By Matt Kelly

Oil spill causes change in N.B. UPAR project timelines

Jul 29, 2016 | 5:00 PM

The oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River and the resulting restrictions have the City of North Battleford changing its Underground Pipeline and Asphalt Replacement (UPAR) program schedule.

UPAR work on 105th St. from 11th Ave. to 12th Ave. has been postponed indefinitely due to the oil spill. The project was scheduled to begin on Aug. 15 and involved the replacement of pipes directly connected to the city water tower.

Communications Co-ordinator Susanne Abe said the 105th St. project was put on hold because the City didn’t want to take those water tower lines out of service during the water shortage.

“With the shortage of potable water right now, we decided to determine that (postpone the project),” Abe said. “It’s too important so that we (don’t) take those lines out of service.”

The UPAR project on 96th St. from Railway Ave. to 14th Ave. will now be going ahead on Aug. 15 instead of Sept. 12 like originally scheduled. Following the 96th St. project, work on 97th St. from 12th Ave. to 13th Ave. will begin on Sept. 12, moved up from Oct. 3.

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Abe added the water shortage and the changes to the starting dates won’t affect the work done in the projects.

Matt Kelly is battlefordsNOW’s town municipal affairs and community reporter. He can be reached at mkelly@jpbg.ca.