City council has approved a culvert replacement on Battleford Road on both sides of the CN tracks.
The work proposed is to address a situation at the Battleford Road railroad crossing where the culverts are failing. A large pothole has been created and traffic has been reduced to one lane. Pylons have been put up near the CN crossing at the location where the issue has arisen.
According to Director of Infrastructure Dan Loewen, the culverts failed in the spring and after an analysis was done, it has been determined they must be replaced.
Council has approved the work for $150,000. Of that amount, $50,000 would come from 2018’s operating budget for culvert and ditch maintenance, while $100,000 would be freed up by delaying the purchase of a $200,000 tandem dump truck to 2019.
Delaying the truck purchase also frees up another $100,000, which the city will be using to repair service roads in the north end.
