A construction project at Lock 7 will require a portion of the Welland Canals Recreational Trail to be closed for about a month.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is currently in the process of awarding the construction contract, Civil Engineer Dave Leblanc told ThoroldNews.
“We will be constructing a reinforced concrete slab and retaining wall, as well as re-positioning security fencing at that location to permanently store stop logs that we use annually to de-water the Canal at Lock 7. The existing location of the pathway will remain the same, however during construction we are expecting heavy construction traffic such as excavators, graders, concrete trucks and dump trucks in the area, and it is therefore necessary to shut down the path to ensure safety at the work-site.”
Construction is scheduled to begin on Oct. 28, and be completed by Nov. 30, 2019, he said, “and the trail will need to be closed at Lock 7 to pedestrians during this time frame.”
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