Claypits Carpark, Jindabyne
Project Type: Construction
Project Location: Jindabyne
Funding: Australian Federal Government - LRCIP funding | NSW State Government RGDC - SAP Funding
Image: Claypits worksite in August 2025.
Current update – August 2025
Work began on major parking and pedestrian infrastructure upgrades in Jindabyne’s Claypits precinct in May 2025. Crews have completed almost all of the site preparation works since our last project update in June, which means the new construction phase of the project will soon begin.
The massive efforts of our contractors and their teams over the past several months have kept this project on-track and running to schedule, despite the challenging winter weather conditions. Community members and visitors can get ready to enjoy the upgraded Claypits from early 2026.
What’s been done so far:
|
| Task |
Status |
| Demolition |
100% complete |
| Bulk earthworks |
100% complete |
| Services relocation |
90% complete |
| Stormwater installation |
100% complete |
| Tree removals |
98% complete |
| Material importation |
Approx. 95% complete |
| Rock armouring |
60% complete |
What’s next on the list:
|
| Task |
| Completion of tree removal |
| Shared pathway detailed excavation |
| Commencement of concreting works |
The Claypits carpark and footpaths will remain closed until this project is complete, with a path detour in-place. See the next section below to access the detour map and additional project updates and information.
The Claypits Foreshore Upgrade Project is a joint initiative made possible thanks to funding from the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and the NSW Government’s Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct.
These works will impact public access to the Claypits and Lake Jindabyne foreshore.
The Claypits carpark is closed until work is complete in early 2026, weather permitting. A path detour is in place during this time.
Events booked at the Claypits stage during this period will be relocated to other venues, and holes one and two of the Jindabyne disc-golf course will be closed.
Access to some parts of the foreshore will be restricted while construction is underway, with alternative routes in-place for affected trails and shared pathways.
Tree planting and landscaping
A professional arborist report prepared for this project has identified trees that will need to be removed and replaced, either due to project impacts, the health of the trees in question, or a combination of these factors.
In total, 41 trees will be subject to a major encroachment as part of these upgrade works.
‘Major encroachment’ is a professional term used to describe the level of impact to a particular tree’s structural root system. Industry research shows that this level of impact increases the likelihood that affected trees will be dangerously destabilised if left in place. Trees affected to this degree of encroachment are also unlikely to survive.
These significantly impacted trees must be removed to help ensure that our community can continue to enjoy the Claypits and foreshore area safely into the future. Removals began Saturday 24 May 2025.
All trees removed will be replaced with high-quality mature trees once the current works are complete. Under the project plan for this stage of the Claypits upgrades, the total number of trees in the area will be increased, despite these required removals.
Out of the 177 trees in the wider project area, 136 will be retained and an additional 54 planted once these works are complete.