By Nigel Maxwell

Delays expected on busy Prince Albert street

Aug 2, 2011 | 6:21 AM

A major road construction project gets underway this week.

Starting Thursday, 15th Street West, between Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue, will be closed. The city is replacing a water main. The entire project is expected to take about a month, weather permitting.

At a June meeting, city council approved $500,000 for the project. The old pipe has been the source of numerous headaches for both the city and local residents, due to repeated breaks.

“It's well beyond its life expectancy. If the lines are not disturbed, they could last for a while, but the thing is I don't think we can count on that happening,” said Alain Trudel, the City of Prince Albert's operations manager.

He said the whole project will likely take about 25 working days.

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“There is (going to) be various blocks of traffic that are going to be re-routed at various times, and various people will be without water at various times, but it should be fairly short lived when we do the tie ins to the new locations,” said Trudel.

Any haulers of wide loads are asked to contact the city's public works department to determine alternate routes.

nmaxwell@panow.com