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A2 - The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 12, 2006 ~YOTAE~HO IRoads Sproject moves forwa rd The reconstruction of Thompson Road between Britannia Road and Louis St. Laurent Boulevard was given the initial go-ahead Monday night. The Town's community services committee endorsed the project that'll jsee the existing two lanes rebuilt this fall at an estimated cost of $474,000. jThe stretch will be widened to four lanes in the future. The work cornes as part of the jAccelerated Capital Roads Program -- a joint venture between the Town, Region and Mattamy Homes that advances road construction timelines to improve the local traffic situation, with Mattamy fronting the funds. To facilitate the accelerated Thompson Road project schedule and reduce costs, staff's proposing to close the stretch of road to througb traffic during construction. Fourth Line and Regional Road 25 would be used as alternate routes. Work's anticipated to get underway in mid-August and wrap up in November. In addition to the recon- struction, the Region has proposed traf- fic signaIs for the intersection of Thompson and Britannia roads. The committee also supported a $250,000 project for Fourth Line between Louis St. Laurent Boulevard and Britannia Road that'll involve improving the pavement and base strength of the road between the end of July and mid-August. Both projects will go before town council May' 23 for final approval. Prior to redevelopm'ent, both roads were designated as rural and were designed to handle rural traffic, said Paul Crnpps, the Town's director of engineering services, in a press release. "We're responding to residents' con- cerns about the current state of these roads while planning ahead for further stages of development." For updates, advance information on road closures and detour routes, watch for signs being installed through- out the urban area, check your local newspaper, visit wwwmilton.ca or caîl (905) 878-7252. N Former school council treasurer appears in court A Haiton Hills womîan charged with defrauding three nortb Halton school councils of about $30,000 when she was treasurer -- including two Milton school councils - will return to court May 30. Tbe date was set April 4 at Ontarno Court of Justice in Burlington. Brenda Pickering, 43, was charged in February with three counts of theft over $5,000 and uttering a forged doc- uiment. About $ 10,000 went missing from J.M. Denyes and about $5,500 from W. Dick school councils.