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By Aaron Schulze

Construction Season

Humboldt council approves paving projects for construction-filled September

Aug 21, 2020 | 4:47 PM

With one month of summer remaining, the City of Humboldt is geared up to get as many construction projects done before the leaves change colour.

Nearly $390,000 in road maintenance was approved by Humboldt council during a special meeting on Aug. 17. It includes around $160,000 for chip seal repairs throughout the city, nearly $30,000 for reconstruction on First Avenue N between 11^th and 13^th Street, $70,000 for an asphalt overlay on Stebbings Crescent, and $130,000 for pavement patching.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench said getting numerous construction projects planned out was more of a battle than in previous years.

“It got to be a little bit of a slow start because of the availability of contractors and working under new circumstances,” Muench said. “The provincial government laid out a number of changes that were acceptable to use during construction periods. Doing a number of projects and getting them wrapped up before the fall is very important.”

Pending weather conditions, constructions for the projects are set to begin on Sept. 6. Even though the projects affect multiple roads including First Avenue N, Third Avenue, Sixth Avenue, Ninth Street, 10^th Street, and Highway 5, Muench said they should be done “fairly quickly.”

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The projects are expected to be done in conjunction with current ongoing construction within Humboldt. The Humboldt Uniplex parking lot has had dirt removed, storm drain systems have been put in place, and compacting is underway. Muench added that a “good stretch” of water main replacement has been done on 10^th Street and crews are now working on Ninth Avenue.

Regarding financial implications from the coronavirus pandemic, Muench doesn’t foresee any issues that would prevent construction from getting underway.

“We lost revenues on a number of [closed facilities], but those were offset by laying off employees and letting them go on government programs,” he said. “I’m hoping at the end of the day we’ll break even and not dig into our tax funds to try and cover up some of these losses.”

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