Road projects in Wellington County have been coming in over budget this spring, forcing the roads department to make some adjustments.
“Capital projects seem to be coming in over budget at a fairly consistent basis so adjustments are being made,” said councillor Gary Williamson, chair of the roads committee at the June 29 county council meeting
Among those adjustments, said Williamson, has been deferral of some culvert work that had been planned.
Plans to deal with $1.1 million in budget adjustments include:
– Wellington Road 10 (McGivern Street, Moorefield) reconstruction tender closed with an overall budget adjustment of $225,000. The adjustment will be funded by an increase in municipal recoveries and an additional draw from the federal gas tax reserve fund.
– passing lane and resurfacing on County Road 7 from Alma to Salem were tendered together for an overall budget adjustment of $700,000. Funding adjustments are accommodated through a reallocation of the budget within the Wellington Road 36, replacement of corrugated steel pipe, which is awaiting approvals from the Halton Conservation Authority.
– A Wellington Road 30 bridge replacement tender closed in June with a budget adjustment of $175,000 to be funded from the federal gas tax reserve. The tender was awarded to SLR Contracting, of Windsor for $797,370.
Work on Wellington Road 8 (Main Street, Drayton) and the Wellington Road 8 (Main Street) bridge continues in 2017 with the application of the final surface coat.
“A minor negative variance is anticipated on the combined project budget,” notes a report from county treasurer Ken DeHart.
