City crews began soft cutting the asphalt along 33 Avenue N.W. in Bowness on Wednesday to prepare the road for heavy excavation as they repair segments of the Bearspaw feeder main.
"Time is of the essence because we have water restrictions in here," said Darren Finney, leader of the wastewater and storm water capital delivery team in the water department.Work starts on Aug. 26 and is scheduled to go 24 hours a day, seven days per week.
"The beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, clunk, clunk, clunk. Clunk, rumble, rumble, rumble… 24-7," he said. "We have limited summer months in Calgary, and for a lot of specific types of businesses, those months are crucial," said Alberta director of Intergovernmental affairs Keyli Loeppky. The CFIB is urging council to expand construction mitigation policies, saying the city needs to step up financially for those impacted.
We have to think about the businesses that were impacted, I would say acutely, but then we have to think about the businesses now that are being impacted again with Stage Four," she said. Finney says the use of television cameras and drones made the workers feel less safe, something he felt was needed to be addressed before work gets underway on 33 Avenue N.W.A return to Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions, on Monday will mean no outdoor use of potable water, limit showers to three minutes, skip toilet flushes and only wash full loads of laundry and dishes.4 children, 2 adults hurt in head-on crash near Coalhurst, Alta.
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