By Chris Lewis | July 22, 2021
Mount Pearl City council has approved a contract to give part of Old Placentia Road a facelift. Council approved the nearly half a million dollars worth of work during its July 13 meeting.
Deputy Mayor Jim Locke presented the recommendation from the City’s infrastructure and public works committee to accept the lowest bid, which came from Modern Paving Ltd, in the amount of $461,840 including HST.
Locke said there are two distinct sections of work being completed. The first stretches from Richard Nolan Drive to Emerald Drive and Murley Drive, consisting of milling and paving along each driving lane in that 600-square metre area. That, he said, comes out to about 325-tonnes of surface asphalt.
“It also involves the removal and replacement of certain sections of our curb, gutter and sidewalk,” he added.
In turn, this means the work will include the application of an asphalt tack coat, leveling course coat, the adjustment and replacement of manholes, catch basins, ditch inlets, valve chambers, and water main valves.
Essentially, he said, this basically includes the entirety of the street infrastructure.
“We’re going to do the full meal deal here,” he said.
The second section of work runs from Emerald Drive and Murley Drive, down Old Placentia Road to the Commonwealth Road intersection. This also includes some mill and fill with asphalt in certain areas.
