Council has awarded the tender for the Lake Albert Water Sports and Events Precinct Foreshore Remediation Design and Construction.
At its Ordinary Meeting on 28 April 2025, Council endorsed awarding the tender to Rare Environmental Pty Ltd for a lump sum price of $ $1,126,032.43, excluding GST.
Stage one of works will deliver 2.78-kilometres of embankment stabilisation and stormwater outlet rehabilitation around the lake, using a combination of rock and sand stabilisation bags alongside the replacement of stormwater pipes and headwalls.
Council's Manager City Growth & Regional Assets Ben Creighton described the contract endorsement as an important step in Council's long-term efforts to protect and enhance the Lake Albert precinct.
"It will allow us to fix the erosion and collapsing foreshore issues that we have at the lake," Mr Creighton said.
"It's important that we do that now, because once the pipeline's in place, we're going to have higher water levels making construction on the foreshore more difficult.
"Following these improvements, we've also got works planned to renew the weir, after which the pipeline will be installed.
"The project's progressing nicely, with significant progress made on the design and the planning stages of the pipeline. We're reasonably comfortable it will be constructed on schedule with completion by the end of next year, weather permitting."
The pipeline, once installed, will work to improve water quality and aid in maintaining consistent water levels.
The project overall aims to boost social, environmental, business, and tourism benefits for the Wagga Wagga community, while also improving both access to and safety around the lake.
While a commencement date is yet to be finalised, the foreshore remediation works are expected to commence in the coming months.
"People will notice that there will be construction happening, as there will be a need to have a lot of pedestrian diversions in place in the areas where the construction contractor is working," Mr Creighton said.
