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SIDEWALK EXTENSION PROJECT SHELVED
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN nouvelles@eap.on.ca
kind of bids the township received on it. Lafrance’s report noted that the type of engineering design and construction work required for this kind of project “is beyond the scope” of the qualifications PGQVCMJDXPSLTTUBGG.VOJDJQBMQVCMJD works employees are capable on doing the work needed for replacing existing sidewalks, repaving roads, and installing small culverts but not the level of new construction work needed for a sidewalk extension of this kind. The report to council recommended against doing an extension of the sidewalk and suggested that the municipality’s focus be on rehabilitation of existing infrastruc- ture like roads, buildings, equipment and other items based on the township’s asset management plans. Council voted to accept the report and its recommendations.
CORRECTION L’article paru dans le Tribune-Express/ Le Carillon, intitulé « Une nouvelle antenne-relais pour Lefaivre ? », contient une erreur. IGS Hawkesbury installe actuellement une nouvelle antenne près de la bibliothèque du village de Lefaivre afin d’améliorer le service haut débit pour l’accès à Internet dans le village et ses environs, et non pour le haut débit et la téléphonie mobile. Nous nous excusons pour cette erreur. - Gregg Chamberlain Lafrance’s report also noted that the engineering demands for this kind of pro- ject would also require a topographic survey to determine elevations of the sidewalk extension infrastructure, a geotechnical survey, a soil profile character report, and a legal survey. 8IFOBMMUIBUXBTEPOF BQSFMJNJOBSZ engineering design and then a detailed de- sign are needed as part of the preparation for tender package to put the project out for bid to construction outfits. The report to council noted that construction costs of at least $800,000 would make up most of the expense for the project depending on what The reasons for the $1 million estimate is that the project would involve installing storm sewers to deal with water run off from the road and also require modifying the existing adjacent ditch to accommo- date a sidewalk. Provincial standards for sidewalks demand they be 1.5-metres wide in addition to the curbing. “If a new sidewalk is installed,” stated Lafrance’s report, “it would either impede onto the existing road shoulder or require modifications to the ditch, both of which would be costly.” Plans for an extension of the sidewalk along the west side of Highway 34 in Vankleek Hill are off the drawing board now. A public works department report to Champlain Township council last month indicated the work involved for the exten- sion is higher than the municipality can afford right now. In a report to council February 25, Public 8PSLT%JSFDUPS.BYJNF-BGSBODFTUBUFE that after a detailed study of the enginee- ring needs for the proposed extension “it was determined the cost of constructing a new sidewalk between VCI and Foodland is cost prohibitive.” In August 2024 council asked the public works department to prepare a report about the feasibility of extending the existing sidewalk along the west side of Highway 34 within the Village of Vankleek Hill. The proposed 360-metre extension would have stretched from Vankleek Collegiate Insti- tute (VCI) to the Foodland market entrance. 5IFEFQBSUNFOUDPOUSBDUFE&7#&OHJ - neering to review options for the proposed extension, including a cost estimated. The consultant firm’s report to the department included an estimate of $1,046,788, that allowed for a three-per-cent allowance on the cost based on the consumer price index for 2026.
Le projet d’extension du trottoir le long du côté ouest de la route 34 à Vankleek Hill, depuis le lycée jusqu’à l’entrée du magasin Foodland, est suspendu. Le conseil municipal du canton de Champlain a accepté une recommandation du service des travaux publics selon laquelle le coût d’un tel projet est trop élevé à l’heure actuelle. (Gregg Chamberlain, EAP)
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