A small stretch of Taylor Siding Road continues to slide. Alberta Transportation hopes to have a repair plan in place this season.
Alberta Transportation is still looking for a solution for a chronically sloughing Taylor Siding road.
The Mail last reported on this problem on Highway 841, close to where it connects to Highway 569 in Wheatland County near Dalum, last September. At that time, it was reported that three seasons had passed with the problem continuing to rear its head.
Since that time, area residents said there had been some attention given to the stretch of road, but again it has fallen into disrepair.
The highway is classified as a resource road, there is a couple of oil and gas based installations along the road, making it relatively busy.
Tony Chelick, operations manager for Alberta Transportation says they are aware of the problem.
“We did do a project last fall, but it did fail again this spring,” said Chelick.
They are now looking at a way to make a more lasting repair.
“I did bring in a geotechnical consultant and he has been out there and done a review. He is putting a design together as we speak,” he said.
Chelick said they are hoping to put together a project in the near future, but it is dependent on a few factors.
“So far we are planning to do it if we get the design done, get a contractor lined up and it is within budget,” said Chelick.
Last season one of the difficulties with getting the road repaired in a timely manner was the lack of contractors following the flood that were available. He said the highway maintenance contractor Carillion will have a better handle on how available contractors are for such a project,
“We hope to deliver a project this year,” said Chelick.
