GHD helps revitalise open channel with new parkland
01 June 2017
GHD: Last month marked a monumental day
along the historic Main Outfall Sewer (MOS) in Williams Landing,
Melbourne, with a 100 m section opening as parkland after undergoing
radical transformation thanks to the collaborative work of GHDWoodhead
and GHD.
Dean McIntyre, Manager
Victoria Operations, says, “This parkland project
has been a great collaboration between GHDWoodhead, GHD’s
Water and
Structural groups, the community, and the client comprised of Melbourne
Water, Wyndham City Council, City West Water and VicRoads. It showcases
our extensive range of services, and the value of the integrated
Architecture and Engineering (A+E) offering we can provide to our
clients.”
The MOS was constructed in the 1890s and was the largest civil
engineering project ever undertaken in Victoria at the time, providing a
vital link in the sewerage system of Melbourne. However, the open
channel now divides many communities.
With a vision to transform 27 km of the heritage-listed channel into a
parkland, and create a vibrant space that will connect communities and
provide a unique area to meet, play and relax, the Greening the Pipeline
project was launched in 2013. Initial funding was provided to Melbourne
Water from the Victorian State Government to create a parkland in
Williams Landing along a 100 m section with an Integrated Water
Management element, next to the Federation Bicycle Trail.
GHD was engaged for the A+E design for the parkland project which opened
to great community fanfare.
The concept design for the Williams Landing parkland was initially
developed following stakeholder and community group consultation in
2013. This progressed to detailed landscape design by GHDWoodhead. The
GHD Structural group carried out the structural engineering design for
the parkland garden structures such as the timber cantilevered pergolas,
corten steel balustrade and the new rock clad structural retaining
walls. Smart water engineering elements by the GHD Water group include a
storage tank under the park to be utilised for watering the landscape,
and a raingarden in the middle of the park to filter out pollutants from
the stormwater prior to storage.
David Howard, GHD project manager, says, “This parkland has been a
fantastic first, exemplar project for Greening the Pipeline to work on,
and I look forward to hearing the stories about the connection and
improvement the project brings to the previously divided communities. On
the opening day, we could already see the community coming together in
play.”
Now the Williams Landing pilot is complete, project partners will look
to source continued funding for the next stage, which will see master
planning of 5 km of the pipeline reserve in Wyndham, between Lawrie
Emmins Reserve and Skeleton Creek.
For more information on this project, contact David Howard. For more
information on specific disciplines, contact Ralph Nowoisky (landscape
architecture and urban design); David Howard (integrated water
management); and Tina Marino (structures).
For more information on Greening the Pipeline and to see drone footage
of the park, click
http://greeningthepipeline.com.au/ .
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External Links: http://greeningthepipeline.com.au/ .
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