Tumut CBD Upgrade
Consultation has concluded
Creating welcoming towns and villages that are vibrant, accessible and foster a sense of community
The Project
Stage 1 - Wynyard Street
Stage 1 of the Tumut CBD beautification streetscape of Wynyard Street, between Capper and Fitzroy Streets was completed in December 2019.
Upgrades incorporate new hard wearing, stain resistant, non-slip paving with aesthetic themed design, plantings and landscaping, upgraded and new street furniture, waste bins, tree surrounds and repainted bollards, light poles and pedestrian crossing.
Stage 2 - Russell Street (between Wynyard and Merivale Streets)
Stage 2 of the Tumut CBD upgrade project begun in February 2021 and was competed in April. Russell Street has been given a ‘new look’ consistent with the Wynyard Street upgrade. .
Council received $1,760,000 in funding from the NSW Government’s Stronger Communities Infrastructure fund for improvements to Tumut’s main business district accessibility and amenity.
Check out the latest news below.
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Main street plantings
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20 April 2021
Our crews were busy today planting the garden beds in Wynyard Street. The mass plantings of dianella tasmanica wyeena, more commonly known as flax lily look striking with their variegated clean foliage.
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CBD project complete
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1 April 2021
Our Tumut CBD paving team laid the last of the pavers in Fitzroy Street today and opened the section in time to welcome visitors to our beautiful region for the Easter long weekend. What a great effort!Stage two paving works have now been completed in Russell and Fitzroy Streets and a few final touches remain to finish the project. -
Stage 2 gets underway
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Stage 2 of the Tumut CBD upgrade project is underway. Russell St (between Wynyard St and Merivale St) will be given a ‘new look’ consistent with recent Wynyard St beautification works.
This week our paving crew set up on the Coles side of Russell St at the Merivale St corner, please take care if you are passing by the worksite.
Works are scheduled to be carried out throughout February and March and will comprise of laying new pavers, bench seating, waste bins, pots and repainting of street light poles.
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Stage 2 to get underway in late January
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Paving of stage 1 of the Tumut CBD upgrade was completed before Christmas and the planted pots and landscaping have brought the street to life.
As a result of Council’s approach to the paving project we have come in under budget and will be able to undertake stage 2 of the project extending the paving into Russell Street (up to Merivale St) and Fitzroy Street.
Stage 2 will get underway in late January 2021 and will take approx. 2-3 months weather permitting.We will have more details around the extended scope later this month.
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Paving Works Nearing Completion
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After five months of laying pavers our Tumut CBD paving team have the end in sight.
The custom built leaf seats have been installed and the bollards and light poles have been painted black to complement the modern planters.
Paving and plantings are scheduled for completion before Christmas.
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Final Block
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This week our crew commenced paving the final block in the Tumut CBD upgrade project. They’ve been on the corner of Wynyard Street and Fitzroy Street in front of the Woolpack and will make their way down towards Russell Street. Pedestrians and motorists are reminded to take care around the construction site.
As they move down the street they will complete the finished touches including the installation of the customer made leaf seats on either side of the pedestrian crossing, more black planters and rendering of the old brick planters.
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Paving 50% Complete
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Our paving team have hit the half way mark in the Tumut CBD upgrade project. They’ve already laid a mammoth 55,000 new pavers, what a great effort!
Take care around the Russell St intersection as the team move across the road to the NAB bank to commence work on the third block.
Street furniture is being installed at the completion of each block and landscaping works will get underway shortly.
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Moving Along Section Two
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Practice makes perfect (as the saying goes) and for the Tumut CBD paving team with practice comes swiftness. In the past week the team has advanced approximately half the block from the Capper Street corner towards Russell Street.
Pedestrians are remindered to take care when walking around the construction site.
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First Section Almost Complete
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The transformation of the Tumut CBD is moving along nicely. Laying of the new pavers in the first section of Wynyard Street, from Capper to Russell Street is almost complete.
Next week the team will head back up the Capper Street end to start section two in front of Tumut Toyota.
This week members from the Tumut Region Chamber of Commerce met with our Project Manager to get an update on the works.
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First Pavers Laid
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We are excited to see the first of the new pavers being laid in Wynyard Street this week. If you are out and about you might notice the team working near the Capper Street roundabout across from Tumut Toyota.
Our Concrete and Drainage Team, with help from local labour-hire will work their way along Wynyard Street in sections to minimise disruption to pedestrians and businesses.
