Magill power underground

Businesses and residents living on Magill Road will soon see Stobie poles disappearing as the final electrical testing of new underground cabling is underway. Over the next three months SA Power Networks will be in touch with residents to connect their properties up to the new power lines.

The section of Magill Road from the Penfold Road and St Bernards intersection west to Vine Street will be the first to be connected. Residents east of the intersection up to Winsdor Avenue will still have a little while to wait as work to install the underground new power lines is still underway.

The City of Burnside’s Project Manager, Aaron Schroeder said that the connections are due to be complete by SAPN in a matter of months.

“The City of Burnside and Campbelltown City Council been in collaboration on this project since mid-2012 – consulting with the community, working with the State Government to gain support and funding, working closely with the businesses - to see work happening in Magill is incredible,” Aaron said.

Aaron says that the Stobie poles will soon be removed. “By October, once all the properties are connected to the new power lines, the Stobie poles will be removed,” Aaron said. “This will be a major milestone for this project and the culmination of many years of work, completely changing the look and feel of Magill Village.”

The two Councils are working to create a ‘village’ feel for the precinct that will include improvements to the streetscape and the urban landscape using more greenery and street furniture.

More information on the project here