Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach

Since our return in March, we have finished laying the remaining sections of pipe, which involved challenging ground conditions near Barrenjoey Road and a complex network of pipes at the Avalon Parade intersection. We have also successfully completed our quality checks of the new pipes and have cleaned them.

Between now and September, we will connect our new pipe to the network. This will be done at three intersections along Old Barrenjoey Road - Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Parade and The Crescent. 

We'll also transfer property and fire services to the new pipe, decommission the old pipe, pack up our compound and laydown areas, and temporarily restore the road way.

We’ll start from Monday 16 March by doing some routine quality checks on the new water main at night between The Crescent and Avalon Parade. This may involve some potholing and excavation at times.

We’ll also reestablish our temporary compound in the grassy area opposite 61 Old Barrenjoey Road.

Most of our work will be done at the Avalon Parade intersection. We’ll do this at night to reduce impacts to daytime traffic flows.

Later in the year, we’ll also do night work at the Old Barrenjoey Road and The Crescent intersections. 

Our target completion is by September, weather and ground conditions permitting.  After we finish, we’ll liaise with Northern Beaches Council to carry out permanent restoration.

Our work has unfortunately been slowed due to challenging ground conditions and significant wet weather. While we’ve made every effort, we won’t be able to finish by late October 2025 as planned. We apologise for the delay and for the ongoing construction disturbance being experienced by residents and businesses.

We will install the remaining water main and other underground services by late November 2025 and then pause work over summer. This will provide a break from construction and enable us to return parking spaces for the busiest time of the year. We’ll then return from March 2026 to connect the new pipe to the system. More information is provided in our community notification.

We will continue to keep you updated via our weekly construction email updates as we continue our work.

Thank you for your continued patience while we renew the water main along Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach. 

From 3 September, we'll start work to install a section of water main underneath the intersection of Old Barrenjoey Road and Avalon Parade.

This work needs to be done at night to reduce the impact on daytime traffic flows. While we’re working at night, we’ll need to close Old Barrenjoey Road between the Woolworths carpark and the intersection of Avalon Parade. The closure will be in place from 8pm to 5am Monday nights to Friday mornings until late September. We’ll reopen the road at the end of each shift for continued use during the day.

Access to the carpark near Woolworths will be maintained via Old Barrenjoey Road as normal during the day, as well as the laneway next to Woolworths during the night shift. The work area will be fenced off to keep everyone safe.

More information is provided in our community notification.

We provide weekly project updates to anyone subscribed to our electronic mailing list. They outline the work we have finished that week and what we'll be doing in the next week. If you'd like to receive these updates, please sign up to our email list by subscribing at the top of the page.

While we're working in front of the fire station, we’ll need to close the intersection of Barrenjoey Road and Old Barrenjoey Road each night. To maintain access for residents at 61, 63 and 65 Old Barrenjoey Road during this time, we’ll temporarily adjust the traffic diversions.

Our night work hours are 8pm to 5am, Monday nights to Friday mornings (4 nights a week). We won't work Friday, Saturday, or Sunday nights. Our night work in Section 1 will also continue.

More information is provided in our community notification.

We send weekly project updates to anyone subscribed to our electronic mailing list. They outline the work we have finished that week and what we'll be doing in the next week. If you'd like to receive these updates, please sign up to our email list by subscribing at the top of the page.

Our day work hours are 7am to 6pm weekdays, and 8am to 1pm Saturdays (occasionally, if needed)

Our work area will be very space-constrained in Section 2.

• This section of Old Barrenjoey Road will be one-way (southbound only), with traffic directed around our work area via the carpark next to Woolworths
• on-street parking on this section of Old Barrenjoey Road will be restricted for the duration of the tunnelling work
• all parking in the Council carpark next to Woolworths will remain free for use.

We won't be able to pack up our work areas at the end of each shift. This means that these traffic changes will be in place 24/7 for the 12 to 16 weeks while we work in this area.

More information is provided in our community notification.

We'll be sending out weekly project updates to anyone subscribed to our electronic mailing list. They will outline the work we have finished that week and what we'll be doing in the next week. If you'd like to receive these updates, please sign up to our email list by subscribing at the top of the page.

We'll soon start renewing a section of the water main along Old Barrenjoey Road in Avalon Beach. 

You may remember that we did some investigation work between November 2022 and April 2023 to help us plan for this work. Since then, we've been working behind the scenes to refine our plans for construction.

We know that Old Barrenjoey Road is a busy street that is much loved by locals and visitors and supports many local businesses. While our work will be disruptive, we will make every effort to reduce our impact on local businesses, residents and pedestrians as much as possible.

Following feedback from residents and businesses, and in consultation with the Northern Beaches Council, we've planned this work to start in March 2025 to avoid working over the peak summer season. We'll also do a mix of day work and night work hours to balance the needs of neighbours, pedestrians and businesses.

More information is provided in our community notification.

We'll write to residents again before work starts to provide more details about our work and confirm our exact start date in March.

In December 2022, we did some investigation work to confirm where our pipes and other services are below the ground. We finished most of the work, but we need to return for a few nights next week to finalise our investigations.

Our remaining investigations will take up to 4 nights to finish, weather and ground conditions permitting.

Our work will start on the night of Monday 16 January and is expected to finish by the morning of Friday 20 January.

Our night work hours are 8pm to 5am, Monday nights to Friday mornings. We won't work Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.

After we've finished our investigations, we will return later to start construction of the new water main. We'll write to you again to let you know before we start.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback in our night work schedule survey. We have carefully considered all feedback to finalise our night work schedule. We'll work up to 4 consecutive nights a week from Monday night to Friday morning.

Our investigations will take about 3 weeks to finish following this schedule, weather and ground conditions permitting.

Our work will start on Wednesday 30 November and is expected to finish by Friday 23 December 2022.

This work will be done at night to reduce the impact on daytime traffic flows and local businesses. Our night work hours are 8pm to 5am, Monday nights to Friday mornings. We won't work Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.

After we've finished our investigations, we'll return later to start construction of the new water main. We'll write to you again to let you know before we start.

We'll soon begin renewing a section of the water main along Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach. We're also working closely with the Northern Beaches Council to plan this work.

Before we start our work, we need to confirm where our pipes and other services are below the ground. This will help us plan for the work and save time when we start construction.

Our investigations will start in late November 2022. Based on our proposed night work schedule, we expect the investigations to take about 4 weeks to finish, weather and ground conditions permitting.

These investigations need to be done at night to reduce the impact on daytime traffic flows and local businesses. Our night work hours are 8pm to 5am.

We understand our work can be disruptive, especially when we need to work at night. We’re asking the local community for feedback on our night work schedule, to minimise the impact our work has on you. If you’ve already provided your feedback on our night work schedule via the business survey in October, you don't need to complete this survey again.

• Proposed night work schedule: Our proposal is to work 4 consecutive nights a week from Monday night to Friday morning, followed by 3 nights off (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
• Alternative option A: 3 consecutive nights a week from Monday night to Thursday morning, followed by 4 nights off (Thursday to Sunday). Using this schedule, our night work would take longer to finish compared to the proposed night work schedule.
• Alternative option B: 5 consecutive nights a week from Monday night to Saturday morning, followed by 2 nights off (Saturday and Sunday). Using this schedule, our night work would take less time to finish compared to the proposed night work schedule.

This survey is now closed. If you have any questions about the upcoming work, please contact us.

We're renewing the water main along Old Barrenjoey Road in Avalon. We're talking to impacted businesses on Old Barrenjoey Road to understand your operations and access requirements.

We'll use the information from this survey to plan our work to minimise our impact on your business as best we can.

This survey is now closed. If you have any questions about the upcoming work, please contact us.