Street closure in southeast North Battleford expected until at least Friday
A major road heading to the junction between Battleford and North Battleford is being repaired this week.
Battleford Rd., between Railway Ave. S and Railway Ave. E, will be closed until at least Friday to repair culverts from the 1960s when the road was widened to two lanes, according to Dan Loewen, director of infrastructure for the City.
“When they [did the work], they just butted the culverts together,” he said. “Now the water started eroding underneath the asphalt, formed a cavity and came up through the surface.”
Loewen said the repair started as a quick fix when crews tried to fill a pothole but found asphalt was falling straight through into the culvert.