Work on stage one of The Levee is expected to be finished by the end of the month, six months after its initial deadline.
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Project manager Greg Blaze said construction was running on schedule for the August 31 finish date and, unless there was heavy rain between now and the end of the month, stage one of the project would be completed.
“Everybody would like to see the completion of the project,” Mr Blaze said.
“The most important things to us is that it is completed properly and to a high standard.”
The deadline for stage one of the project was originally February 2015, but unexpected ground work and wet weather saw the completion date pushed back.
Maitland City Council then announced most of the work would be done in time for the Maitland Taste Festival in March.
The festival was held in The Levee, but pedestrians had to navigate a maze of fences and safety walkways to access the stalls.
Work was meant to wrap up in mid-June, but the super storm destroyed almost 95 per cent of the construction materials, which were stored at the Maitland rally ground.
Shipping containers at the rally ground, which containged grout and mortar for The Levee, were flooded, which forced stock to be reordered before work could resume. This pushed the deadline back again to August 31.
Now time will tell if stage one will finally come to an end.
Fencing has started to come down as sections of the pavement are completed.
There are two paving teams of 10 men working around the clock to finish the grouting, after replacement materials arrived on July 17.
Pedestrians will notice work pop up around the post office and at the intersection of Elgin and High Streets.
The intersection work will cause the most disruption between Saturday August 8 and Tuesday August 11 as the road is shutdown and a diversion is put in place.
The timber furniture, which was found to be faulty, will also be replaced and rehabilitated in the coming weeks.
“Final painting works and cleaning will be done at the end of the project,” Mr Blaze said.
“The long-range weather forecast is good so we aim to be finished by August 31.”
There is no date on when the mall will be opened to vehicles, but Maitland City Council will start an information campaign to make residents aware of the rules around shared pedestrian and traffic zones.
Despite the optimistic outlook on the finish date, this month’s Maitland Aroma Coffee and Chocolate Festival will still be held in the Riverside Car Park off High Street, rather than the mall.