Pipeline Contractor Announced

LEED Engineering and Construction, an Adelaide based company, was announced as the successful tenderer for the detailed design and construction of the Murrurundi pipeline for the Upper Hunter Shire Council today.

The 40 kilometre pipeline from Glenbawn Dam to Murrurundi will cost $14.2 million, with $13 million from the NSW government and $1.2 million from Council and is due for completion in 2020.

Parkville, Wingen and Blandford will also be serviced by the pipeline.

Mayor Wayne Bedggood said it was good to see the next step in the pipeline project.

“This is a major project that has been years in the making and it is with much relief that Council can now get on with the construction,” said Mayor Bedgood.

“This pipeline will provide Murrurundi with a secure water source from Lake Glenbawn,” he said.