Roads. The city of Drummondville hires an additional sum of $ 1 million to resurface four streets.
The municipal council ratified this investment during the ordinary meeting on Monday, August 18. Thus, the sections of rue Heriot, between rue du Moulin and the Maison des Aînés, rue Dunkin, between rue des écoles and Cul-de-Sac, rue Cockburn, between rue Ringuet and boulevard Saint-Joseph, and rue Cloutier, between rue Cormier and Cul-de-Sac, will receive a new layer of asphalt.
The contract, in the amount of $ 1,008,989.58, was awarded to Pavage Drummond following a tender process. This sum is added to those already provided for at the three -year fixed assets (PTI) for the current year. In addition, the city of Drummondville announced, last May, that it has almost doubled its budget allocated to the clogging of Nids-de-Poule on its territory.
Since 2019, the City of Drummondville has been improving $ 1 million each year the envelope granted to the repair of roads. This year, no less than $ 11 million is invested in this sense, which corresponds to an increase of 10 % compared to 2024, the city said in a press release.
In the same vein, the city has mandated a specialized company to carry out paving work on approaches to the levels of the streets Heriot, Brock and Notre-Dame. This operation is to take place at night between August 25 and 28, according to the current schedule.
Extension of the MTB pilot project
Set up in May 2024, the pilot project concerning the circulation of off-road vehicles and all-terrain vehicles (mountain bike) in the Saint-Charles sector has just been renewed for another period of one year. This will come into force on August 22.
At the end of a first year, and in the light of a survey with residents as well as favorable opinions from the Sûreté du Québec and the traffic committee, the pilot project is renewed under the same conditions, the traffic allowed at 30 km/h, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., over fifteen residential streets in the sector.
The objective of this pilot project is to supervise circulation thanks to speed limits, defined hours and an awareness campaign inviting to courtesy and respect for the peace of the residents. The regulations also allow the Patrouilleurs de la Sûreté du Québec to award reports of offense in the event of non-compliance with the rules.
At the end of this renewal, an assessment will be carried out. (LPS)
