Detours will be in place for the next two and a half months along Matawatchan Road outside of Griffith.
The County of Renfrew is replacing the Colton Creek Bridge, which is about 6.7 kilometers (km) south of Centennial Lake Road.
Work is expected to last around ten or eleven weeks with a 13-kilometer detour required that will take drivers along Frontenac Road.
Acting Manager of Infrastructure with the County of Renfrew, Taylor Hanrath, says work will include removal of the existing structure, casting of new concrete footings, installation of new structure, construction of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall, and reinstatement.
A mechanically stabilized earth wall is required on each side of the road in order to improve slope stability in the area of the structure without unnecessarily infilling the stream.
Despite receiving five total bids on the job, all were significantly over the $280,000 budget.
Golden Mohr Ltd. was awarded the contract at a cost of $529,000 plus HST.
The contractor from Ottawa outbid Bonnechere Excavating from Renfrew on the job by about $40,000.
