The County of Prince Edward is providing the following update on the major structural rehabilitation of County Road 49:
- Rubblization of the existing concrete surface roadway continued past the Heidelberg Materials cement plant (1370 County Road 49) this past week.
- Rubblization will continue next week. The municipality anticipates that rubblization will be complete within the next two weeks.
- The first layer of base paving has been completed to just north of Bethesda Road.
- Granular shouldering and the second layer of base paving is progressing southerly from the northern project limits.
- Base paving is anticipated to continue throughout the entirety of next week.
Drivers can continue to expect delays of 5 to 10 minutes at both the rubblization and paving locations. Both lanes of traffic reopen at the end of each construction day. To help manage dust on gravel sections, the contractor is applying calcium and water as needed.
With these delays, using alternate routes may provide little to no travel-time advantage for commuters.
Drivers choosing to use County Roads 5 and 15 as alternate routes are reminded to obey posted speed limits and drive with caution in residential and rural areas.
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For more information, contact Garrett Osborne, Project Manager, at 613.476.2148 ext. 2002 or gosborne@pecounty.on.ca.