St Johns Watermain Upgrade
Supporting growth and improving the water network's resilience
Duration
September 2025 – June 2026
Location
St Johns
Status
Construction
Project overview
To support the growth in your community, we’ve installed a new watermain along St Johns Road and a small section of College Road. We’re also upgrading the existing pump station on College Road to improve the water network's resilience.
The installation of the new watermain has finished and the team are now working to upgrade the two pumps within the existing pump station on College Road. This work will take place within Watercare land and is not expected to cause disruption to the wider community. This section of the project is expected to finish in June 2026..

How will this work affect you?
Our contractors, Pipeline & Civil, will set up their work site at our existing pump station on College Road. There will be an increase of machinery in the area for the duration of the project.
General working hours are Monday-Saturday, 7am-6pm. Work outside of these hours may need to take place at times. We will contact neighbours in advance with more information if required.
Our work sites will be securely fenced off and clearly signposted.
An approved traffic management plan will be in place and clearly signposted. You may notice the following temporary changes:
- Stop/go systems
- Reduced lane widths
- Reduced speed limits
- Reduced parking spaces
- VMS sign boards
- Pedestrian detours/reduced footpath width.
We ask that you follow the direction of traffic management staff and traffic signage to keep everyone safe.
Your water services will not be impacted during the construction phase of the project. Once the work is complete, we will connect the new pipeline into the existing water network with a short, notified shutdown. We will contact any impacted residents in advance with more information.