The County of Wellington has engaged a contractor to remove the work/protection platform from below the bridge deck of the Wyandot Bridge on Wellington Road 10 over Conestogo Lake.
Construction manager Mark Eby reports Wellington Road 10 will be closed between Concessions 4 and 5 in Mapleton to facilitate the required work.
Eby stated in an Oct. 17 email the contractor has indicated they will assist school buses and emergency vehicles to drive through the work zone during working hours (7:30am to 4:30pm), but will not be able to have the site open outside working hours or if they are unable to work due to rain.
“The hope is that the work will only take a week to complete but there are always unforeseen circumstances,” states Eby.
He notes the work/protection platform could not be taken out with earlier bridge work as the water level in the lake was too high at the time. Now that the GRCA has let the water level down in the lake, the work platform can be removed.
Drayton bridge
Eby also reports work on the Main Street bridge in Drayton is reaching the point the road will soon be open to traffic.
“The hope is that the remaining work necessary to allow paving to occur later this week will be able to happen and the road will be paved and opened on Friday,” he stated on Oct. 17. However, he notes the remaining work, specifically the bridge deck water proofing, is extremely weather dependent.
“The forecast this week does not looking promising, but we are hoping for the best. If all falls together, the road will be open to traffic late Friday afternoon.”
If the bridge is opened Friday, some work will still need to be completed.
“The intent is that they will flag one lane of traffic during the day while they are on site and the road will be open to two lanes of traffic at night and on the weekends,” stated Eby, who anticipates the additional work should take approximately two weeks to complete.
