Chatham-Kent (CK) council has approved two street rejuvenations and one sewer separation, costing roughly $8.5 million.
The tender awards include repaving the Dufferin Avenue Bridge deck in Wallaceburg, modernizing its existing guard rails, and replacing the current concrete barriers.
The construction is projected to cost $1,949,248.83 plus another $74,000 for consulting and contract administration.
Staff said the bridge will be closed during construction, which is anticipated to begin this summer and be completed in December.
The municipality will also be spending $3,929,467 to rehabilitate Base Line Road from Centre Side Road to North Street near Dresden.
The tender would include cold-in-place pavement recycling. This process reclaims, rejuvenates, and replaces the current pavement into a base layer, then adds a layer of asphalt on top.
Staff says the results will add 15 to 20 years of service to the pavement.
The rehabilitation on Base Line Road will begin this summer and be completed by October 31, 2026.
Both of these road rejuvenations were passed unanimously by CK council as part of the consent agenda.
A tender award for $2,675,900 was also brought before council on Monday.
This contract will see phase two of the sewer separation on Selkirk Street in Chatham.
The existing combined sewer between Van Allen Avenue and Elizabeth Street will be removed. A new system will be installed on Selkirk Street and on Memory Lane.
The construction, beginning this summer and ending in November, will also include upsizing the water main and restoring the road.
The sewer separation was also passed 18 to zero during Monday night’s meeting.
