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Champion Country, Tuesday, March 23, 2004-13 e Champion 1/ /Part of Lower Base Line is splitting and shifting Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Tiger Lilly Keith Houston proudly holds his 1/6th scale P-47 Thunderboit modal aircraft made of wood and fibergiass and bsaring a .75cc gaa engins. Hs's a membar of the Buzzard Squandron Modal Fiyera of Campbellville and has been flying radio-controlisd aircraft for 25 ysars. The group had a atatianary display at Milton Mail Saturday. By JASON MISNER The Champion A popular rural road soutb of town bas been closed smnce Match 5 because it's sbifting and Milton's engineering experts fear it might slide down an embankinent, wbicb bugs Sixteen Mile Creek. A 40-foot section of Lower Base Line, between Fourth Line and Regional Road 25, is splittmng and shifting downward. It appears the ground beneath is loosening because ground- water is infiltrating the base - comprised of low grade gravel, dlay and organic material- at a slow rate. That could mean the roadas base has become unstable and causing the olippage, but a consul- tant's study will provide a clearer picture, said Phil Antoniow, Milton's project coordinator witb tbe engineering services departmient. Paul Cripps, tbe Town's director of engineer- ing, said a consultant bas studied the problem. and will repont back to the departmnent witb ils fmndings sbortly. "We're waitmng for input from a consultant about wbat to expect and tbe alternative solu- tions to how we can repair it. "I don't tbink tbe test of tbe embanlonent is a problemn because wben 1 look along there, 1 see a lot of mature tees and tbey're alI vertical. 1 don't get tbe impression there are otbers (sec- tions) that are slipping." Lower Base Line is popular with motorists as an alternative to Hwy. 407, Mr. Crippo sald. It's a boundary road with the Town of Oakvilte, so there's a fmnancial agreement witb them to split thse costs equally to maintain and/or fix tbe road, Mr. Antomiow sald. He thinks tie total costs could be around $75,000. Not included in the Town's 2004 budget, tbe fees will come from reserves. The Town is hoping to have it fixed by early next montb, wbicb would mean residenta won't bave to put up with construction detours for too long. That suits Bob Cole juot fine. The long-time Lower Base Line resident and former CBC cameraman doesn't live too far from tbe bend in question. He sald his wife works at a nearby golf course. But Mr. Cole sald she would bave to go nortb on Fourtb Line, west on Britannia Road and soutb onto Regional Road 25 to get to work ratber than cutting west across Lower Base Line. Tbe detour adds more tban 10 kmn eacb way. It's defmnitely going to set ber back at bit," be said. Meanwbile, Lower Base Line is scbeduled for otber planned construction work - to be completed by tbe fail. The $2.2 million road project includes re- paving a 3-kmr stretcb of Lower Baseline from Trafalgar Road to just past tbe bydro corridor, near Hwy. 407. As well, new lines will be pamnted along tbe road and some gravel oboulders will be re-grad- cd so tbey're not so steep. Jason Misner can be reached ai jmisner@miltoncanadianchampion.com. Mobil &LUBRICANTS Furnace, Stove 011, Gasoline & Diesel Delivery *TSSA Licenced Service Technicians *Stocked Esso & Mobil Lubricant Warehouse www.chalmersfuels.ca Quotas E Duinwell. Painting "Nick is the best painter l've ever hired. " -Property Manager T. Wiersma For aI your indoor painting needs, cati Nick Tel: (905) 572-1046 amatil:nickiindemuider@yahoo.ca etouert m uODM Ltd. SEPTIC TANK PUMPING 150 Fi. of Hose For Crosszng Lawns High Pressure Drain Flushing & Repai rs Sanie Day Emergency Service 2 Truc ks to Serve You -Radio Di spatc h [519> 853-0500 Acton Nnswering Service ffl-878-6869 ýO. BOX 773, ROCKWOOD : 00ý Service CWell Drflling *Weil Rehabilitation " WeI Cleaning " Flow Rates " Water Treatment " Reverse Osmosis Drinking Wster Systems " UV Sterilization Systemns * Complete Pumping Systems RioJ Tel: (905) 854-4515 Coelei: (905) 69 1-6118 Coire9a Pup