Elwood Main Drain Project

Project summary

The Elwood Main Drain Duplication project will provide an improved flood mitigation system with capacity for future stormwater flows whilst ensuring local amenity, environment, heritage and community interests are protected and enhanced during delivery of the project.

This project will add 660 metres of new drain from Elsternwick Park to the Elwood foreshore and will improve the regional drainage system performance by capturing and redirecting high flows and floodwater away from the suburbs of Elwood therefore reducing flood risk.

…what we did on this project

Touch Projects provided project management services to Melbourne Water, working closely with the service provider and key stakeholders. 

Some key works undertaken as part of the project include: 

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The project also involves building: 

• A new drain inlet in the south-west corner of Elsternwick Park (next to the existing inlet structure)
• A new outlet on Elwood Beach (which means doubling the width of Elwood Pier)
• A diversion structure in Elster Creek to direct floodwaters through the Elsternwick Park retarding basin
• Maintenance pits above or next to the drain.

A major focus of the project was sustainability and the achievement of positive environmental outcomes.

Designs, planning and various approvals were sought from 2024 to end of 2025, with early works commencing in Q4 2025. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2027.