BRUCE COUNTY – Walkerton and area businesses are invited to attend an information session for businesses on Thursday, May 11, at the Walkerton Community Centre to provide input and discuss concerns about the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the replacement of the Durham Street Bridge.
This information session will begin at 6:30 p.m. Staff from Bruce County transportation and environmental services, B.M. Ross, the Municipality of Brockton, and the Bruce County economic development department will be present to provide input.
Bruce County is planning to move forward with plans to replace the Durham Street Bridge, which spans the Saugeen River on Bruce Road 4 in Walkerton. Some structural components of the bridge have deteriorated, and the bridge must be replaced to ensure the safety of the travelling public.
A public meeting was held on Oct. 4, 2022 to present project details to members of the public. Following the meeting, input was received from residents and business owners with concerns related to the preferred detour alternative, which is to use local municipal roads to detour traffic during the bridge replacement. A second public meeting is tentatively planned for July 2023.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, comments can be submitted directly to the project team via email to Kelly Vader, environmental planner at kvader@bmross.net.
Additional project information can be found on the Bruce County website at www.brucecounty.on.ca/WalkertonBridge.
