It’s not the easiest task to pave a road that is not only a main thoroughfare but also the place to line up for a ferry, but the crews overseeing the Snug Cove project seem to be pulling it off with relatively few complications.
After towing a couple of cars off the street on Tuesday morning, crews got to work grinding portions of the south side of Bowen Trunk Road. They switched to the north side, and the portion around BICS, on Wednesday.
Although the plan had been to start paving on Thursday, the forecasted rain is delaying it for a day.
It is now very likely that the paving that starts Friday will continue Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
“We’re so late in the season you can’t wait on the weather,” says public works superintendent Bob Robinson on why the change of plans to include working on Saturday.
The plan was never to grind up the asphalt on the steep portion of the hill leading to and from Snug Cove. Because of the grade, and not knowing how deep the gravel would be, the road surface would become like a washboard as vehicles traversed the hill.
Instead, they’re grinding down speed bumps and creating the proper surface grades at intersections in preparation for paving the entire stretch.
Robinson reminds drivers to respect the flaggers, and the flaggers’ and crews’ safety, as they navigate through the Cove. If you have to come to stop and wait to proceed, please put on your four-way blinkers to alert other drivers.
Bowen Island Municipality is providing constant updates on its website, BIMBC.ca.
