After extensive planning, investigations, environmental assessments, designs, statutory approvals and community liaison work over the past two years, construction of this project is now ready to be undertaken by John Holland, who were awarded the contract last December.

The first major element of the construction program will be to start work on a new Wyong River pump station within the next six weeks.

Construction of the two pipelines will begin in April. The 1.9kilometre1,000 mm diameter pipeline from Wyong River to Mardi Dam will increase capacity to 320 megalitres per day, while the 19 kilometre 1,100 mm pipeline from Mardi Dam to Mangrove Creek Dam will have an initial capacity of 120 megalitres per day with the potential to upgrade to 160 mega litres per day if and when demand requires.

Gosford Mayor Chris Holstein said the Mardi-Mangrove Link was a vital water infrastructure project for the whole Central Coast.

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“We all know how important this project is as it will help to secure our local water supply.

”We will soon see the John Holland site office being built and then we will watch the first major work on the Wyong River pump station. There are many elements to this project and it will be great to see it all coming together,” Mayor Holstein said.

The Mardi-Mangrove Link is a joint initiative of Gosford City and Wyong Shire Councils. The two councils will jointly fund costs totalling more than $A80.3 million. The Australian Government is providing $A80.3 million in funding to the project, which is the largest water infrastructure project on the Central coast since the Mangrove Creek Dam was built and commissioned in 1982.

To view the Mardi-Mangrove Link timeline, click here.