Public works

By Joel Ceausu
The Suburban

In the best of days, it’s an area worth avoiding, especially at rush hour if you’re trying to get to anywhere in the area or leave the neighbourhood. But for the next month it may be a whole lot worse, as the city performs work on its waterworks on Clanranald and Vezina at the north end of Snowdon.

Public works crews will be upgrading a valve and measurement chamber just beneath the intersection and over the next four weeks measures will be in place to maintain some flow of traffic. The site operates Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In the first Phase Clanranald southbound lane will be closed at Vézina, followed by Phase 2 when the northbound lane will be closed. In both phases flaggers will be present to assist traffic flow in both directions. On-street parking will not be available during the project, but collections will continue as usual, and in the obstructed area residents are asked to place garbage cans in their usual location, clearly marked with their address. Containers that are inaccessible to garbage collectors will be moved by the contractor.

If site crews are not in site, it does not mean the project is over, but rather during stages that require a break (paint drying, concrete curing, asphalt cooling, etc.), or that are not carried out in the field (repairing a part, testing drinking water, etc.), staff are temporarily assigned to another project. n