New aboiteau needed for Lorne Street phase III
The final phase of the Lorne Street Floodwater Mitigation project may be approved for funding, but there’s one more hurdle to clear before the project will move forward as planned: the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI) needs to agree to build a new, bigger aboiteau to drain into the Tantramar River.
When, how and if they will could be decided in a meeting slated for next week.
Englobe (formerly Crandall Engineering) engineer Pierre Plourde came to town hall Tuesday night to update councillors on the state of the project, and stress the importance of gaining the cooperation of DTI. The current aboiteau draining into the Tantramar is undersized, said Plourde, and that’s been known for many years, throughout the life of the stormwater project.
“It was built in the 1900s, so it’s too small to be able to take the water between the tide cycles and evacuate the water,” said Plourde. “So that aboiteau is in need of a major upgrade.”
Plourde says that in previous phases of the project, DTI has been receptive to the idea of replacing the aboiteau, but the lack of funding meant further progress was delayed. Now that just over $4 million in federal and provincial funding (plus just under $1.5 million from the town of Sackville) has been approved, it’s become much more important to know what DTI is planning.… Continue