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4 Oakville Beaver Weekend Sunday, August 27, 2000 Bronte Road closure coming as bridge work continues Improvements to Bronte Road commence next month as part of the Rebecca Street Bridge project; Starting Sept. 5th, Bronte Road north of Rebecca Street will be closed to through traffic to accommodate road construction. The road is set to be re-opened, however, before the end of the year. The 14 months of construction will pay off in September 2001 when the bridge opens. This 122-meter span has been designed as a three-lane span with footings, piers and b£ams created to handle four lanes. In keeping with the 1994 Environmental Study Report, the cen tre lane will be used for eastbound traffic turn ing left at the Bronte Road intersection. When finished, the bridge will link Rebecca Street over Bronte Creek so that motorists and pedestrians have open access east along Rebecca toward Downtown and west to Burloak Drive and New Street in Burlington. There will also be a pedestrian lookout on Bronte Road opposite Hixon Street plus addi tional landscaping at Donovan Bailey Park. At the southeast comer of Mississaga and Rebecca Streets the existing trail will be moved north and a landscape berm will be built to pro vide additional screening for residents of Swansea Drive. The multi-million dollar construction con tract was awarded recently to Mardave Construction Ltd. Photo by Barrie Erskine Construction of the Rebecca Street bridge is underway on the west side of the bridge. Sleep Factory CN says public was never in danger (C ontinued from page 1) SEHDH · Bed Frames ·PillowCases · Mattress Pad · Bed Rails ·SheetStraps · Disposal of Old Set · Pillow · Set-up · Local Delivery ` Layaway · Pillow Protector With any mattress set purchase. Limited Quantities aress I set $529 D O U B L E 429 O U E B I 519 K R K 949 S E T6 0 9 S E T7 0 9 S E T1 0 1 9 According to deHooge, there was a breakdown in communi cation between CN and emergency personnel. It seems CN Police called Halton Regional Police to tell them a train had to make an emergency stop and was blocking Chartwell. This is common practice, said deHooge, in order to notify emergency services so that they know to take an alternate route. When the media start ed calling late Tuesday, deHooge continued, it became obvious much more was afoot. Thomson said it is his understanding that notification went according to plan, although at press time he said the company was going over the details of any communication problems. Had there been any danger to the public whatsoever, he added, residents and emergency services would have been brought up to speed. "Our immediate concern was if there was any danger to the community," said Thomson. "We quickly determined there was none." According to deHooge, who is awaiting CN's report on the incident, residents would only have been notified that night if an evacuation was necessary. For Krysmanski, keeping area residents in the loop is vital, especially in light of the history between CN and homeowners. "I think CN had an obligation to inform emergency person nel," he said. "This is a wake-up call for the town." In March 1999, Stop-CN-In-Their-Tracks won a resounding victory over CN when the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) handed down a decision that ordered CN to take immediate action to reduce noise levels at the company's Oakville Marshaling Yards (OMY). CTA ordered CN to immediately take corrective measures to "significantly reduce" existing sound levels "to something approaching those that existed prior to the transfer from the Hamilton Yard in the spring of 1998." A firm date has been now set for the Court of Appeal to hear CN's appeal regarding whether the CTA has jurisdiction in the matter. 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