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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 May 2015, p. 4

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d-WA‘lHlleium-Wy.my20.all5 ,, Century old pipe to be replaced , III-II ““3“ ‘ Bvlmnslunon sortium that will build and tric current from the LRT's _ III' “ g s (JimicleSIafl’ operate the Ion system. has grounding grid could accel~ ‘ “ENE agreed to upsize the water crate corrosion of the cast K‘ I (3 ‘ cast iron water main main from Allen Street to the iron pipe. "use factors com- ‘ x from the late 19th Kitchener border from 250 bined to place the pipe at a century buried mm to 300 mm at no extra higher risk of breakage or 693 . beneath King Street is get- oosttolhecity. leakage than previously - ‘ experien I" ting an upgrade thanks to The $069,400 price tag is thought. shopp‘ng I-Il nearly $870,000 in funding about $200,000 more than Staff considered a num- unique I'll from the City ofWaterloo to the city estimates it would ber of other options that 2 Il-' 7 coincide with light rail tran- have cost them to tender the would have been cheaper ..-III . s‘ucon sit construction. work on their own. but the than replacing the pipe. The pipe. dating back to staff report said the addition- including doing nothing and , PREMIUM Acnmc “a the 1880s. will be replaced al cost is justified by the reinforcingthestmcturallinr ‘ and upsized from 250 mil- reduced risk of having ing of the pipe (3200.000 to ' limetrm to 300 mm. increas- Granlenq complete the $300,000). but given the fact ’ / PLUS [Am CAULKING ingtheflowbyM per cent work rather than a city can the 130 year-old pipe has 777 SUPER “It not only replaces and tractor. surpassed its 60- to IOUâ€"year 7 ' ., , extends the life but it adds That report indicates it life expectancy. staff opted to MIRACLE mm ' i capacity for new develop- would have been very diffi- replace it. ’ 10 W ” ment,‘ said Phil llewitson. cult for the city to desigi and Uptown councillor Melis- BUBBLBS » * manager of active trans- tender the project prior to sa Durell said she had a ”sick m m ‘ portation and ligit rail tran- July 1. which is when feeling” in her stomach for 7 sit coordination with the (irandLinq expects to begin fear that the water main m m city working on that section of replacement would lengthen 501/1“ (Iity councillors approved KingStreeti the amount of time King ‘ the funding request for The water main was inir Street would be closed to ‘ ~ , $869,400 last week to replace tially considered low risk for traffic. ’99 9 and upsize the water main breakage or leakage by city llewrtson said the plan is ~ -9 A below King Street from Allen staff but that risk level was to still have King Street re , ‘ Street to the Waterloo Spur reassessed to consider the opened to traffic prior to Now: > W 0 “3 ea“ ‘ , . ,- Q. g _ lines impacts of soil disturbance 15 a ahead of the Christmas a 7 local municipalities are caused by the heavy equip season ,7 but in order to ' 2 PACK Nowlc on the hook for the total cost merit in the area related to accommodate that date ' ”FE of replacing any infrastruc- [Kl work. work on King Street will need ture that is more than 80 A corrosion consultant to begin before Caroline , I WALKING STICKS ears old as an of the [RF from (irandlj also advised Street is reopened to vehi~ A, Y P nq ‘h-l . W project. Grandlinq. the can the possibility of stray elec- clular traffic. " ‘ 4“ vs? V 1’79 Weber Si. N. Suite ‘7 ., ' - " , ‘5; AdultXl. only Ilium "‘ ‘1: ,3 Waterloo, ON N213H8 3 ‘ f t. A m , . 519-884-4200»: 5’ A KlJFoot 3 7 f ; _ , 7 kwfootxom ‘ . . ' r ’ 1 . x 1 I A l r . I r . . ’ . ,. 11,99 r. * t 3 99 - - 7 “WWW” 14 Are You Diabetic? SUN €0NTROL smut PAINT °°"""°‘°"‘°““"“""’ : Worldwide statistics indicate that every 30 seconds a limb is lost due to WINMW "m _ 7 diabetic complications. Foot problems are one of the most common ‘ 9 reasons for hospitalization in people wrth diabetes Diabetes can cause .. M. \ _ W nerve damage and circulation problems resultlng in ulcers and slow V ‘ ”I" j? y > ’ ,.- ' x healing Diabetic foot examinations should address lootwear skln nails -» , / , ' :9 V . > and most importantly nerve sensation and Circulation in the feet ’ ;Â¥ -_ . - - E. El Visit kwtootcom ‘ ~ ”a” """"' ‘ ' i ll v -. , M. 0 learn more or ca :55 m 7 inc-nary B 519-884-4200 , HALF N w W IN PM U ’ 0%:;L ' 5". "I cm M I" m. m . (In; rerun/rat. fir . 3‘ 99 -(letcm0rttiot|r:s/Kr\ee&rxm “MW i We ‘ We“ , unit.” '4” Quinn. ‘7 H l. l ‘ . It Q .rioueelmmAicmnml mum. it it)» h flhllSfl. .8” “hllfil ' W oMPtm/Pirntaimmtslfinm "*""“"““"‘ » : mmsu..xium no Iguanas-nu urnevrhevmv'al’mrmhhmmw A M“ r; ’ 'u7iiimStre-t5tnttow llemlMRthiO-C ‘lmm‘m'"‘”‘°““wm'm““ n. “I oNdi’rohtsmslftngd harm) . - - inhalanthâ€"nuhm-hhâ€"nhuln ) m.kwmm r l'fNN'l‘f“ [erft'IV'l/ uni/r1- urlt'nt/rt/l‘mI/l‘ MUM I ‘ ,,: “ l 3 ‘ r ‘ Ser- 5 Pam R‘s (‘1’ r in! >r~w1N - "(J ’

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