City lines up summer paving projects
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This article was published 07/05/2016 (3685 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
From Durum Drive’s dips to the irritating rock islands at Ninth Street and Aberdeen Avenue, the City of Brandon has plans to fix some nagging issues during the summer construction season.
Brandon City Council approved the 2016 paving projects earlier this week, to be carried out by Zenith Paving at a cost of $1.4 million.
“I think the one that would impact most of Brandon would be the Aberdeen Avenue and Ninth Street intersection,” said Alexia Stangherlin, deputy director of engineering services and water resources.
“We’re reconfiguring the intersection as well as paving along Aberdeen, right from that speed bump to Sixth Street.”
Getting rid of the rock islands will increase the radius, making for easier turning.
“It was used for traffic calming those tight corners, but we feel like we can accommodate the traffic in a different way going forward,” Stangherlin said of the unique intersection.
Durum Drive has long been a complaint of motorists due to its rough condition.
A portion of the street, from Fife Bay to Garnet Place, will be rehabilitated.
“We have to accommodate traffic while construction is ongoing, so we couldn’t do an extra long stretch,” Stangherlin said.
“We’ve included a portion and we’ll obviously look at the rest of Durum going forward.”
Some of the projects include milling and rehabilitation, while others just include asphalt overlay.
“Obviously with a curb and gutter street, you have to mill it down so that you’re not paving over the gutters,” she said. “We want to make sure that drainage is accommodated. Generally where there’s an overlay you’ll have gravel shoulders and a ditch.”
Other projects include the 100 block of Regent Crescent; Lorne Avenue (100-800 blocks); Kirkcaldy Drive (Fourth St. North to Patterson Crescent); First Street (Aberdeen Avenue to Maryland Avenue); Currie Boulevard (Patricia Avenue to David Avenue), among others. Walkways on Madison Crescent, McDiarmid Drive and Braecrest Drive will also be included.
Construction timelines have not yet been finalized. However, work is expected to begin in June.
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