A
little rickety wooden footbridge that's been a focus of interest for Ward 26 residents has been replaced.
"The replacement of the former wooden walkway with a new steel walkway was declared substantially complete today," project manager Bruce Tisdale wrote this week in a note to Ward 26 councillor
John Parker.
"The walkway was open to the public this afternoon. Some minor restoration in the form of hydro seeding the sides of the walkway approaches and sodding of an area beside the east approach will be completed by November 23rd. Temporary six-foot-high barrier fencing has been installed on the water side of the walkway approaches and will be replaced with a permanent wooden post and paddle barrier by November 30th."
The old footbridge had been there since 1986 and according to Tisdale, had reached the end of its useful life. The new walkway is built of self-weathering
COR-TEN steel, with an anti-slip deck and a hand rail.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Councillor John Parker, Bruce Tisdale
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