For a quick overview for all City of Marion's Major Projects please see our Latest News below. For more information, please select the individual project.

Information as at November 2007.

Marion South Plan Projects

Connector Road

The City of Marion entered into the construction contract for the Connector Road with its preferred tenderer, Built Environs in early November 2007. Built Environs were chosen after a competitive tender process which closed in July.

Click here for the latest news on Roadworks on Gledsdale Intersection and the detailed Construction Program.

Community consultation will be ongoing during the construction period to advise residents of the work program, staging, hours of work and related matters. The community will be invited to provide suggestions for the name of the new road in the near future.
The latest update sheet with a plan of the Connector Road (pdf file - 560KB).

The Makris Group called tenders for construction and intend to start construction work for the expansion of the Hallett Cove Shopping Centre in February / March 2008. The expansion of the Shopping Centre is envisaged to be completed pre Christmas 2009.

The applicant for the café has started refurbishment works on site. It is intended to open the café before Christmas 2007. At its Council meeting on 25 September 2007 Council approved the lease agreement with the operator of the café.

The renovation of the public toilets at the Surf Life Saving building have been completed and the facilities are open to the community.

After a Request for Proposal stage in early 2007, State Cabinet selected the Aqua43 consortium (comprising Candetti Constructions and Macquarie Bank) to develop a concept proposal for the State Aquatic Centre and GP Plus Health Care Centre.

At its Special Council meeting on 30 October 2007 Council considered the concept proposal presented by Aqua43. The State Government will consider the concept proposal in November 2007.

Currently, Aqua43 together with the State Government and the City of Marion are working collaboratively to prepare a more detailed design for the concept proposal. Aqua43 has called for an Expression of Interest for a leisure water operator who will eventually operate the centre.

The target opening date for the State Aquatic Centre and GP Plus Health Care Centre is late 2009.

The $7m Oaklands Interchange redevelopment is a State Government project which will see a new station built adjacent the Morphett Road / Diagonal Road level crossing, and will include the provision of bus interchange areas on Morphett Road. The new facilities will greatly improve public transport to the State Aquatic Centre and other facilities in the Marion Regional Centre.

Bulk earthworks and construction of the platforms are largely complete, and construction of the shelter and car park pavements will begin shortly.

At its meeting on the 13 March 2007 Council resolved to support the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) undertaking investigations into the traffic option for the Warradale precinct which involves widening Prunus Street and Diagonal Road as well as a potential closure of Morphett Road at its intersection with Diagonal Road.

DTEI has advised that no allocations in the State budget 2007/08 have been made for investigations into this development.

For further information please contact Oliver Pfueller on 8375 6607 during office hours or by email Oliver.Pfueller@marion.sa.gov.au