The Federal Government funded the road rehabilitation and drainage upgrades in New Street, Ringwood through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
About the works
Road renewal works
The road renewal works included:
- Renewal of kerb and channel from Molan Street to Sylva Grove.
- Localised asphalt patching from Maroondah Highway to Olive Grove.
- Pavement reconstruction from Molan Street to Catherine Street.
- Asphalt resurfacing from Catherine Street to Sylvia Gove.
- Traffic management device renewal at revised locations and introduction of a parking lane on the western side of the road, in accordance with the previously consulted on Traffic Functional Design Plans.
Footpath construction
The missing length of footpath on the western side of New Street, from 100 New Street to the southern end was constructed as part of these works.
Drainage upgrade works
A key outcome of these works was to resolve the flooding that Council’s flood model, and community feedback, shows can impact residential properties at 78 to 98 New Street.
These works can be broken into two components
- Upgrading the stormwater drainage pipes and increasing pit capture, including:
- upgrading of easement drains at 98 and 100 New Street
- installing a new drainage pipe under New Street from 98 New Street to Molan Street, including additional grated drainage pits
- new drainage in Molan Street to connect the Molan Street drainage to the upgraded New Street drain (and disconnect it from the easement drain).
- Increase in overland flow capacity of New Street, from Molan Street to 100 New Street, by:
- reconstructing and raising the footpath on the western side of road by approximately 100mm. This will include the reconstruction of approximately the first 3 to 8 metres of the internal driveways of 80 to 1/98 New Street.
- raising the pavement on Molan Street at the intersection with New Street to prevent overland flows breaking into Molan Street.
View the plans
New Street - sign and linemarking plan(PDF, 3MB)
New Street - drainage plan(PDF, 4MB)
New Street - pavement plan(PDF, 3MB)
For further information on the proposed works, contact Council on 1300 88 22 33.