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Nine Mile River residents may see a change
BY DENNY
SCOTT
Signal -Star Staff
Residents of the
Ashfield ward
who live near the
Nine Mile River
may see a change
in their commutes
in the near future,
as four bridges
crossing the river
may eventually be
regulated to one.
The river is
• crossed by bridges
on River Mill
Road, Cransford
Line, Lanesville
Line and Division
Line, and none of
the bridges are in
great shape,
according to B.M.
Ross & Associates
representative
Ken Logtenberg.
"They're all sin-
gle lane bridges,"
Logtenberg said,
adding, in his
presentation,
three of them have
no winter mainte-
nance.
The evaluation
of the bridges was
brought on by an
inspection of the
bridge on
Cransford Line,
several conces-
sions East of
Highway 21.
"I was able to
brush away con-
crete with my
hand," Logtenberg
Photo by Deny Scott
They bridge on Cranford Line may be getting a facelift in the near future, or maybe shut
down, depending on a pending choice ofAC111/.
explained.
His suggestion-.
to council was to
have one of the
bridges repaired
and upgraded to a
two lane road, and
suggested
Division Line, due
to the fact it is
already semi-
paved.
"Upgrade ani
repair one bridge,
then shut down
the others as they
become too
expensive to con-
tinue to keep
open," he said.
Logtenberg also
suggested
Cransford Line
could be com-
pletely moved, to
make for better
lines of sight and a
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better drive,
which would also
allow the bridge to
be built at a more
accommodating
area.
Council has
decided to have an
environmental
assessment done
to have the project
ready if any funds
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Storm -water
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Township Council
is pushing forward
with plans to
improve storm
water drainage on
the London Road
corridor in Port
Albert.
In their Sept. 1
meeting, council
was addressed by
Dale Erb, a repre-
sentative from
B.M. Ross &
Associates, who
debriefed council
on the possible
options of repair.
Erb explained
council is really
looking at two dif-
ferent options; a
semi -urban repair
model and an
urban one:
The urban repair
model is the most
appealing for an
urban area, as it
employs curbs and
gradients to
remove water
which has been
causing problems
in the corridor.
The semi -urban
option calls for a
raised road with
ditches that would
be shallower than
the ones originally
installed in the
corridor.
Cost wise, Erb
explained, there is
very little differ-
ence between the
two options. The
installation of a
storm sewer is a
constant cost,
regardless of the
road work chosen.
For the area coun-
cil is considering,
B.M.: Ross &
Associates has
estimated the
work would cost
$700,000.
The road work
will cost
$1,400,000 for the
semi -urban model,
or $ 1,550,000 for
the urban model.
Councillor Carl
Slotjes suggested,
given the scale of
the job, they
in commutes
should opt for the
more expensive
option, because,
aesthetic value
aside,• the ditches
that are a part of
the semi -urban
model may get
filled in.
"For the cost
difference, we
should just get
[the urban model]
done," he said.
The final price
tag of the project
is estimated to be
between
$2,100,000 and
$2,250,000, but
the cost to resi-
dents of the corri-
dor is still under
discussion.
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