New water main being built on Te Aute Rd in Havelock North

A map showing the pipe area. Image / Hastings District Council

Construction has begun on the installation of a new water main on Te Aute Rd in Havelock North this week.

Contractors Drainways began preparatory work on Monday this week to install two sections of water pipeline, one from Havelock Rd to Te Aute Rd, and the other on Te Aute Rd.

Pipework for the Havelock Rd to Te Aute Rd section will run through Anderson Park, and a connection will also be made from the Porter Drive roundabout to the Anderson Park gates on Te Aute Rd.

Crews will be working in daylight hours from Monday to Friday until the end of the project expected to be finished by mid to late December.

Work has started the southern parking lane along Te Aute Rd with two-way traffic flow to be maintained but speed restrictions and stop-go operators may be in place at times.

There will be restrictions to parking and cyclists in the southern lane.

If individual driveway access is to be interrupted, the contractors will make direct contact with affected residents in advance.

There will be some drilling along Te Aute Rd and through the Anderson Park carpark and trenching in the Anderson Park fields, timed to occur between the rugby and cricket seasons from late September until Labour Weekend.

Work on the Porter Drive roundabout will take about one week in mid-September, one side of the roundabout will be closed so full traffic management will be in place.

The construction is the beginning of a two-year programme of work upgrading drinking water infrastructure.

The work ensures the council is meeting safety, resilience, and sufficient capacity of supply for urban residents across Hastings and national drinking water standards.

Further work in the Havelock North area is planned for the next one to two years.

Drinking water services will be installed along Campbell St from Duart Rd and from Porter Drive through to the corner of Middle Rd and then along Middle Road through to Iona Road.

Stormwater services will be going in along Campbell St from Busby Hill, through to the Havelock North Bowling Club.

Both of these projects are to start early in 2021.