Published on 01 May 2025
Council has awarded a contract for the upgrade of six stormwater assets on Tharrapatha Way, to help prepare the area for future footpath-widening works.
At its April Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, April 30, Council resolved to award the Tharrapatha Way Stormwater Asset Renewal Upgrades contract to Blackform Contracting Pty Ltd.
In the future, Tharrapatha Way will be upgraded to a 3m-wide shared path, as part of the broader Soldiers Hill Principal Cycle Network Project.
Blackform Contracting is set to undertake the works from this Friday 2 May to Friday 30 June, from 6am to 6pm each day (inclusive of weekends, to reduce the construction period).
The works will include regrading and reshaping areas adjacent to each stormwater asset, the laying of new pipes, the construction of culverts and a section of new shared path, and the installation of handrails.
The project will be funded by the Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme, which is a jointly funded arrangement by Council and the State Department of Transport and Main Roads.
The contract is for $796,722, with a further contribution of $130,000 to come from Council’s 2024-25 capital works budget to enable the delivery of the culvert-widening works along the walkway.