Fourth Avenue:
While repairing a water main break last winter, we found some very old water pipes under Fourth Avenue between Main Street and Fifth Street. They even found a connection to the CN Station which was demolished nearly forty years ago!
Council decided to have the road completely dug up, all the old pipes replaced with new material, new fill placed and packed, then paved. That project is very close to being completed once the paving crews arrive to pave that section.
When the paving crews are here, they will also pave the areas left by crews repairing other water main breaks around town.
Main Street Sidewalks:
Our sidewalk replacement program has been ongoing all summer and we have many blocks of shiny new sidewalks to show for it. We were holding off on the Main Street section of sidewalks in hopes that the provincial government would renew their grant program which paid for the upgrades to Main Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
Such was not the case. The MSI Grants (Municipal Sustainability Initiatives) continue to be reduced, every year. We decided that we couldn't wait any longer!
The worst sections of the Main Street sidewalks are being replaced right now. Other renovations, including the replacement of the rest of the sidewalks between Second Avenue and Third Avenue on Main Street will have to wait, until Beiseker has enough funds to pay for them!
Overall, I would like to thank all of you for your patience and understanding during these two construction projects. And I would also like to thank all the drivers for avoiding those areas now prepared to be patch-paved. Those areas should be paved along with Fourth Avenue in the coming days.
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