Meaford is awarding an over $345,000 contract for related to the rehabilitation of three local bridges.
Council approved the tender to Centex Engineering and Development Inc. during a meeting on May 13, to address the structures over East Minniehill Creek, Meaford Creek, and Big Head River.
This comes after a recent Ontario Structure Inspection Manual report for these structures, which found they are in need of significant rehabilitation or replacement over the next two years.
The bridge over East Minniehill Creek was found to require major rehabilitation work and was recommended to be done as soon as possible. The work would include concrete repairs, installing a barrier system, and possibly widening the structure.
The bridge over Meaford Creek is recommended to be replaced within the next two years as portion of it was found to be heavily deteriorated.
The bridge over Big Head River is also recommended to be addressed within the next two years, as severe concrete deficiencies were found.
The three bridges were put into one contract in hopes to reduce the costs of addressing them individually.
The work on the bridges will be done in two phases, with the design and tender preparation to be done this year, and construction inspection and contract administration to be completed next year.