If all goes well, Station Road should be open by early September.
On Aug. 9, Erin town council held a special meeting regarding repairs to Station Road in Hillsburgh.
The recommendation from Erin road superintendent Larry Van Wyck was to have council give the authorization to proceed with the project and accept the quote from Drexler Construction and proceed with the plans provided by Triton Engineering with an upward limit of $130,000.
In his report, Van Wyck wrote that approvals were received from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Credit Valley Conservation to proceed with the temporary repairs needed to facilitate the opening of Station Road as outlined in previous reports to council.
Triton Engineering prepared an outline of work required and estimated quantities of materials needed.
This was provided to Drexler Construction which provided cost estimates for the work.
Van Wyck wrote that the quote was revised to reflect changes made in an attempt to reduce the cost.
Material excavated below the road surface (no asphalt or concrete) will be disposed of on a low area on the 6th Line north of Sideroad 24 (Station Road). This area is prone to spring flooding and the material would help alleviate that.
Van Wyck added that after the fill is placed, the road would be topped with 300mm of the stone currently being removed from the Hydro Transmission Line, then surfaced with granular ‘A’.
This removes the complication created by the town’s fill bylaw and limits the hauling and disposal costs.
Van Wyck stated the work proposed is for the removal of the existing culvert and installation of a new culvert and inlet structure and associated restoration.
He noted the culvert being installed and the inlet structure may be incorporated as part of the permanent works.
Van Wyck commented the town’s purchasing policy was not followed.
Drexler Construction was the only contractor approached to provide a quotation in order to save time with the tender.
Van Wyck added that Drexler has extensive experience in this type of work, plus the company has the equipment and human resources to complete the work.
In addition, both the town and Triton Engineering are familiar with Drexler’s work and confident the company can complete the work in a timely manner with no expected complications.
Van Wyck anticipates the project to begin starting on Aug. 20 and that work should take a maximum of two weeks to complete.
