Central Coast Council’s program of works to support growth in Gosford is on track to be completed by next year, with 56 of the 66 water and sewer projects planned either completed or underway.
Administrator Rik Hart said the critical infrastructure supported a shared vision to transform Gosford into an iconic waterfront city.
“The program of works will prepare Gosford to meet the needs of our community and visitors for the next 30 years,” Hart said.
“To create places that bring our community together, we need to provide basic services so people can continue to work, live in and enjoy our growing city.
“A key part of this is having access to reliable water and sewer services.”
Director of Water and Sewer Jamie Loader said the major improvement work included 43 water projects and 23 sewer upgrades and was funded by the Housing Acceleration Fund (HAF) and Accelerated Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
“Council received $42.5M in funding through the HAF and a further $4.6M through the AIF to deliver these water and sewer infrastructure upgrades,” he said.
“The final stage of works in Mann St, Gosford, is now completed.
“We have removed and replaced sewer mains and associated infrastructure to increase the capacity of the sewage system.
“This was a major project that is now fully operational.
“Of the 43 projects in the water program, 29 have been completed, another eight are underway and the remaining six are in the planning stages.
“The sewer program has 23 projects in total with three complete, 16 underway and four in the planning stages.”
Loader said the next major package of work would be along the Gosford waterfront area where Council was planning upgrades to the sewer system from the edge of Gosford Leagues Club Field near Vaughan Ave through to the Dane Dr/Mann St intersection.
Detailed design is underway, and work will commence in the coming months.
Loader said work had also started to increase the size of the existing gravity sewer mains within the West Gosford area near Adcock Ave, Racecourse Rd, Young St and Central Coast Hwy.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said the works would support the revitalisation of Gosford.
“(This includes) its iconic waterfront – we have committed $8.5M to help transform (it) into a thriving precinct of recreation, tourism and endless opportunities for local businesses,” he said.
Read more about major projects on Council’s website, visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/major-projects
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Central Coast Council