Palhares Construction has been undertaking the work on Sunday night, last night and again tonight, with the roads remaining open.

Wodonga Mayor Rod Wangman said the cleaning work was being done not only to give the water tower a facelift, but also to heighten the effect of the lights, which were switched on at the tower last year.

“It is estimated we are getting only 20 per cent of reflectivity from the existing water tower surface and the clean should lift this significantly,” he said.

“After cleaning, the tower’s structure will be evaluated to see if any additional works need to be done.”

— DI THOMAS