Craigieburn Sewage Transfer Hub Project

We’re building two new above-ground storage tanks to improve our storage capacity and reduce the likelihood of sewage spills into waterways during heavy rains.

Upgrading sewerage infrastructure will improve our capacity to collect, store and transfer sewage flows from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, and reduce the likelihood of sewage spills into waterways during heavy rain events, including the Merri Creek.

Our construction partner, Simpson Construction Company, is building the two new above-ground storage tanks next to two existing storage tanks within our Craigieburn Treatment Plant site, located east of Sydney Road, and south of Craigieburn Road East, in Craigieburn.

Map showing where the project works will occur.

When we’ll be working

The project will be completed between late March and late 2024, weather permitting.

Impacts and what to expect

We’ll make every effort to complete these works with as little impact as possible to local businesses, road users and the environment.

Works will occur Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Some Saturday work may be required at times.
Most construction will take place within our Craigieburn Treatment Plant site.
From April 2023 there will be an increase in traffic and some delays along Craigieburn Road East due to truck movements in and out of our site.
Our trucks will use an existing temporary access road along the eastern edge of the Interlink Drive industrial estate.
Water and sewerage services for customers will not be affected by these works.
There will be some noise from excavators, loading trucks and beeping equipment.

Previous works

These works are the second phase of an ongoing project.

The first phase was completed between November 2016 and June 2019 by our construction delivery partner, CPB Contractors. They constructed new infrastructure including two above-ground tanks, a sewage pumping station and associated pipework and channels within the Craigieburn Treatment Plant site.

Contact us

If you have a question about the works, please contact John Agius, Simpson Construction Company on 03 9808 0611.

For more information about the project, contact the project team on 03 9872 1483 or email [email protected]