Moss Vale Road Urban Release Area - Water Infrastructure

The Moss Vale Road Urban Release Area (URA) is a regionally significant residential development located between Bomaderry and Cambewarra village.

 
A satellite image of the Moss Vale Road urban release area and surrounding roads and urban centres.
 

About the project

The current projected development yield is 3,400 residential lots. In order to supply adequate future servicing to the URA, Shoalhaven Water progressed detailed designs for the Water and Wastewater infrastructure, with construction of the works commenced in 2021.

Overall Project Highlights:

  • Project approval – 2020
  • Award of design consultants – 2020
  • Stage 1 Water Lead-in construction – 2021
  • Overall water Detailed Design Completion – 2022

The Works

  • Package 1: Stage 1 Water Main Lead-in Work (Completed 2021)
    • Extension of the existing Cambewarra water main network along Main Road and Moss Vale Road, to the Moss Vale Road Urban Release Area
  • Package 2: Illaroo Road Water Pumping Station Upgrade (In Progress)
    • Construction of new replacement water pumping station
  • Package 3: Stage 2 Water Mains (New and upgrades) (In Progress) 
    • Construction of new rising mains connecting the Cambewarra and Bomaderry water networks
  • Package 4: Package 4: New Water Reservoir (Awarded under separate contract August 2022) (In Progress)
    • Construction of a new 3.5ML reservoir on the existing Cambewarra Reservoir site at Reservoir Lane

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August 2023 Update

  • Package 1: Stage 1 Water Main Lead-in Work (Completed 2021)
    • Package 1 works completed 2021
  • Package 2: Illaroo Road Water Pumping Station Upgrade (In Progress)
    • Detailed design completed June 2022, with procurement activities to follow 2022/2023
    • Pre-work vegetation removal undertaken
    • Power supply works undertaken
    • Construction Contract awarded in December 2022
    • Pump station building works to commence shortly and to be completed by October/November 2023
  • Package 3: Stage 2 Water Mains (In Progress)
    • Detailed design completed June 2022
    • Construction Contract awarded in December 2022
    • Pre-work vegetation removal undertaken
    • Power supply works undertaken
    • Pipeline construction works via underbore on Hockey's Lane, Main Rd Cambewarra and Faulks Place to be carried out around mid April to October 2023
    • Pipeline construction works on Reservoir Lane Cambewarra to be carried out from August to November 2023
    • Pipeline construction works along Moss Vale Road to be carried out from July to December 2023
  • Package 4: New Water Reservoir Cambewarra
    • Detailed design completed March 2022
    • Construction Contract awarded in August 2022
    • Construction works are in progress and to be completed by October/November 2023

If you have any questions about the above works, please contact Project Manager Abrar Ahmed via email on abrar.ahmed@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or phone on 0437 646 764.

For more information, including the detailed stages, visit the Planning for Growth in Nowra - Bomaderry Get Involved web page.