Caution: Detour ahead
County plans bridge and road repairs on CR30
An early traffic report for County Road 30 north of Campbellford. Really early, since it’s for the period from July and August until October.
You can expect delays and detours as Northumberland County repairs roads and bridges on CR 30. From August till October, it will repair the roadway from the 8th line to the 11th line and add paved shoulders and replace culverts. From July until October, the county will be repairing the bridge over the Trent River in the hamlet of the same name. Expect detours for much of that period that will send drivers on local roads to County Road 50 or County Road 45.
The bridge work was scheduled for last summer but was postponed. Emergency repairs were made when problems were first spotted.
I first wrote about the bridge problem in January 2025. A report to county council said a routine inspection found that the expansion joint on the north end of the bridge had separated from the structure. “There was also evidence of settlement in the asphalt surface adjacent to the expansion joint,” the report said.
The cause of the problem was not obvious, so the county asked an engineering consultant to examine the bridge. The engineer found that the method of construction was unusual and had permitted the granular material below the concrete to get wet then freeze and thaw, creating a gap. It will repair both ends of the bridge to make sure the problem can’t reoccur.
The county will also be doing work on County Road 25 about 60 metres south of the intersection with CR 45 from July to September when a culvert is replaced. During that same period crews will also replace a culvert on CR 25 just north of Pine Grove Road.
You can see the full list of county projects here.
Candidate training offered
If you’re thinking about running for council or a school board this fall but not sure what’s involved, the county and local municipalities are offering some guidance.
“Individuals considering running as a candidate – or registering as a third-party advertiser – in any Northumberland municipality are encouraged to attend a free training session offered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” the county says in a news release.
Candidates must register by August 21 for the election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26. You can read the guidelines for candidates here on the provincial website.
The session will review the rules and requirements for candidates with a one-hour presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
The free event on Thursday, May 14 will be in-person and online from 6 p.m. till 8:30 p.m. You can join in the county council chambers at 555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg or via Zoom.
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If you want to see horrible roads, just drop into Hamilton some day. There are corduroy roads that are smoother to drive on.
I understand that there are roads in Nepal that are more dangerous for bicycle and pedestrian traffic than the section of CR 50 north of lock 13, but with the increased traffic from this detour, I think that might no longer be the case.