Meadow Lake scales back road rehab plan as Aquatic Centre roof takes priority

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The city will also direct its existing $60,000 operating road maintenance budget toward pothole repairs and crack sealing on internal roadways.  

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According to the report submitted by Director of Public Works Hasan Akhtar, the revised program was structured to address “the highest-priority infrastructure needs” while recognizing the city’s fiscal pressures. 

The approved utility patching work includes repairs at:

• 105 Second Ave. East
• 512 Second St. West
• 802–748 Seventh Ave. West near the Jonas Samson bus lane exit
• Third St. East near Eighth Ave. East
• Fifth Ave. West and Fourth St. West near Gateway School
• Sixth St. West near the Jehovah’s Witness Church between Second Ave. West and Third Ave. West
• 607 First St. East near Sixth Ave. East
• 32 Bridger Dr.  

The revised plan also keeps full excavation and mill-and-fill rehabilitation work on the 600-block of Second Street West, which administration described as a high-priority project due to subsurface damage and deteriorating road conditions.  

The city plans to move ahead with tendering the revised road program this spring, with a targeted project completion date of Oct. 30.  

While Highway 55 rehabilitation was deferred to future budget discussions, administration warned the corridor continues to deteriorate under heavy industrial traffic.

A separate engineering assessment attached to the report described the Highway 55 asphalt corridor as being in “moderate to severe” condition following an April 12 field inspection. The report estimated about 30 per cent of the roadway surface shows significant distress, including potholes, rutting, structural cracking and surface breakdown.  

The report identified approximately 10 per cent of the corridor as requiring urgent intervention to address advanced pavement failure and safety concerns.  

Administration estimated immediate repairs to the most severely damaged portions of Highway 55 would cost more than $319,000, while a full structural mill-and-fill rehabilitation of the corridor was estimated at roughly $1.9 million.  

Despite the deferral, administration said work on a future Highway 55 rehabilitation strategy will continue ahead of the 2027 budget process, including exploring possible external funding and cost-sharing opportunities with industrial users. 

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com