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Diggers are excavating seven-metre holes in the foundation of the Oaks on Neville, replacing clay with gravel to allow underground water to flow freely through the site and lower the water level.
Work on the Oaks on Neville retirement apartments in the centre of Warkworth has had some setbacks after contractors hit water while installing drainage on-site.
Project manager David Stott says they were aware there would be underground water at the site, but the level of water was greater than expected. “When we tried to dig drains they would collapse and the water would rise to the surface,” Mr Stott says.
The water has made installing drainage and piling more complicated, adding to the time and cost of the project, he says. Work will close about 16 car parks on both sides of Neville Street this month as contractors install new cesspits as part of the development.
The work will take about a week to complete. The project is expected to be finished by the end of 2017.
