Community
28 February, 2025
Night works to start in Koroit Street
IN order to help reduce disruptions as much as possible, upcoming road works on Koroit Street will be completed at night.
Work will begin in the street this Sunday, March 2 and is expected to be completed by next Friday, March 7 (weather permitting).
The road surface on Koroit Street between Kepler and Fairy streets will be fully rebuilt, with multi-layer asphalt installed to ensure substantial longevity for the segment.
Warrnambool mayor Cr Ben Blain said that while the work was needed, keeping disruptions to a minimum was front of mind.
“It’s been several decades since this section of Koroit Street has been rebuilt,” Cr Blain said.
“While it might seem ok for now, it is really beginning to show its age with cracks forming, and we don’t want to get to a situation where we end up with potholes in our city centre.
“We know that there is never an ideal time to undertake roadworks in such a busy area with so many nearby businesses, and that’s why we’ve decided to carry out night works for this part of the work.
“The big benefit of night works is that the road, footpaths and most of the parking will be open and available during the day.
“After discussions with businesses, separating the Koroit/Fairy roundabout works which were completed in 2023 from the road rehabilitation was another part of reducing the impact of the works.
“The same goes for the pre-work we’ve been doing in Koroit Street this month to help make the road rehabilitation part run as smoothly as possible.”
Cr Blain thanked all impacted businesses for their understanding while this work is being carried out.
There will be a partial road closure from 5.30pm on each night of the works, enabling vehicles to exit the area.
This will then proceed into a full road closure from 6.30pm before start of works from 7pm.
While road and on-street parking will be unavailable while the night works are under way, footpaths will remain open.
The Grace Avenue carpark can be accessed via Kepler Street.
