Riders on the Scotchmans Creek Trail through Mount Waverley will need to be alert to upcoming works to reconstruct the spillway at the retarding basin beside the trail.
Melbourne Water is removing the concrete slabs that form the spillway and needs to build an access track for machinery and vehicles and to establish a secure worksite for the upgrade.
During the 10-month construction period, there will be minor disruptions/detours to the trail between Lawrence Road and Scammell Close, and Regent Street.
There is potentially a diversion of the trail around the retarding basin.
Work will be underway from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday from early November until late 2025.
Some vegetation will need to be trimmed or removed so that crews and machinery can access the site. Any vegetation removed will be reinstated at the end of the works.
There is a community information pop-up event with the engineers to learn more on from 9am-12pm on Saturday 26 October at the end of Lawrence Road in Mount Waverley.

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