The water restriction put in place so renovations could be done on the town’s water tower has been lifted, reported Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown this morning.
“As of Monday, Sept. 1, the water tower went back on line,” said Brown. “As a result, the modified water restriction has been lifted.
“However, the normal bylaw—the odd and even day water usage restriction—will be in-effect until Sept. 15,” he added.
Brown said the water operators and staff at the Operations and Facilities division, and council of the Town of Fort Frances would like to thank all the water customers for abiding by the modified water restriction over the summer months while the water tower was offline.
Underpass work
With reconstruction work on the Portage Avenue underpass scheduled to restart today, Portage Avenue from Third Street to Fifth Street will be restricted to emergency vehicle traffic from now until the end of the day Friday. This restriction will be in-effect from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today through Thursday and on Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Motorists needing vehicle access to the north end of Fort Frances must utilize the McIrvine Road crossing during the restriction period. One lane of the underpass will be open from 8 p.m.-9 a.m. tonight through Thursday, and after 4 p.m. Friday evening.
This daily road closure is necessary to protect the health and safety of the general public during the excavation and installation of new approach wall footing.
Local emergency service agencies are well aware of the situation and have taken the appropriate steps to ensure continuous emergency services can be provided to the north end of the community during this time.
These steps include an established protocol to allow emergency vehicles access through the construction zone during the daily road shutdown period, and alternate provisions to ensure access is available in the event that the primary route is unavailable.
The public is being asked for their cooperation in ensuring that public safety, and reliable access for emergency vehicles is maintained during the construction period.
A pedestrian traffic walkway will be available and clearly marked during construction and all pedestrian traffic is encouraged to utilize this walkway.
Utilizing CNR property to cross the tracks will be considered a trespass by CNR.
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