Durham Street Bridge replacement plans have business community concerned

June 15, 2023 @ 10:01 amBusiness, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Downtown business owners – more than 100 in total – have signed a petition calling on Bruce County to install a temporary vehicle bridge during the replacement of the Durham Street bridge to keep the east and west ends of Walkerton connected during construction. Bruce County has not decided what the detour route will be, or if a temporary bridge will be used. (Pauline Kerr photo)
BROCKTON – With the project to replace Paisley’s venerable bridge over the Saugeen River nearing completion, attention has turned to another bridge over the river, this one in downtown Walkerton. At 87 years of age, it has some definite issues, including concrete that’s starting to crumble, not to mention fears over the safety of the…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.