By Chad Feehan / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In what Mayor Dave Aker described as a bit of housekeeping, the City of Mount Pearl is moving some money from cancelled projects in its 2020-2023 Multi-Year Capital Works Funding Program to other projects within the original approved list.
Construction work on First Street, Kean Place and Jacqueline Road have been cancelled, freeing up $1.1 million, $1.3million, and $455,021 respectively.
Some $1.1 million is being reallocated to the Farrell Drive pumphouse upgrades, while $1 million will go to work on Farrell Drive itself from Topsail Road to Evan’s Place, and $755,021 to an infrastructure replacement project on Wyatt Boulevard.
In addition to the transfers, councillor Mark Rice noted the planning and engineering committee recommends that council request a two year extension in the funding program to account for future construction timelines in an updated agreement with the Province.
