Asphalt paving on Fulford-Ganges Road between Beddis and Cranberry roads is on-schedule for this week, according to the project contractor, who said the intersection work at Beddis will kick off in earnest as well — and will likely take about two weeks.
Over Thursday and Friday, July 24-25, according to a notice from Northridge Excavating Ltd. project manager Bob Mitchell, fresh asphalt will be put down as planned, one direction at a time on the southernmost stretch of the project — meaning drivers can expect single-lane alternating traffic on both days. Over the weekend and into the following week, he added, the intersection between Fulford-Ganges and Beddis/Charlesworth roads will remain gravelled while work there takes place.
“This will increase traffic pressures for Beddis Road users,” said Mitchell. “Please be aware of gravelled surfaces and changed traffic patterns here.”
Over the month of August, according to the notice, all intersections along the 1.6-kilometre project will receive their first layer of asphalt, and steel castings — think manhole covers and water valve boxes — currently beneath the surface will be cut out and raised to the eventual final roadway level.
After that, a second layer of asphalt will be installed along the whole length of the project; the drainage system on the west side of the road will be paved; all intersections get their second and final layer of asphalt; all intersecting driveways will be regraded, and paved to the property line; and finally signage and painted pavement markings will be installed.
The Fulford-Ganges Road Project is a $22.9-million effort, chiefly focused on the Ganges Hill section, where Ministry of Transportation and Transit officials have said work would include stormwater improvements, resurfacing, widening and paved shoulders for pedestrians and cyclists.