Installation of Municipal Services at Lock 45: Blasting Required

Peterborough, Ontario, September 18, 2020 – Contractors have mobilized to site in Port Severn north of Lock 45, to connect municipal services to the lock station building. This work will include blasting bedrock in the area near the Bayview Dam and fixed bridge. Blasting will begin the week of September 28 and may occur for up to six weeks.

In addition to providing municipal sanitary sewer and water to the lock station, the completion of this work will allow the final restoration of the Bayview fixed bridge, including laying the hard road-top surface.

Please note the following from the Contractor regarding blasting notification:

Blasting Siren

Standard blasting siren, including an all-clear siren, will be sounded prior to initiation and following the completion of each blast, respectively. The following procedure is common and accepted in the blasting industry:

• Following the completion of loading explosives and covering the blast with rubber blasting mats, blasting area clearance, and positioning of guards, 3 short sirens are sounded,
• One-minute wait and a long siren is sounded,
• Blast imminent,
• Following the blast, the blaster-in-charge will inspect the blast site to ensure all blast-holes are detonated as per design and sequence,
• If a misfire or cut-off is suspected, all personnel except the blaster in-charge and necessary employees needed to handle the situation shall be kept out of the danger area until it is deemed safe by the blaster in-charge, and
• All Clear siren is sounded to indicate blast area is safe,
• Roadway checked for debris, cleared if required, and traffic allowed to resume.

To ask questions or register to receive updates about any Trent-Severn Waterway construction project, please contact us at Ont.TrentSevern@pc.gc.ca and include the project name in the subject heading. More information about additional construction work along the Trent-Severn Waterway can be found at www.pc.gc.ca/TSWinfrastructure.