Thirty street lights along the new Sneydes Road interchange have yet to be turned on more than four months after the $71 million project was completed.
Drivers using the Sneydes Road interchange at night continue to drive mostly in the dark because developers have only recently met all the necessary requirements to make the lights operational – despite the light poles being in place for months.
Street lights along the interchange constructed and installed by Downer EDI were switched on in early February, but 30 light poles constructed and installed by Grid Light and Power are yet to be switched on.
Concern about lights has come from Tarneit resident Alan Riches, who struggled to see where he was driving when he used the interchange to get from his daughter’s Point Cook home to his Tarneit property.
A Powercor spokesman said the delay was because initial technical drawings submitted by Grid Light and Power did not meet technical standards.
“We are pleased to confirm the revised technical drawings, submitted to us late last week, have now passed the required audit review by our audit and quality team,” the spokesman said.
“We expect our contractors will be on site to connect the new street lights into the electricity network over the coming month.”
