CR 30 closed for 10 weeks
Detours in place during Trent River bridge rehab work
County Road 30 will be closed at the Trent River north of Campbellford starting Tuesday, Aug. 18 until October while Northumberland County repairs the bridge.
The bridge is located approximately 300 metres south of County Road 42, south of Havelock.
To shorten the overall construction period, the bridge will be fully closed to traffic during the work. This approach will allow crews to complete the work safely and efficiently, with signed detour routes in place for local and heavy-truck traffic. Each detour is expected to add about 20 minutes to the trip.
The $710,000 project by KB Civil Constructors Inc. of North York will repair the expansion joints and approach and sleeper slabs which engineering assessments identified as problems.
Work will include:
Removal and reconstruction of the approach slabs, sleeper slabs and expansion joints;
Localized concrete removal and patch repairs to the sidewalk and curbs;
Patching and waterproofing the concrete bridge deck
Paving of the bridge deck around the approach slabs.
“We recognize that a full closure of the Trent River bridge will create a significant disruption for people who regularly travel this route,” said Denise Marshall, Northumberland County’s Director of Public Works. “However, completing the work under a full closure will allow the contractor to complete the rehabilitation more efficiently and safely, while reducing the overall construction period.”
South of the closure, work is underway to replace culverts and repave the surface. Traffic will be reduced to one lane much of the time but the road will not be closed.
Third candidate runs in Ward 4
Meagan McLean of Warkworth has filed her nomination papers to run for council in Ward 4 (Warkworth). She filed her papers on Friday morning.
McLean, a photographer and author, under the name Meg LaForge, is running against Emilio Ojeda and Ken Tully. Nominations close next Friday and the election is Oct. 26.