KINGSTON Council will spend $4.5 million on projects to minimise the risk of flood damage in Chelsea and Edithvale.
One of the projects is underway at Thames Promenade in Chelsea, and is expected to take 20 weeks to complete. A stormwater pumping station is being built, alongside stormwater drainage pipes and pits. Footpaths and vehicle crossings are being replaced as part of the project.
The Mulkarra Drive/Thames Promenade intersection is expected to close at times in the next 20 weeks while works are undertaken.
Another project in Edithvale, stages three and four of the Edithvale Flood Management Project, is also going ahead. A new drainage system as well as concrete kerbs, pram crossings, footpaths, vehicle crossings, and an asphalt pavement are being built on Montrose Avenue. The drainage system will run down Keith Avenue and along Kinross Avenue.
Kingston councillor David Eden said that recent flooding disasters in Australia highlighted the need to take action. “Unfortunately, you only have to look to Queensland, northern NSW and Sydney at present to see the devastating impacts floods can have on communities and the safety and livelihoods of our community is always at the forefront of our minds,” he said.
“We will keep working to ensure our infrastructure is of the highest possible standard and I am looking forward to seeing these significant drainage projects come to fruition.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 23 March 2022
