Council voted to proceed with a Special Charge Scheme to upgrade $4.6 million worth of roads and drainage in February 2018.

The Scheme will involve construction and full upgrade of roads and drainage including pavement and sealing works, underground surface and storm water drainage, kerb and channeling, nature strip works, speed humps and pedestrian pathways on selected streets.

Additionally, a Melbourne Water upgrade project will integrate with this project at the same time. This will include the upgrade of the main waterway and installation of new storm water infrastructure that will provide the community with a new wetland area.

The Melbourne Water upgrade project has an anticipated value of $2.5 million. Council's budgeted contribution to the Pioneer Bay Estate’s projects will be $1.1 million.

We currently maintain over 120km of unsealed roads in urban areas. Our Urban Roads and Drainage Improvement Policy prioritises urban areas for inclusion in future road and drainage upgrade programs.

Pioneer Bay is rated as the highest priority estate for a road and drainage upgrade and this was confirmed through community engagement sessions which began in 2015. The residents and ratepayers identified significant infrastructure issues and assisted in developing concept plans for the upgrade.

This project is now completed.