Repairs always take longer than you expect. That’s the one thing I know for sure about projects around my home.
Turns out the same rule applies to major county projects. Repairs to a bridge on County Road 30 and replacement of a large culvert under County Road 25, that were scheduled to be done this week, will take a bit longer, Northumberland County says.
As well, plans to replace a culvert for Killoran Creek under CR 25 south of Hastings are on hold until next year because the large culvert was not available. (I can relate, our kitchen improvements are on hold awaiting a counter top.)
In June a staff report said the $1.1 million project was needed because the “culvert could fail and cause a large sinkhole or road failure. This could lead to a road closure and/or lane restrictions and the need for emergency repairs.”
A study done in 2024 recommended the culvert be replaced within one to five years.
Major rehabilitation work on the bridge over the Trent River, in the hamlet of the same name, has closed that bridge to traffic since Aug. 18, resulting in lengthy detours. The $710,000 project is now expected to be completed early in November.
A major culvert replacement project was undertaken on CR 25 south of Warkworth. The $600,000 Salt Creek project involves removing the existing four-metre-wide, 25-metre-long corrugated steel pipe culvert and replacing it with a new 39-metre-long structural corrugated steel culvert, including a concrete cut-off wall. “The project remains on budget but will be completed later than expected by the middle of November,” the county said last week.
In addition, work scheduled for the village of Hastings this summer was also delayed. The county planned to spend $1.5 million to repair County Road 2A from the western limit of the village to Bridge Street North.
The work was to repair about half a kilometre of road. In June a county report said the section has become potholed and needed repeated work and storm sewer cleaning. “Delaying this project could result in a storm sewer failure causing sink holes and sewer backups that could cause flooding. This could lead to a road closure and/or lane restrictions and the need for emergency repairs.”
Last week, Communications Director Kate Campbell said, “Hastings design is underway and construction will proceed in 2027.”
So, if you drive that stretch keep an eye out for sink holes.