The streetscape upgrades are investigating ways to attract people to spend time in Renmark, encourage visitors to the area and creates spaces for families to get together in the street. The streetscape upgrades endeavour to reduce the number of empty shops on the street.

We expect that more people will be able to spend time in the streets as a result of the improvements. The designs investigate ways to include more plants, trees and more shade to increase comfort for pedestrians. Raised sections of the street may be proposed to help slow cars down and make it easier to cross the street to get across to the Taylor Riverfront Precinct. There may also be more seating and places to spend time in the street to help encourage more shops into the area and support tourism.

The upgrades to both Murray Avenue and the intersection at Renmark / Ral Ral / Murray Avenues were identified by community members as part of the Urban Design Framework project as a way of stimulating street life and creating leafy boulevards which are safer and easier to cross, which encourage walking and activate the shops.

There will be no change to how cars access the area and drive around, but they will need to slow down. Car parking spaces in the street will reduce, but Council has built a car park on Fifteenth Street which will has approximately 26 new car parking spaces to compensate for any loss.

The Government Road upgrade will be completed in the first half of 2024. This will provide an alternative route for truck movements. Trucks will still be able to use Murray Avenue and the Renmark Avenue Intersection but it will be easier for them to take a different route.

The designs are funded by the Federal Government under Round 3 of the Murray Darling Basin Economic Development Program.

The construction is co funded by Council and through the State Government's Local Road's and Community Infrastructure Program.