Exciting update: streetscape works to begin late March

We are pleased to advise that we have appointed PlotWORKS as the contractor to deliver the upcoming streetscape works, with construction set to begin late March 2025. We expect these works to take approximately three months to complete.

The visual cues are currently being fabricated and are expected to be installed prior to the streetscape works being completed.

What’s included in the design?

• Two arbour structures with seating and landscaping.
• Extensive landscaping to existing garden beds, including new irrigation.
• Luminaire lighting to highlight existing artwork.
• Fifteen visual cues, each featuring strip lighting at the top and four interactive elements.

What’s changed?

To manage the project budget and incorporate feedback from community engagement, we have refined the project scope while maintaining alignment with its key objectives. The main changes include:

• Outdoor dining removed – After extensive consideration, McLaren Vale Hotel decided not to proceed with the proposed changes to accommodate outdoor dining in front of the hotel. As a result, there will be no loss of on-street parking.

• Refined visual cue colours – The colour scheme has been adjusted to be less imposing than initially proposed. This ensures the visual cues blend more naturally into the environment while still maintaining a modern design aesthetic.

Please see below the revised art design for the visual cues.

This project incorporates a ‘stop element’ (visual cue installation) which gets the attention of passersby, and creates a more enjoyable streetscape with improved landscaping, shade and lighting and increased outdoor dining opportunities and seating options.

These actions promote a tourism precinct along Main Road McLaren Vale, where visitors will linger at a point that showcases the region and encourages them to spend at local businesses in the area.

The project is focused on a section of the main street identified through earlier visitor and community engagement as having the strongest tourism potential, enlivening Main Road McLaren Vale as an attractive destination and unlocking the economic potential of the visitor economy.

The key objective of this work is to revitalise and activate the economic potential of the main street, with progress to be made in phases as opportunities arise. We will continue to collaborate with the McLaren Vale Business and Tourism Association to achieve this shared vision.