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How fast some people are going on Chenail Boulevard worries some mem- bers of Hawkesbury council. Councillor Yves Paquette raised the issue of pedestrian safety on Chenail Boulevard during the June 23 session of Hawkesbury council. Paquette told council that he has received “many calls” from residents concer- ned about the number of cars and trucks speeding along that street on their way either to or from the intersections with John Street and Main Street. Chenail Boulevard is a key traffic throughway to the Long Sault Bridge that connects Hawkesbury with Grenville on the Québec side of the Ottawa River. It is a regular route for transport freight trucks and also a shortcut for passenger commuter traffic going to or coming from Québec because drivers can avoid the slower speed and traffic and pedestrian warning lights set up along Main Street. There are turnoff lanes along Chenail Boulevard to allow traffic to turn left into a nearby residential neighbourhood or right into several parking areas that accommodate businesses along Main Street. But there are no traffic control lights at those turnoff points to guarantee safe passage for any pedestrians to cross Chenail Boulevard at
La sécurité des piétons sur le boulevard Chenail est devenue une préoccupation pour certains membres du conseil municipal de Hawkesbury.(Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
those sites. Pedestrians have either walk the length of the boulevard to the crosswalks at the John Street or Main Street intersections or wait until traffic is clear on Chenail Boulevard to try crossing at the turnoff points. Councillor Jeanne Charlebois wondered if the main risk for pedestrians on Chenail Boulevard comes from drivers from outside
$100,000 POKER LOTTO WIN IN THE CARDS FOR HAWKESBURY RESIDENT of Hawkesbury, and not local drivers who would be familiar with the boulevard and its pedestrian traffic. “I am fed up with these people who think they can rush through our town like we’re nobody,” Charlebois said. “I think that it’s time we did something so that they respect us.” +POBUIBO8JMTPO EJSFDUPSPGQVCMJDXPSLT
and engineering, told council that the Ontario Ministry of Transport has jurisdiction over the installation of traffic control lights and also the timer-control settings for those traffic lights. He said he will talk to his contacts in the ministry about about improving traffic control for Chenail Boulevard and provide a report about the municipality’s options.
COUNCIL APPROVES REFIT WORK FOR CÉCILE BRIDGE
Le pont Cécile permet de traverser le ruisseau Hawkesbury et d’accéder au centre-ville par l’intersection de la rue Main. Le pont fera l’objet de travaux de réhabilitation dans le courant de l’anné. (Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
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past the Main Street intersection and past Chenail Boulevard on the way to where it empties into the Ottawa River. Along with the construction contract for KB Civil Construction Ltd., council also approved a contract to Stantec Consulting Ltd. For engineering services, including inspection of the bridge site and work, for the rehabilitation project. The contract value is $90,000, not including HST. Rehabilitation work on Cécile Bridge involves complete reconstruction of the bridge deck and roadway portiion and also reconstruction of the wings of the bridge, which includes the guard walls, guard rails and pedestrian walkway. Timing of the bridge rehabilitation will be announced at a later date.
Traffic at the intersection of Main Street and McGill Street may have some extra delays this year while the Cécile Bridge gets a makeover. Council approved a report from the public works department on plans for rehabilitation work on the bridge. The contract for the work will go to KB Civil Construction Ltd., who submitted the lowest of two bids for the project. The company’s bid of $668,976.99, not including HST, falls within the 2025 muni- cipal budget allocation for the project. Cécile Bridge crosses Hawkesbury Creek where it flows along McGill Street
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