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Posted Jun 5, 2008, 4:48 PM
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In the Chronicle Herald today:
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Where the road crews are
By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter
Thu. Jun 5 - 10:36 AM
MAJOR PROJECTS
•Old Sackville Road, intersection improvements (Dexter Construction) $124,114.80.
•Kearney Lake Road (Castle Hill/Broadholme), traffic signal installation (Black & McDonald) $155,458.96.
•Hammonds Plains road widening (Brycon) $2,229,929.24.
•Robie Street (Cunard to Jubilee) intersection improvements, paving, new sidewalks (Dexter) $1,647,520.54.
•Akerley Boulevard/John Savage Avenue, traffic signal installation (Black & McDonald) $302,010.61.
•Hammonds Plains Road/Pockwock Road intersection improvements (XL Electric) $202,114.84.
•Lacewood Drive/Willett Street, traffic signal rehabilitation (XL Electric) $165,946.78.
PAVING RENEWALS
Generally consists of the pulverization of existing asphalt and paving the street.
•Holland Road (Basin) $314,941.31
King Street, Dartmouth (Dexter) $163,314.39.
•Prince Street (Ocean) $501,630.65
Queen Street, Alderney Drive to Wentworth Street (Dexter) $371,723.83.
•Stokil Drive (Dexter) $442,469.26.
•Canary Crescent (Dexter) $648,525.69.
•Crown Drive (Dexter) $118,943.35.
Frederick Avenue (Brycon) $361,892.
Parkdale Avenue (Dexter) $350,727.74.
PAVING RESURFACINGS
The removal of existing asphalt and the placement of new asphalt
•South Park Street, Inglis Street to Fenwick Street (Ocean) $568,859.50.
•Greystone Drive (Ocean) $628,848.32.
•Hillside Avenue and Highland Avenue (Lafarge) $384,238.73.
•Celtic Drive, Kingston Crescent, Guy Street (Lafarge) $444,641.27.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
•Generally consists of cold-planing existing asphalt, placement and compaction of new asphalt and associated reinstatement (Dexter) $819,571.40
Streets included in this package:
Connaught Avenue (Quinpool to Norwood), Connaught Avenue (Third to Quinpool), Bedford Highway (Dartmouth Road to Rocky Lake Drive), Rocky Lake Drive (north of Duke to railway overpass), Dunbrack Street (Main to Willett), Hillsboro Drive (Highway 7 to Karen)
MICRO SURFACING
•Applying the specified surface sealing material at each site, including surface preparation and pavement markings (Industrial Cold Milling) $780,563.15
Streets included in this package include:
Portland Street (Eisner to Portland Estates), Woodlawn Road (Guysborough to Mount Edward), Woodlawn Road (Valleyfield to Guysborough), Herring Cove Road (Maplewood to Winchester), Herring Cove Road (Purcells Cove to Maplewood), Herring Cove Road (Winchester to Cowie Hill), Gottingen Street (Cornwallis to Cunard), Gottingen Street (Cunard to North), North Street (Windsor to Robie), Oxford Street (Quinpool to North), Bedford Highway (Bayview to Flamingo), Dartmouth Road (East Wardour to Ridgevale), Sackville Drive (Florence to Riverside), Lucasville Road (Sackville to Sackville River), Purcells Cove Road (Burns to Williams Lake), Cobequid Road (Windsor Junction to railway crossing), North Preston Road (Long Lake bridge to Johnson), Dartmouth Road (Bedford Highway to East Wardour)
THIN OVERLAYS
Generally consists of the preparation of the existing roads for overlay, which may include cleaning, drag-coat patching, driveway asphalt lips and/or driveway adjustments, the application of a thin asphalt overlay and the replacement of the existing pavement makings: (Dexter) $710,453.80
Streets included in this package include:
Carlisle Drive (Sherwood to Shrewsbury), Oathill Crescent (Celtic to Somerset), Stewart Harris Drive (Grimes to Mount Edward), Princess Margaret Boulevard (Killkee Gate), Robie Street (Lady Hammond to Livingstone), Market Street (Prince to Sackville), Beech Street (Chebucto to Jubilee), Marlwood Drive (Edward Laurie cul-de-sac), Lancaster Drive (View Royal to St. Pauls), Tribune Court (Lancaster Drive cul-de-sac), Guildwood Crescent (Leiblin Drive), Judy Avenue (Beaver Bank to Gloria), Crimp Court (Robert Drive end), Madison Drive (Orchard to Oakridge)
MAIN ARTERY PATCHING
(Lafarge) $614,109.69
Dartmouth Road (East Wardour/Ridgevale), Hammonds Plains Road (Pockwock/Yankeetown East), Main Street (West Harlen/Major), Mount Edward Road (Cranberry/Wildwood), Pleasant Street (Everette/Imperial Oil), Lacewood Drive (West Radcliffe/Bi-Hi ramp), South Park Street (University/Spring Garden), Connaught Avenue (Quinpool/First), North Street (Windsor/Robie), Quinpool Road (Oxford/Monastery), Mumford Road (Joseph Howe/railway), Herring Cove Road (Maplewood/Winchester), Leiblin Drive (Guildwood West/Old Sambro), Herring Cove Road (Punch Bowl South/Layton), Highway 3 (North Green/Devonshire)
NEW PAVING
Paula Drive, Brighton Avenue, Dundee Street, Trafalgar Turn, Hummingbird Lane, Timberlane Terrace (Dexter) $687,052.99
CRACK SEALING
Various locations (Road Savers Maritime) $223,566.95
GRAND TOTAL $13,236,116.80
For a more detailed list of paving projects around the municipality this summer, go to: www.halifax.ca/designcon/cons/index.html
SOURCE: HRM.
Some of the above street listings — like the list for "thin overlays" — may change slightly. Consequently, additional streets may be added or the list changed, depending upon the evaluation.
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Source: http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1060062.html
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