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By Jeff D'Andrea

Candle Lake road project put on hold due to soft ground conditions from high water levels

Aug 27, 2020 | 2:31 PM

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure has delayed the work on improving Highway 265 that runs through the Village of Candle Lake.

The ground beneath the road surface has been “weakened” by high water levels in the area this spring and summer, according to the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. There is also standing water on parts of the road.

Candle Lake Mayor Borden Wasyluk said most of the work on the road is done, but there are some trouble spots that have been heavily impacted.

“A lot of the road they’ve already completed, it’s ready for the paving stage,” Wasyluk said. “But it’s the last few miles that go between the swamp area towards the lake heading to downtown, that’s where the issues are.”

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure said they expect work to resume at some point this year. Wasyluk said he was told by an engineer working on the project that they would be back “as soon as they can” and to expect work restarting in a month “at the latest.”

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In the meantime, the road has been treated to reduce dust in the area and speed will be reduced from the normal 80 km/h to 60 km/h. Despite the speed reduction, Wasyluk said the road was left in “pretty good shape.”

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