Construction on storm sewer line begins today

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Construction on the installation of a storm sewer line to accommodate future work on the rehabilitation of Grove Street in Stephenville is set to start today.

Shawn Boyd of Boyd and Bungay Construction Limited said with the arrival of concrete components from Central Pre-Cast Ltd. of Lewisporte on Thursday, the company can now move ahead with construction.

The pipes for the project arrived earlier and are located in several sections near where they will be laid.

Council approved the awarding of a contract at its regular general meeting on Aug. 28 for the first phase of the work to Boyd and Bungay Construction Limited in the amount of $609,066.56.

This phase does not involve the actual rehabilitation of Grove Street, but rather the running of a new storm sewer line that will extend from near the intersection of West Street and Queen Street up to the end of Princess Avenue.

Mayor Tom OBrien said where the line will cross Queen Street and Prince Rupert Drive and run up Princess Avenue, some disruptions to traffic can be expected.

At the regular general meeting of Stephenville town council this past Thursday, OBrien and town clerk Carolyn Lidstone authorized the signing of an agreement between the Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Town of Stephenville for these upgrades with approved funding of $742,581 to be cost-shared on an 80/20 provincial-municipal basis.

This storm sewer line is needed to handle the runoff on Grove Street. The future second phase will involve a full rehabilitation of Grove Street, including new water and sewer lines, storm sewer, curb and gutter, along with paving and sidewalks.

Organizations: Central Pre-Cast Ltd. of Lewisporte, Stephenville town council, Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs

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Construction on storm sewer line begins today