After two separate pipe bursts flooded Hobart businesses, TasWater has started work to replace aging water mains under Liverpool and Murray streets.
The project will focus on upgrading two sections of the main between Harrington and Murray streets and Collins and Liverpool streets.
Tim Cubit, TasWater’s Acting General Manager of Project Delivery, said the work is expected to wrap up in about three months.
“We’ve been working around the clock to bring forward a project to replace the water main … since the first failure in December,” Cubit said.
“We understand the frustration felt by businesses and the disruption to the community and want to assure them that we are moving swiftly to rectify the issue.”
The burst pipes damaged the road surface and flooded nearby businesses, with the second break happening just 12 metres from where the first repair was done.
“Much of the water and sewage infrastructure in the Hobart CBD dates back generations, even as far back as World War II times,” Cubit said.
One section of the water main being replaced is a relic from the 1940s, making it over 80-years-old.
To keep disruptions to a minimum, most of the work will be done at night. However, TasWater says motorists should still expect some delays during the day.
