Bridge Repairs Occurring on Secondary Highway 631

Bridge Repairs Occurring on Secondary Highway 631

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Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. is the contractor of the bridge rehabilitation project on Secondary Highway 631, located approximately 12kms northeast of Vegreville.

Work on the eastbound lane started on September 3rd and is expected to be complete by early November. Following a winter shutdown work is expected to resume on the westbound lane in the spring to be complete by summer 2021.

According to Wayne Wood, Communications Advisor with Alberta Transportation, “Alberta taxpayers are spending approximately $1.05 million as a part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan to extend the service life of the Highway 631 Bridge over the Vermillion River by another 20 years. This involves removing asphalt on the bridge and replacing it with a high performance concrete overlay, which is less permeable to water than traditional concrete. Built in 1985, the bridge was originally expected to reach the end of its service life in 2035.”