Major roadworks in Wakefield Street start on 7 November

Letter from Wellington Water and Wellington City Council - 31 October 2024
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WAKEFIELD STREET RISING MAIN WORKS - TE ARO, WELLINGTON

Tēna koe
Wellington Water in conjunction with our contractor E.N. Ramsbottom is about to get underway with the second stage of constructing the new wastewater rising main along Wakefield Street on behalf of Wellington City Council.

BACKGROUND
The new rising main (a pipe that carries wastewater under pressure) links the existing Kent Terrace rising main and
the new Taranaki Street rising main. It will provide additional storage and redundancy to the network, allowing an alternative route for pumping flows during planned or unplanned maintenance of the Kent Terrace rising main.

ABOUT THIS STAGE
The first stage of the Wakefield Street rising main was completed in December 2022. We are now commencing the last stage, which includes installing approximately 270m of pipe on Wakefield Street between Tory Street and Kent Terrace and approximately 50m of pipe on Chaffers Street between Wakefield Street and Pump Station 4, located at the Chaffers St entrance to the New World car park.

DATES
Work will start 7 November 2024, with the section between Tory Street and Chaffers Street.

LANE CLOSURE
Due to the location of the new pipe, this section of Wakefield Street will be reduced to one lane. On-street parking will also be removed from this section of the street. However, access to garages, parking buildings and retail premises will be maintained throughout.

CHRISTMAS PAUSE
Work will be paused during December and resume after Wellington Anniversary Weekend. This will allow traffic management to be removed over this busy Christmas period.

Following this initial section work will then move to the next section between Chaffers Street and Kent Terrace. The overall duration of these works will be six to seven months.

If you have any queries please contact:
Michelle Hoffman, Project Manager michelle@ramsbottom.org.nz; 027 4716246
After hours, please call the Wellington City Council Call Centre on 04 499 4444.

If you have a complaint, please call 04 912 4470 or email customer@wellingtonwater.co.nz to access our free
complaints process. If we cannot resolve your complaint, you can contact Utilities Disputes on 0800 22 33 40 or go to
www.utilitiesdisputes.co.nz. Utilities Disputes is a free and independent service for resolving complaints about
utilities providers. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the city’s infrastructure.

Ngā mihi,
Michelle Hoffman
Project Manager – E.N. Ramsbottom
On behalf of Capital Projects Delivery