FAQs
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- Sunday – 9am to 7pm
Why are we rebuilding your street?
The street assets have reached the end of their useful life and the City has a responsibility to rebuild these to ensure the infrastructure is maintained to a safe standard.
What happens if the street is closed during the works?
Prior notification of the street closure during construction will be communicated to residents, businesses, utility and service providers as part of the community engagement process. Notifications could include mail-outs, advertisements in the local newspaper and on the City’s community engagement page Your Voice.
During a road closure period, local access for residents will be maintained
How long will the works take?
It is expected that the works will take 6-8 weeks. However, each project is complex and requires works from third party providers and timelines can vary. Timelines are developed for each project as orders are finalised with weather conditions taken into account.
What are the hours the work will be undertaken?
The Environmental Noise Regulations WA 1997 sets out the requirements for noise and construction work. The work hours are:
It is unlikely that the City will undertake work during a weekend, public holidays or at a night.
Prior notification of any work undertaken outside of the hours specified for any week day will be communicated.
What is the City’s approach to undertaking road improvements?
The City aims to integrate footpath renewals, footpath connections, drainage, and kerb replacement with road renewals. This integrated approach means all components of the street infrastructure will be considered as part of a road renewal project.
Is my underground sprinkler system going to be affected?
If the system is affected, the City will reinstate it to the pre-construction condition, which will be determined from a pre-construction dilapidation inspection report.
How do I know the work area is safe?
The city has an obligation to ensure we provide a safe workplace for staff and safe access for residents and pedestrians around the worksite area. During the planning phase safety issues are taken into account and actions agreed, such as the placement of traffic controllers to assist motorists to move around the site. Other safety measures such as signage, fencing and barriers are also placed around the site to provide safety measures for residents and pedestrians.
What will happen to my crossover?
The crossover aprons will be upgraded to meet City of Nedlands standards, where applicable.
Will underground drainage be installed as part of the works?
The city assesses the drainage hydrology capacity and if required additional drainage will be installed.
Are the trees going to be affected?
The City has a policy in relation to maintaining trees. Road works do not generally involve tree work. However on some occasions trees may be affected / removed due to safety concerns
Why are the Transperth bus stops being rationalised?
As part of the City’s works program, Brockway has been identified for road resurfacing due to substantial fatigue cracking. These works will also include new kerbing and drainage and the upgrading of crossovers. T.
How will the bus stop modifications progress?
The City will be installing the hardstands for the bus stops and coordinating this with the PTA whilst the road works progress. This process will enable the PTA to plan for the re-routing of their bus services and notify users of the changes to the services. The PTA will place and/or modify signage at bus stops notifying users of the modifications.
PTA will install all the markers on the new hard stands and install new bus stop posts.