Driving and parking in downtown Campbellford may be a bit tricky from now till Christmas, which isn’t really what local merchants want to hear.
Enbridge Gas will be replacing aged natural gas pipelines on Bridge Street, between Front Street and Doxsee Avenue, and on Front Street South, between River Street and Market Street.
Work started this week with location of the underground pipes, painting markings on the sidewalks and visits with storeowners to alert them of the plan.
Enbridge says work could go until Dec. 19, but one storeowner I talked to said he sure hopes it wraps up sooner.
The gas company says work will be done Monday through Saturday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. There will be temporary lane closures and interruption of natural gas service to area users.
“We will complete the work one block at a time, on one side of the street at a time,” a news release says. “Most construction activities will occur within the municipal right-of-way, though temporary access to properties may be required to safely access our natural gas pipelines and equipment.”
There will be no direct cost to residents, but Enbridge warns that if its workers spot any safety violations, repairs “are the responsibility of the property owner.”
If you have questions, contact Construction Field Supervisor Aaron Sorley at 1.855.801.2303.
Emergency Hastings water repairs cost $80,000
Trent Hills had to spend $80,400 to repair a water filter at the Hastings Water Treatment Plant this summer, a report to council says.
Kyle Beacock, Manager of Water and Wastewater Services, said staff spotted a problem with one of two water filters on April 9 and took it out of service.
The plant has two filters installed in 2003 that use granulated activated carbon on top of a bed of sand to remove solid particles, bacteria and algae from the drinking water.
Municipal staff contacted the company that did the original installation, now Ovio, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They received a quote of $27,600 for parts and a site visit to further assess the problem.
Staff also contacted AWI Group, based in Edmonton, which had experience repairing such filters. It quoted “$16,840 for materials and for one of its filter technicians to attend the site for one week to work with municipal contractors and oversee the repair,” Beacock reported.
Staff retained AWI to provide technical oversight and to work with Continental Carbon Group of Hamilton and Little’s Welding and Machine Shop of Campbellford to complete the required repairs.
Continental Carbon removed and reinstalled the filter media. Little’s made anchor brackets for the filter box and cut and welded sections of the underdrain system. Little’s also fabricated and installed a stainless steel insert.
The repairs were done and the filter was July 6. “The full cost of the work will be funded from the existing Hastings system reserve,” Beacock said.