Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (GSLR) is preparing to invest more than $9.2 million in road and infrastructure upgrades. On Tuesday, March 10, council unanimously adopted a borrowing by-law authorizing up to $9,240,950 to be spent on rehabilitation work on Rivière-Rouge, Kilmar, and Harrington roads, as well as replacing a culvert on Rue des Colibris.
The project aims at improving sections of the local road network identified as requiring significant repairs. The total cost includes construction work, professional fees, contingencies, financing costs, and applicable taxes.
About 70 per cent or $5,838,969 of the investment will be supported by the Québec government through the Local Road Assistance Program (PAVL).
To finance the work, GSLR will borrow up to $9,240,950 over a 20-year period. The loan will be repaid through a special tax applied to taxable properties across the municipality, based on property values listed on the municipal assessment roll. Due to most of the costs being covered through provincial funding, the borrowing by-law did not require approval through a public vote.
Of the total rehabilitation project costs, the Rivière-Rouge portion is estimated at $778,955, Kilmar Road at $4,239,665, Harrington Road at $1,729,210, and the culvert replacement on Colibris Street at $1,183,765. The remaining $1.3 million is shared between contingencies, professional fees, financing costs, and taxes.
During the same meeting, Council also awarded two contracts related to the design work for portions of the project, totalling $93,400 plus applicable taxes.
The Harrington Road contract, valued at $71,100, was awarded to Équipe Laurence to complete the design, specifications, and on-site supervision for the rehabilitation project.
The Kilmar Road design contract, valued at $22,300, was awarded to Parallèle 54. The mandate includes the preparation of design plans and specifications, though a separate contract for on-site supervision of the rehabilitation work will be awarded at a later date.
An additional contract was awarded for a geotechnical study and soil characterization on Rivière-Rouge Road, totalling $31,450 plus applicable taxes. The contract was awarded to Enviro-c and is required as part of the PAVL-funded project to provide essential data on soil conditions and stability for upcoming rehabilitation work.
