Quinte West Bumps up Road Repair Costs Due to ‘Harsh Winter Conditions’

Quinte West bumps up road repair costs due to ‘harsh winter conditions’

Old Man Winter’s toll on country roads across Quinte West will require more remediation than usual, Quinte West council heard Wednesday in regular session.

InQuinte.ca | Quinte West redirects funding to Surface Treatment Program

Following a harsher-than-usual winter that took a toll on many of the city’s rural roads, Quinte West council has approved the transfer of $500,000 from the Various Roads Arterial and Local Programs to bolster the Surface Treated Road Program. With this reallocation, the total funding for the surface treatment initiative will rise to $1,870,000. According to a report presented to council by Robert Jackson, the Manager of Engineering Services, a …

Reallocating funds for Quinte West’s surface treatment program

After a harder winter than normal for some of the city’s rural roads, Quinte West council approved reallocating $500,000 in funds from the Various Roads Arterial and Local Programs to the Surface Treated Road Program. This would bring the total budget for the program to $1,870,000. In a report to council, Manager of Engineering Services Robert Jackson, says that many of the surface-treated roads experienced significant potholing and degradation.…