Street paving projects now underway in Yarmouth

Three significant street paving projects announced in June are getting underway in Yarmouth.

A section of Water Street from Richard’s Lane to Gardner Street was milled on Sept. 9. Also, a section between Main Street between Moody’s Lane and Commercial Street was to be completed the same day.

Beginning Sept. 10, work was to begin on Pleasant Street from Parade Street to Cliff Street. That afternoon would see milling begin on Forest Street between Main Street and Park Street.

Timeframes were approximate only and some work may spill over into Sept. 11. The remainder of this week’s work will include cleanup and further preparations for additional paving which will start on Monday. Travellers were being advised there will be closures and delays in these areas while work is underway.

The town says these areas are receiving major overhauls. Each stretch will be milled the full width of the street and then recapped with of more than two inches of asphalt. Bad sections are being excavated and patched prior to milling.

Once completed, travellers will experience roads in these areas that will be nothing short of brand new, the town says.

During the coming weeks, town crews will continue to work on pothole repairs on several streets. Aberdeen Paving will also undertake smaller ‘excavate and patch’ repairs where entire sections of pavement are cut out and replaced with new asphalt. Some areas chosen for this work include Grantham Street, Vancouver Street, north Main Street, Brunswick Street and Chestnut Street.