The township has awarded the tender for the construction of a $1-million replacement bridge on Sideroad 17 near Glen Allan.
Council awarded the tender on July 11 to Finnbilt General Contracting Ltd. for $1,065,866.
The bid was the lowest of two received.
The bridge was identified for replacement in the township’s 2014 municipal bridge inspection report.
Due to the heritage nature of the structure and the need to increase the hydraulic capacity, an environmental assessment (EA) was required, public works director Sam Mattina explained in a staff report.
The EA public review period commenced on June 2 and ended on July 2, with no outstanding issues.
Councillor Matt Martin asked if the bridge would be constructed with arches due to the heritage nature of the existing structure.
Mattina responded the design entails “a flat deck, no arches; your traditional new-style bridge.”
The scope of the project includes the removal of a one-lane, concrete arch bridge “in seriously deteriorated condition” and the construction of a new, two-lane bridge meeting all requirements, load and geometry, of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, the MTO Structural Manual, and the Roadside Safety Manual, the report states.
The township received 90 per cent funding from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) for the project.
