Following Friday's major rainstorm and flooding, here's an update as of Monday afternoon, August 12th, on the assessment and repair work completed so far and the priority work scheduled for this week.
Current situation for roads
As previously reported, Public Works and Infrastructure and Water Services staff continue to ensure that all impacted roads are secure with barricaded road closures in place.
Work completed over the weekend:
• Contracted services were brought in to assist with reinstatement work
• Contractors reinstated washed out shoulders on Craig Side Road and on Barry Road at Fifth Line Road
Initial assessment work of culverts by wash out locations:
Asset Management Service staff assessed sites where water levels exceeded the road elevation and sites with significant wash outs on Old Second Line north of Murphy Side Road where one travel lane was eroded and multiple locations on Marchurst Road to develop a plan to repair the roads. Initial assessments indicate the culverts are not damaged and no culvert repair work is warranted. Roads can be reinstated at these locations.
Asset Management is also currently investigating Old Second Line erosion at 760m south of Thomas Dolan Parkway where the in-fill culvert has failed. A temporary reinstatement of the site is recommended now while a permanent solution is being looked at.
The following roads currently have closures in place or repair work underway:
• Old Second Line closed between Thomas A. Dolan Parkway and Murphy Side Road due to road repairs
• Marchurst Road closed between Murphy Side Road and Synergy due to road repairs
• Marchurst Road between Thomas A Dolan Parkway and John Aselford Driveway due to road repairs
• Vaughn Side Road, near Donald B. Monroe Drive, barrier in place, local traffic only
Rail line east of Carp near Salisbury Street, due to erosion and ponding
All roadway impacts due to flooding are being updated by Traffic Services on the City’s interactive traffic map. Residents are encouraged to regularly check this map for updates to road closures as road repairs are expected to continue this week.
Priority work for this week:
• Staff, with the assistance of contracted services, are beginning to undertake necessary major and priority infrastructure repairs in a very timely manner to restore the road network back to full service including:
• Grading Berry Side Road and Old Coach Road
• Reinstating private approach entrances
• Repairing road washout on Old Coach Road
• Repairing road washout at the intersection of Vaughan Side Road and William Hodgins Road
• Repairing shoulder washouts at Thomas Argue Road and Donald B Munro Drive
• Deploying asphalt crews to complete repairs within Carp Village
• Beginning the reinstatement of washed-out shoulders on Marchurst Road at Murphy Road
• Beginning culvert and road backfilling on Marchurst Road and Old Second Line Road; the work is expected to take several days and will include temporarily infilling the ditch with gravel to open the road and addressing ditching issues following this emergency repair
Staff will continue improving the safety of the road network by:
• Adjusting road closures as required
• Continuing to replace and repair culverts to laneway entrances
• Reinstating gravel shoulders
• Reinstating the surface gravel on gravel roads
• Regrading gravel roads
• Deploying asphalt crews to repair and reinstate asphalt damaged and/or washed away
• Sweeping affected areas where debris is still on the road with a flusher truck, tractor brooms and roadway sweepers
Staff continues to review and investigate and prioritize all Service Requests
Rail line damage and ponding:
Staff are also currently identifying ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the rail corridor which has been eroded and are identifying any City storm sewer assets that need to be repaired, such as a manhole and a catch basin.
More updates to come.