Crystal Brook Main Street Improvements
After extensive community consultation, works have now commenced on improvements to help transform Bowman Street in Crystal Brook.
These works have been made possible with funding from Council’s Capital Works program, together with funding sourced from the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program Funding Round 2 and the State Government’s Places for People program.
Improvement works either completed or programmed to be carried out shortly include:
- Trenching for the underground power from the toilet block at Adelaide Square to the end of the central median at Brandis Street.
- Trenching for the underground water across Brandis Street between Vault 35 and Reflections.
- New bike racks have already been installed adjacent to the Library and Foodland.
- New seating at the front of the Library – the existing garden beds will be cut down, with recycled timber slats installed to create seating.
- Removal of three pepper trees which have been identified by an arborist as being in poor condition.
- Installation of a new shelter for the centre median, installation of new street furniture and bollards.
The garden beds will be irrigated and replanted with plants and shrubs. Uplighting will be provided to highlight the significant trees.
The kerb and gutter will be repaired and the road and parking areas resealed as part of the 2020/21 capital budget.
Council will also work with the Crystal Brook Community Association to develop guidelines for improvements to shopfronts and verandahs as part of Round 2 of the Drought Communities Program, which is pending approval.
It is expected that a coloured plan showing the scope of works and key features for the Bowman Street Improvements will be available shortly. This will be accompanied by updates on other planned works.