By Mark Squibb
Members of Bay Bulls council last week ratified an e-mail vote taken July 26 to approve a public tender call for work on Northside Road.
The so-called ‘Coastal Erosion and Upgrading’ project is valued at $1.8 million.
The cost for the project is being split among all three levels of government, with the federal government pitching in half of the total cost, some $920,437. The remaining cost will be a 40/10 split between the Province and the Town – $736,350 and $184,088 respectively.
The aim of the project is to improve road stability and storm water management in the area.
The contractor, once hired, will replace 300 metres of retaining wall currently in place and install an additional 50 metres of retaining wall in the Bread and Cheese area, as well as replace the existing culvert.
Concern over coastal erosion and its potential impact on both Northside Road and Bread and Cheese Road dates at least as far back as 2020 when council first applied for funding for the project.
The current funding was applied for in 2022 and approved in April of last year.
