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Warkworth works progress despite lockdown

Snells Beach, Warkworth region

Contractors are currently completing works on a major $26 million wastewater pump station in Lucy Moore Memorial Park. 

Project manager Dirk du Plessis is asking the public to be aware of increased traffic as contractor McConnell Dowell ramps up construction activity. 

“We are very pleased to see that works are well underway,” said du Plessis.

“We’re aware the warm weather is bringing people outside and we’d like to remind them to stay alert and take notice of extra truck movements in coming months.” 

According to Watercare, Warkworth – a region 64 km north of Auckland – is expected to grow significantly in population, with up to 20,000 people migrating to the area over the next few decades.

The new pump station is the first in a series of municipality projects designed to cater for growth and improve water quality in the Mahurangi/Warkworth region. 

The next phase of the project will involve the construction and installation of a new 5 km transfer pipeline and wastewater treatment plant in Snells Beach/Algies Bay,  expected to commence next year. 

Tunnelling will be carried out deep underground by direct pipe tunnelling — a method that was successfully deployed by McConnell Dowell on the Snells-Algies wastewater outfall. 

The Warkworth wastewater scheme is expected to be completed in 2024. 

For more information visit the Watercare website. 

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