Project snapshot

• Project summary: Waratah Avenue is set to become a new urban plaza in the heart of Randwick Junction. The plaza will become a civic space with the closure of Waratah Avenue to vehicles between Belmore Road and Arthur Lane
• Dates: Commencing May 2023, weather permitting
• Location: Waratah Avenue between Belmore Road and Arthur Lane
• Contact officer: Evan Buntoro, Project Manager evan.buntoro@randwick.nsw.gov.au or Phone 9093 6890

Key Features

Following consultation with the local users of the area, we have designed a plaza with:

• closure to Waratah Avenue between Belmore Road and Arthur Lane
• high quality landscaped space for community use
• improved access for people to walk and cycle to Belmore Road, including an accessible walkway through the heart of the plaza
• opportunity for permanent public art and temporary art exhibitions. Art design strategy to be developed
• new car parking spaces along Belmore Road to offset lost car spaces in Waratah Avenue
• high quality paving and materials
• retention of the existing mature fig trees, complemented with new street trees and new garden beds
• terraces for outdoor casual dining, as well markets, exhibitions and street performances
• under grounding of the existing powerline

Construction

The construction will commence 15 May 2023. Construction is expected to be complete by early 2024, weather and COVID-19 restrictions permitting.

Vibration Monitoring Report

• Vibration Monitoring Report 19 May 2023– Portion of Waratah Avenue (Between Arthur Lane and Belmore Road)
• Vibration Monitoring Report 29 May 2023
• Vibration Monitoring Report 06 June 2023
• Vibration Monitoring Report 13 June 2023

For any further information, please contact:

Evan Buntoro, Project Manager
Email:  evan.buntoro@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 9093 6890