Two Wells Main Street Makeover!

Adelaide Plains Council (APC) is thrilled to announce its recent decision to allocate $700,000 of the second round of Drought Communities Programme (DCP) funding towards an upgrade of the Two Wells Main Street Public Realm.

Emphasising the importance of timing, Mayor Wasley said, “with new residential areas at Two Wells, the Xavier College project underway and expected business growth, there is a need for improved traffic management and an inviting street area for locals and tourists alike.”

With a completion deadline of 31 December 2020, Council is not wasting any time with planning and design consultants already engaged to prepare a masterplan for the Main Street. With some clever leveraging through other funding streams, we anticipate the stimulus to be significantly more.

Chief Executive Officer, James Miller, described the upgrade as a “once in a generation transformation”. “The Programme is predicated on local procurement, which provides a wonderful opportunity for local businesses to come on board and place their stamp on this exciting makeover” added Mr Miller.

Urban Design Guidelines developed in 2011 identified the pressure that current residential growth would put on the Two Wells Town Centre. Following extensive community consultation at that time, a Main Street Masterplan was developed, which incorporated the ‘town square’ and streetscape revision.

Deputy Mayor, Councillor Strudwicke, said, “we now have an opportunity to deliver many (of these) identified infrastructure and amenity projects in a very short timeframe, using grant funding, and supporting the commercial and social activities of the Main Street as residential demand increases.”

Key projects include a centrally located town square, new public toilets, street greening, pedestrian linkages and crossings, signage and street furniture. Mayor Wasley expects that “this time next year the Two Wells Main Street will have improved into a place everyone will enjoy.”

Mark Wasley

Mayor

2020