Road repairs, new rink lights sought

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The City of Brandon is getting ready to repair and repave some of its most beleaguered roads and modernize lighting systems at its community centres, according to its website.

Last week, the city issued a tender for a contractor to complete various projects on both paved and gravel roads across town this summer.

On Patricia Avenue, 1.73 square kilometres of the current asphalt will be excavated down approximately half a metre and rebuilt. Once that’s completed, the street will be paved with asphalt 75 millimetres thick.

Additionally, 30 square metres of concrete sidewalk and boulevard will be replaced and curbs and gutters will be replaced.

On McTavish Avenue from 38th to 34th streets, 35th Street from McTavish Avenue to Van Horne Avenue, Laurence Crescent, Percy Street from Victoria Avenue to Lorne Avenue, Kennedy Place, Ross Avenue, Kirkham Crescent from Second Street to First Street, Second Street North from Kirkham Crescent to the north end will be milled down 30 mm and overlaid with 50 mm of new asphalt.

Asphalt will be milled down by 50 mm and overlaid with 50 mm of new material on the following streets: 17th Street East from the CN Rail tracks to Douglas Avenue, Third Street from Richmond Avenue to Queens Avenue, Applewood Bay, Queens Avenue East from First Street to Elderwood Drive, Park Avenue from 24th Street to 18th Street, 34th Street from Cherry Crescent to Van Horne Avenue, 10th Street from McTavish Avenue to Pacific Avenue, Princess Avenue East from First Street East to 13th Street East and Percy Street from Lorne Avenue to Rosser Avenue.

The tender documents specify that work on Queens Avenue East, Applewood Bay and Third Street must be completed before Sept. 1 to make sure nearby schools can be accessed at the start of the next academic year.

Though the agreement asks the winning contractor to minimize traffic disruptions, no specifics on what kind of disruptions will occur and when are specified.

However, the contract does say that emergency services will maintain access to all city blocks and any closures will be mitigated with the creation of detours for both motorists and pedestrians.

There will be a 48-hour notice before any road closure.

There will also be 100 square metres of gravel shoulders repaired.

Applications for the street-paving tender close on June 22 at 5 p.m. The winning contractor is expected to complete the work on or before Sept. 23.

On top of that project, the city is also looking for a contractor to replace the ice rink lights at seven community centres in Brandon: North End, West End, Valleyview, Westridge, Green Acres, Central and East End.

All lights will be LED flood lights capable of operating in temperatures as low as -40 C and mounted on black poles.

Many of these community centres still use halogen flood lights, which are less energy efficient.

Applications for the rink light project tender closed on June 24 at 5 p.m. The city prefers that the work be done by Nov. 30 and specifies that the work does not disrupt operations at the Valleyview Community Centre.

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