorination plant within our Campbelltown South Reservoir site at Bradbury to improve the management of water quality for our customers (please see map location).

    The re-chlorination plant was being built off site and is now ready to be delivered. To do this, we will need to transport the unit outside of standard construction hours due to busy road conditions during the day. This will involve oversized construction vehicles driving into site between Wednesday 13 July and Friday 15 July from 11pm to 7am, weather permitting. The construction vehicles will park on site with the delivery until work can commence during our standard construction hours.

    Should we not be able to undertake the delivery as scheduled, we will carry out this work between Wednesday 20 July and Friday 22 July as contingency.

    Construction traffic and impacts

    There will be an increase in construction traffic around Bradbury during our work. Residents can expect to see truck movements on Karrabul Road, St Johns Road, Akuna Avenue, Greengate Road and Merino Crescent.

    Location of re-chlorination plant site, Bradbury

    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

  • Harrington Park and Oran Park - night work on The Northern Road

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    As you are aware, we are continuing to install 5 kilometres of underground electrical cable along The Northern Road to connect the new water pumping station at Harrington Park to the Substation at Oran Park.

    Upcoming night work

    Due to busy traffic on The Northern Road during the day, we need to do some of the installation work at night from 10pm to 6am.

    Work will take place at night inside the Harrington Park Pump Station site on Monday 27, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 June 2022. We may also work at night on Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July, as contingency.

    We will work at night at the intersection of Peter Brock Drive and The Northern Road on Tuesday 28 June to complete utility investigations. We will then install new cable on Monday 4, Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 July 2022. We may also work at night on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July, as contingency.

    Traffic changes

    During the work there will be changes to traffic conditions on The Northern Road. Lane closures and traffic control will be in place to safely assist motorists around our work area. Please see map overleaf for the location of work.

    Location of work


    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    Members of the public can rest easy knowing that Sydney Water's front line crews are authorised to work safely to continue delivering these essential services for their communities.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.


  • Menangle Park - temporary traffic changes along Glenlee Road

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    We plan to trench across Glenlee Road to install a new water main. Please see map overleaf for the location of work. The work will be undertaken over a three-day period in the week commencing 20 June 2022, weather permitting. No night works will be undertaken.

    We plan to trench across Glenlee Road to install a new water main. Please see map overleaf for the location of work. The work will be undertaken over a three-day period in the week commencing 20 June 2022, weather permitting. No night works will be undertaken.

    This work will involve:

    • trench excavation
    • installation and removal of steel plates
    • pipe installation and backfilling
    • laying of asphalt.

    Traffic changes

    Traffic flow will be maintained by traffic controllers, causing minimal delays to residents. Steel plates will cover the trench for the duration of the works. One lane of Glenlee Road will remain open in a two-way stop/slow arrangement.

    Our work hours

    • 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday
    • 8 am to 1 pm Saturday.

    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    Members of the public can rest easy knowing that Sydney Water's front line crews are authorised to work safely to continue delivering these essential services for their communities.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

  • Currans Hill - reservoir demolition completed

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    As part of the Prospect to Macarthur project (ProMac) we are replacing the reservoir in Currans Hill so that it can reliably supply water to the community for decades to come. We dismantled the existing reservoir throughout March, April and May. We plan to start demobilising from the area on 16 May 2022, weather permitting. Stage 2 construction of the new reservoir will commence later this year, weather permitting. We will provide an update to the community once this has been confirmed.

    Demobilisation works will involve:

    • removing site facilities
    • removing all remaining plant and machinery • undertaking environmental inspections.

    Construction traffic and impacts

    There will be an increase in construction traffic around Currans Hill while we demobilise. Residents can expect to see truck movements on Turner Road, Ascot Drive and Manooka Road.

    Our work hours

    • 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday
    • 8 am to 1 pm Saturday.


    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    Members of the public can rest easy knowing that Sydney Water's front line crews are authorised to work safely to continue delivering these essential services for their communities.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

  • Harrington Park - night work at Harrington Park Pump Station

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    Sydney Water are building a new water pumping station on The Northern Road in Harrington Park, to provide drinking water services for 84,000 new homes in the South West Growth Area and Western Sydney Aerotropolis Growth Area.

    As part of this work, we need to carry out several watermain connections over the coming months. We will work in stages to disconnect and remove the existing water main within different areas of the pumping station. Once removed, there will be new pipework installed to accommodate the new pump station. This connection work will be carried out over a 72-hour period. Your wastewater or water services will not be impacted by these shutdowns.

    The location of work for the first two stages will be at the front of our site compound near The Northern Road (please see map overleaf for the location of work). You may also notice some machinery and work vehicles moving around the site during the work.

    Stage 1 connection

    The first connection will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday 17 May to 7 am Friday 20 May 2022, weather permitting.

    Stage 2 connection

    The second connection will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday 31 May to 7 am Friday 3 June 2022, weather permitting.

    We will notify you again when we are ready to complete stages 3 and 4 of the connection works.

    These works are in addition to our standard working hours.

    Standard work hours

    • 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday

    • 8 am to 1 pm on Saturdays.

    Construction activities include saw cutting, welding, lifting pipes / fittings and excavation activities. There will be trucks and other construction equipment with reversing beepers working in the area. We’ll try to do the noisiest work early in the night, but there’ll be some noise after midnight at times.

    Traffic changes

    As we complete this work, a section of the footpath along The Northern Road has been temporarily reduced to one lane. The changed pedestrian conditions will remain in place for the duration of the work.

    Location of work

    The health and wellbeing of Sydney Water crews are our top priority. All crews are adhering to testing, social distancing, and mask wearing requirements.

    Members of the public can rest easy knowing that Sydney Water's front line crews are authorised to work safely to continue delivering these essential services for their communities.

    We know our work can be disruptive, so we’ll make every effort to reduce any impact this work may have on you. Thank you for your cooperation during this essential work.

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