Work starts to deliver upgrades to Cobb Highway through Deniliquin

The first stage of work to deliver improvements to the traffic network through Deniliquin’s busy commercial precinct will start this month with construction of a new larger water main on Hardinge Street.  

The Hardinge Street Road Construction Project is jointly funded by the NSW Government and Edward River Council. 

The project will deliver the reconstruction of a 936-metre section of Hardinge Street (Cobb Highway) between Ochtertyre and Harfleur streets. 

Edward River Council will deliver the first phase of the project from Monday 14 April, with work to start on a new larger water main on the Coles Supermarket side of the street between Ochtertyre and Wood streets. 

The project will be carried out in stages, starting on 14 April with machinery and work crews moving on site to prepare for construction of the new larger water main.  

The rest of the project work will start later this year and include: 

• renewing the road surface 

• adding a new concrete median strip and turning lanes to improve road safety 

• installing new kerb and guttering 

• establishing new marked parking bays 

• introducing pedestrian crossings for safer foot traffic 

• installing an upgraded stormwater drainage system 

• adding landscaping with greenery to improve the street’s appearance at the conclusion of the project. 

Residents and business owners are encouraged to attend an information session or get in touch with council to learn more about the project and the changes it will bring, such as to traffic flow and parking.