Council has approved an extension of the drains along Concession 6 and Wellington Road 10, southwest of Moorefield, at an estimated cost of $70,000.
The extension will improve the drainage system originally installed in 1962 by Wright and Stanners.
The drain extension is necessary to prevent damage to a new road crossing going in at Concession 6, according to the principle Tom Pridham.
“It’s just a bit of housecleaning,” said Pridham, engineer with R.J. Burnside and associates, who presented the plan to council.
The recommendation suggests the municipal drain needs to be extended across the road at two locations to prevent rain water flooding the surrounding farmland.
The report prompted councillor Michael Martin to ask at the Aug. 28 meeting if the new drainage would simply help remove water off the roads or whether there would be increased benefits to the surrounding lands.
Pridham confirmed the plan also included improving the road crossing.
“[The] property is tiled but the crossing isn’t working anymore – or pretty poorly. Water boils up and heads down the road ditch,” he said.
“The last thing you want is water travelling down a brand new road ditch and scarring the sides.”
The cost for two crossings along Concession 6, including engineering, will be approximately $40,000, according to a report written by Jim Grose, drainage superintendent for Mapleton.
On top of that, the Wellington Road 10 crossing will cost approximately $30,000 “based on similar work on other projects according to the recommendation,” the report stated.
