Troubled Tyner Boulevard
Prince George, B.C.- A major route in Prince George was closed for much of last week, and a further closure will take place starting this Friday, August 14th.
Last week, Tyner Boulevard was closed from Tuesday to Friday night to allow for a road rehabilitation project. The road closure went ahead, although the rehab project did not.
The problem that prevented the paving work, was an equipment issue. “The pulveriser that was coming from out of town broke down and the equipment that it needed had to come from out of country to repair it” says Gina Layte-Liston of the City’s Public Works department.
She says that at no time was Tyner closed unnecessarily last week as crews did some other work, including the installation of two major culverts. Both were large, as one was 750 mm in diameter and 28 meters long. The other was 500mm in diameter and 23 meters long.
The repairs that need to be done to that pulveriser will be done this week and the machinery will then be moved to Prince George. The new plan is to close Tyner between University Heights and UNBC from 7 a.m. Friday August 14th through to August 21st.
That closure means there will, once again, be changes to transit service.
In the meantime, the schedules for other paving work has been shifted so there are other projects, that do not require the pulveriser, being done this week:
- Simon Fraser Avenue between Selkirk Crescent and Gladstone Drive – Estimated Cost $265,000
- Kerry Street between Rainbow Drive and Davie Avenue – Estimated Cost $104,000
- Boeing Road between the Old Cariboo Highway and 640m East – Estimated Cost $120,000
- Thompson Drive between Henry Road and Park Drive – Estimated Cost $145,000
All of that work is expected to be completed by Friday. And again, you are reminded that Tyner Boulevard will be closed Friday August 14th to the 21st.
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Comments
Just in time for the BCNE.
The joys of hiring the lowest bidder…
seems city hall would have learned with the line painters fiasco….
seems not
BCracer, it is not only the lowest bidder who has equipment malfunctions and the city uses the lowest Qualified bidder to allow them to complete all the required work with in the budgetary restraints they have.. they could raise our taxes to provide the Golden option if you want.. but most people are feeling taxed enough already..
lets give a bit of support to those people in city hall who are trying their best to keep all the residents of this city happy.
Editor’s note:
this comment has been edited to remove a personal attack
“The pulveriser that was coming from out of town broke down and the equipment that it needed had to come from out of country to repair it”
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This the results of not manufacturing machinery along with a whole host of other goods we no longer produce here in Canada. Were been regulated to a country of consumers and no longer producers. This will come back to bite us in the ass big time.
PGflyfisher…I would rather pay $90 once than $50 twice to get the same product…
How about putting some reflecting poles along that road so the moose and deer can been seen at night. Because Lord knows very few drive slow along there.
“The joys of hiring the lowest bidder…
seems city hall would have learned with the line painters fiasco….
seems not”
Since you know so much about this particular tender process, maybe you could tell us how many pulverisers are available for hire in this area, and how many companies bid on this job.
Bet you we’re talking about the same company that has been doing it for years without any major problems.
As usual Mr. Racer has all the answers without knowing SFA about the issue.
Funny how he has become an expert on every conceivable subject. Perhaps he should be running the City, The Province and the Country!
I was thinking bcracer has a pulverizer in his back yard.
NyteHawwk, I don’t claim to be an expert on anything …. but I do have a little common sense and try to put things into perspective…
I do know that the lowest bidder is not always the best bet…
and that you can end up paying more in the long run than if you picked someone in mid stream bidding in the first place………..
VestedInterest, good point maybe there only was one bidder, and this company was it, or maybe there were 20…do you know how many bidders there were? I didn’t think so.
and I would like to know why some of you people think your thoughts are so much better than anyone elses…
you are so right and I am wrong? prove it! and I will admit I am wrong ,in a heartbeat…
Here is a small thought….
I believe if you tried to operate you home like city hall seems to want to run the city , you would be bankrupt in less than a year… I know I would be…
Racer, I won’t argue your point on the merits of taking the lowest bidder or not.
I’ve often made the statement that I can’t afford to buy cheap! My point was more to do with your immediate rush to judgement when the story makes no mention of the reasons for the breakdown other than the part is not readily available. No one knows if the breakdown is a result of lack of maintenance due to bidding so low on the city contract that they can’t afford to maintain their equipment! So unless you have some inside knowledge that the rest of us are not privy to, your statements should not come across sounding like expert opinion!
I have no inside knowledge NyteHawwk ,
nor do I recall saying there was a lack of maintenance….
I did make comment about lowest bidder…. that I plead guilty to.
and my comment was not intended to be EXPERT…nor have any of them…
slightly snide, perhaps…
tongue in cheek for sure….
lets just agree to disagree….
have a great day….
The joys of hiring the lowest bidder…
seems city hall would have learned with the line painters fiasco….
seems not
Seems like a comment that should only be made IF you have some facts to back it up.
Here’s a fact: The company that owns the pulveriser is very reputable, has been in the business a long time and has a very good track record. And yes, I do know “how many bidders there were”.
Here’s a couple questions for you bcracer.
Who was the lowest bidder for the paving contract this time around?
The answer might surprise you.
Did the pulverising company even have to bid or just supply their rates?
I think it very obvious you that you have no inside knowledge. Or out for that matter.
slightly snide, tongue in cheek? How bout petty and ill-informed.
Equipment gets issues all the time, that’s a fact. If it’s made of Steel
and runs on fuel at some time it will break whether you have a great maintenance PM program or not. As well most dealers and service centres don’t have all parts in stock all the time. It’s not feasible to tie up hundreds of thousands dollars for what may or may not fail on a particular piece of equipment. Unless your stock is constantly rolling your just sitting on borrowed money and paying interest. If something failed that’s not a common failure there’s a good chance you’ll wait for that part.
That being said, it’s still a pain in the butt.
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