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CORPORATION F THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT R. DUPUIS, P. ENG., DIRECTOR
HAMPTON,ONTARIO TEL.(416)263.2231
LOB 1 J 0 987.5039
REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1985.
REPORT NO. : WD-8-85
SUBJECT: 1984 ROAD NEEDS STUDY UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended:
That this report be received for information.
REPORT:
The Town' s participation in the Ministry of Transportation
and Communications subsidy program requires preparation of a
Road Needs Study and annual updating of that study. The
philosophy is that through an annual update, an accurate
representation of the condition of the Town' s road system
will be maintained so that a fair rate of subsidy will be
provided. Furthermore, it is intended that the Municipality
use the Needs Study and the priorities established in it, to
assist in orderly scheduling of road reconstruction
projects.
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The Needs Study was updated in 1984 and a summary of the
factors reviewed is contained in Section 2.0, Road System.
From this review total Now + 1-5 year needs were increased
by about $325,000. This does not necessarily mean that the
condition of the Town' s road system has worsened but rather
indicates that we have identified needs which were not
previously recognized. The Ministry will be requiring a
major update in 1985 which will hopefully pick up all needs
on the complete road system.
With respect to the report itself, it is considered a
valuable resource document. Page 3 provides summaries of
the road system by surface type and by road function. To
select a few excerpts, it is noted from Table 1 that the
Town has 397.9 kilometres of gravel roads in the system.
The 1983 update showed 412.3 kilometres of gravel road for a
decrease of about 16 kilometres. Amongst other points,
Table 2 shows about 28.2 kilometres of purely urban road in
the Town' s system.
Page 4 summarizes needs associated with the Town' s road
system indicating that ideally, $44 million should be spent
in the ten year period to bring the system up to standard.
Unfortunately, we have only about ten percent of that amount
available through subsidy. Thus, due to lack of Provincial
funding, the Town's road system will continue to
deteriorate. Table 4 on Page 4 illustrates how needs have
increased since 1980.
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Appendix A provides various costing information for the
various types of reconstruction undertaken by the Town. For
example, Table A.1 on Page A2 illustrates that the type of
reconstruction contemplated on Baseline Road east of Liberty
Street in Bowmanville, i .e. , two lane urban arterial with
storm sewers, costs about $430,000. per kilometre.
Appendices B, C, and D summarize and inventory the various
road sections, bridges and railway crossings in the Town,
providing details as to such things as traffic volumes,
surface type, and type and cost of improvement required.
Each of the components in these charts has a reference
number which is identified on the maps in the envelope at
the back of the report. Any questions for more detail on
any aspect of the report may be directed to the Deputy or
myself for response.
Respectfully submitted,
R.G. Dupuis , P. Eng.,
Director of Public Works.
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