West Back Line Bridge (Photo from Grey Highlands Council)
Grey Highlands is authorizing the Director of Transportation to award a contract to undergo emergency bridge repairs.
Council approved authorizing the limited tender to replace the barrier system for the West Back Line bridge during its meeting on Wednesday.
Manager of Infrastructure Mason Bellamy says staff were recently notified of damages to the bridge over the summer.
An inspection discovered the loss of barrier protection and the potential failure of the barrier.
Bellamy says in a report, the municipality will need to repair the bridge before the winter season, or the bridge would not be able to operate.
Three options were presented to address the damages, either conduct minor repairs to the barrier, minor repairs to the barrier and concrete repairs to the abutments, or replace the barrier system, the approach guide rail, and to the abutment.
Bellamy says the third option is the only one which addresses the safety concerns of the existing barrier system.
The project is estimated to cost a maximum of $175,000, which would be covered through the municipality’s transportation reserve and asset management reserve fund.