Unitywater will build a 2.5 km sewerage main from Caloundra Rd, along Nicklin Way, and a 3.2 km main from Mountain Creek along Kawana Way to the Kawana Sewerage Treatment Plant.
The agreement, signed on 28 October, is part of a major upgrade to the sewerage network and includes increasing the capacity of a number of connecting sewage pumping stations.
Pipeline Drillers Managing Director John Whitbread “We are extremely pleased to be awarded this significant upgrade project for Unitywater and the people of the Sunshine Coast.
“It will be a landmark project for the community and Pipeline Drillers, with the longest and largest diameter high density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) installed in Australia using horizontal directional drilling.”
Unitywater CEO George Theo said “This is one of the largest drilling programs undertaken by a water utility in Australia and will make a significant contribution towards meeting the demands of growth in areas from Caloundra South to Sippy Downs.
“HDD is the best solution to construct sections of these pipelines as it minimises disruption to the community and the environment.
Unitywater has AU$418 million worth of sewerage and water supply projects planned for the Sunshine Coast between 2016 and 2021.
Construction on the project is expected to start in early 2017.
For more information visit the Unitywater website.
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