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New crossovers, transit links lead over $1.6 million in sidewalk work

New projects will bring total number of pedestrian crossovers in city to 10.
Algoma crossover
The city's first pedestrian crossover on Algoma Street was activated in November 2016. (File photo)

THUNDER BAY – Four new pedestrian crossovers headline more than $1.6 million in sidewalk and crossing improvements planned by the City of Thunder Bay for the summer.

The city will now boast ten of the crossovers, which stop traffic with flashing lights on demand for pedestrians. It's a relatively new traffic management tool first introduced to the city in 2016.

The new crossovers will be located at the intersections of John and Marlborough streets, Neebing Avenue and Mary Street, Pioneer Driver and Wyndale Street, and Court and McVicar streets.

The work will also enhance the sidewalk network’s connections to numerous public transit stops. That aspect of the project makes it eligible for federal help using the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).

City council approved the work Monday without that federal funding yet being confirmed, with a backup plan to draw up to $550,000 from excess funds allocated to the Boulevard Lake dam project.

Contract was awarded to Thunder Bay’s RJ Concrete and Construction Ltd for about $1.43 million, nearly $250,000 lower than the nearest competitor, and nearly $100,000 under the city’s pre-tender estimate. The work is estimated to cost the city closer to $1.66 million, with engineering, labour, and material costs included.

Aside from the crossovers and transit connections, the work includes sidewalk replacement on numerous streets throughout the city, including Leslie, Merrill, Hartvikson, Marks, James, and Walsh streets, County Boulevard, and Stanley Avenue.

A new section of sidewalk on the west side of Marlborough Street between Corpus Christi and Ecole Gron Morgan schools will see costs shared with the two school boards, and are intended to enhance pedestrian safety.

The work also includes replacing a concrete containing wall on River Street, and a rebuild of traffic signals at Red River Road and Pine Street intersection.




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