With construction well underway on Main Street Niverville and Fifth Avenue South, it’s beginning to look a lot like any given summer day on the streets of Winnipeg. Street construction has a way of disrupting the daily flow of life, so we need to keep reminding ourselves that it’s also a sign of progress.
“The latest information we have is that they are on schedule and budget,” says Mayor Myron Dyck. “However, weather does play a role in their schedule.”
ProStar HDD, a contractor from Steinbach, won the bid on the contract and has been hard at work digging and assembling pipes and equipment at various locations for the water mainline and curb stops required to allow businesses and a few residents to connect to the Spruce Drive water treatment plant, either now or at a future date.
Though there is no firm date set for completion, the town indicated in an earlier newsletter that an estimated wrap-up could take place in late September. In the meantime, the proposed sidewalk replacement on the south side of Main Street has been put on hold.
“The [original] plan was to do one block each year,” says Mayor Dyck of the sidewalks. “However, it did not make sense to put in a new sidewalk when some of it would be dug up by the water project. The plan for next year is to do two blocks, the one for 2016 plus the one for 2017.”
The Citizen would like to remind Niverville residents to use caution when maneuvering through construction areas. Our streets are their workplace, so take it slow and give construction staff a safe environment to work in.
