By Erika Chorostil

Brazeau County Council

Brazeau County hears fire stats and construction updates at Council

Feb 7, 2020 | 10:24 AM

Brazeau County Council this week was presented with the December statistics for Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services.

During the month of December, the fire department responded to three fire calls, one in the Town and two in the County, nine alarm calls, and three motor vehicle collisions.

In total, there were 10 calls in the Town and 11 in the County in December.

County Council also received an update by staff on a number of 2020 construction projects, including RR 83, TWP Road 484, Cynthia Area 3 Road, and RR 91.

For RR 83 from Highway 620 to TWP Road 480, detailed design, tender package, land acquisition, and environmental approvals have been completed. The project will utilize in‐house construction forces to complete brushing/mulching activities in February 2020 to lower costs, eliminate concerns with the Migratory Bird Act, and avoid potential scheduling conflicts with Power Line relocations. Tree clearing for the project has commenced this week.

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For TWP Road 484 from RR 54 to RR 60, 55% of the construction contract (35 site occupancy days out of 65 total) has been completed since the project started on September 4, 2019. The construction contract was awarded to Howitt Construction Ltd. on May 28, 2019, and the project is currently in winter shutdown until May 1, or when the weather is warm enough.

Work on the Cynthia Area 3 road is currently in winter shutdown until May 1, but the base prep work for the various roads within Cynthia is being completed as the underground infrastructure is removed and replaced. The road paving will be completed at the end of the project, being towards the end of summer 2020, after all the underground work is finalized. The construction contract has been awarded to Parkway Enterprises Ltd. who mobilized to the site on September 23, 2019.

The underground utility replacement work on the Cynthia Area 3 Water and Sewer is 50% completed and the project is in winter shutdown. Parkway Enterprises Ltd. also has a construction contract for this project.

Data analysis is underway for the Floating Treatment Wetland System, with the University of Alberta’s draft report expected to arrive sometime this week. Administration is hoping to have an update report to Council as soon as the reports are received from both parties.

A consultant had been successfully engaged for the bridge washout repair project at TWP Road 502 and RR 84 since August of 2019. The Preliminary Design Summary has been finalized and the draft tender is expected by mid-February.

A consultant is currently working on the design for the overlay in Poplar Ridge for 52, 54, 56 Avenues, 64 and 64A Street. It is expected that the design will be completed and a tender issued for Administration’s review by the end of February 2020, with a contractor being selected by the end of March 2020.

Work on RR 91 from Highway 621 is still in the consultation process between Administration and the local lands officer from Alberta Public Lands in order to satisfy all the conditions, prior to receiving approval. The roadway disposition approval has been ongoing since the first quarter of 2019.

Administration is working on preliminary design review and planning for TWP Road 495A 1 km west of RR 90 to mobilize to the site in order to conduct any tree clearing that might be required. Landowner discussions are also underway to purchase the right‐of‐way in order to move the road south of the embankment failure site.

Construction work on RR 81 from TWP Road 504 to TWP Road 502 is in the consultation process. Administration had a meeting with the consultant on January 9, 2020, to discuss the design/construction plan of the project. The consultant and the in‐house construction crew will work as a team to carry out this project, with the consultant working in support capacity to conduct the design, approvals, and construction guidance if needed. Landowner discussions are forthcoming for widening the right‐of‐way as well as a possible dug‐out site. Crews were out the week of Jan 27‐31, probing the muskeg to determine depths. Tree clearing will commence once the crew is done on RR 83.

Also at the meeting on February 4, Council passed a motion to provide $750.00 toward Family Day celebrations taking place in Breton on February 17. Activities will include crafts, face painting, entertainment, sleigh rides, skating, and a weiner roast.