The ball is rolling in a major stormwater project in Whanganui aimed at overcoming persistent flooding through residential and commercial properties in Castlecliff.
The district council is calling for expressions of interest for the contract to extend the city's stormwater system by about 250 metres between Gilberd St and Raupo St in Castlecliff.
It's a project estimated to cost $6 million spread across two years and has meant council has had to make changes to its 2016-17 Annual Plan as well as its 2015-25 long-term plan.
The work is aimed at improving stormwater drainage in an area from the Westbourne industrial estate, on through the Titoki wetlands and into Gilberd St next to the Whanganui River.
It's an area prone to ponding or flooding in even small or medium rain events.