Power and drainage works along Fogarty Avenue In preparation for works to widen the West Gate Freeway between the M80 Ring Road and Williamstown Road, the West Gate Tunnel Project will be carrying out power and drainage construction work along Fogarty Avenue.

August 2018

Two lattice towers along Fogarty Avenue will be replaced with monopoles, reducing visual impact and footings

Our teams will start with the power works, and then follow with the new drainage installation underground.

These works will take approximately 12 months to complete.

During this time there will be closures on Fogarty Ave and changes to how people access their houses.

Replacing existing lattice towers with monopoles

Lattice towers are the large freestanding power lines that transmit high voltage power around Australia’s network.

The lattice towers that run adjacent to Fogarty Avenue support two different power voltages, high voltage 220kVs and lower voltage 66kVs.

We are replacing two of the lattice towers along Fogarty Avenue with monopoles.

Monopoles are an alternative high voltage transmission structure that have less visual impact and a smaller footprint.

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FOGARTY AVENUE POWER AND DRAINAGE WORKS

Power works

NEW monopoles

Drainage works

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Existing towers to be removed

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Access to Fogarty Avenue

• To ensure these works can be carried out safely and efficiently, small sections of Fogarty Avenue will be closed during excavation.

Road closures and local detour routes

• Alternative vehicle accessto Fogarty Avenue will beavailable at all times, soplease observe all signageand detours in place anddrive safely.

• Access to Wembley Primary School and Wembley Street shops via Fogarty Avenue will be affected during some of the works with a detour in place.

Access to driveways and footpaths

• The footpaths along Fogarty Avenue will remain open during these works.

• Some driveways on Fogarty Avenue may be blocked for short periods, with parking provided in side streets. If our works have a direct access impact on your driveway, we will be in touch with you before works start to provide information on where to park, and how long the work will take.

How will the lattice towers be replaced?

• To do this, we need to relocate the lower voltage 66kVs power lines that currently run along the lattice towers and put them underground. The high voltage 220kVs lines will then be transferred to the new monopoles.

• To put the 66kVs power lines underground, we will be digging trenches in stages along Fogarty Avenue and laying the cables underground. This work will be carried out in stages to minimise disruption.

• To install the monopoles, we will excavate and pour new concrete foundations. These foundations will need 28 days to set.

• Once this is done, the top sections of the monopoles will be craned in to place and the220kVs lines progressively transferred from the existing lattice towers to the new monopoles.

• The lattice towers will then be dismantled and the old footings removed.

• Works will take place mainly during the day and footpath access will be maintained.

Installing a new underground drainage line

We are installing a new drainage line under Fogarty Avenue which will protect Stony Creek from any spills from the West Gate Freeway.

How will the new drainage be installed?

• To install the drain, we need to dig trenches along Fogarty Avenue which may be up to 6 metres deep.

• Once the trenches are in place, new drainage pipes will be laid and the trenches backfilled.

Bus route diversion

• During the works, PTV bus route 432 will be diverted.

• The north and south-bound diversions vary slightly.

• Please see www.ptv.vic.gov.au/live-travel-updates for details of the diversions once in place.

Fogarty Avenue – power and drainage works

What will happen to the Shared Use Paths during these works?

• There will be detours of the Federation Trail during these works. Please observe the signage in place.

• The Muir Street and Stony Creek pedestrian bridges at the eastern end of the work zone will remain open.

What about my waste collection?

Maribyrnong Council has provided the following advice for rubbish collection when sections of Fogarty Ave are closed:

• Residents on Fogarty Avenue are asked to place their bins in the adjacent side streets for collection when the power line and drainage works are taking place in front of their properties.

• These residents are asked to place their bins on the west side (away from the CBD) of the side streets.

• When works on Fogarty Avenue block access to a side street, residents on both sides of this side street will be asked to place their bins on the west side of the street (see map below). Bins left on the east side of the road will not be emptied.

• We will be in touch with residents in advance of these changes.

Contact us

Do you have a question about the project? If you need more information or would like to provide feedback, please get in touch.

westgatetunnelproject.vic.gov.au

westgatetunnelproject@wda.vic.gov.au

1800 105 105

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@westgatetunnel

West Gate Tunnel Project GPO Box 4509, Melbourne Victoria 3001

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