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ByMolanlo llonnossoy CANADIAN CHAMPION sun I The Town is looking to find a way to replace a I 5 popular downtown bridge that Conservation I :5 Halton (Cl-l) wants to remove this year. I â€"-The former truck bridge behind “ Carriage Square, which has been sday. August 18. 2016 | 10 converted Into a pedestrian . He told council that there are crossing, has been deemed a haz- ms 935 am about 1,000 people living in the ard that needs to come down by IO M MD four condo towers on Millside E the conservation authority. . Drive, with many of the residents But Councillors Colin Best and WU“ m being older or disabled. gMike Boughton want to see the WWI“ The 30-foot pedestrian bridge I o well-used link to the downtown . . provides an access point for core maintained via a replace- II'BIIIIOITIOS In these individuals to quickly ment bridge. WW reach Carriage Square to do -I . g The local politicians put forth a their shopping or grab a coffee. _ motion at the most recent council he said. 5, meeting that directs Town staff to 2 work with CH, the Downtown Mil- ._9 ton Business Improvement Area, 2 100 Millside Drive condo board 0 . :9 and Carnage Square property owners to find I In . . .5 an acceptable means to replace the bridge in the same location. I 'I'm looking for some sort of joint solution: I said Best. ‘ The motion, which was endorsed by council, I notes that, 'Residents on the Millside Drive 3 area have expressed concern with the pro I posed removal of the existing pedestrian bridge over the 16 Mile Creek channel by Conservation Halton and they desire to maln- tain an accessible link to the downtown com- mercial area.’ The motion was also supported by Ernie Crowe of the 100 Millside Drive condo board. Dina-I mm: 'To lose this crossing would more or less double the dis- tance they would have to walk! he said, noting it would be par- ticularly difficult to travel the extra distance in the winter if the sidewalks along Martin cess to people who would otherwise be stuck in their homes in inclement weather.’ l . Halton has offered to swing the bridge into ‘ Street haven‘t been cleared. 'This gives ac- . Crowe did his own survey of foot traffic over I the bridge and found there‘s an average of I 30 crossings per hour, with more than 50 spool-Ilium In Imports. Domestics. and Wnoo honomloolono NEW LEAF PSYCHOLOGY (‘BNTRI‘ Psychological Assessment & Therapy for Children. Teens. Adults, Couples & Families Our compassionate associates have expertise in .‘lavidence-based treatments for a wide range of difficulties. SELF-ESTEEM CAREER COUNSELLING EATING DISORDERS MVA/REHAB PARENTING AUTISM SPECTRUM DEPRESSION ANXIETY/STRESS ‘ PAIN RELATIONSHIPS SELFHARM SCHOOL REFUSAI (,HRONIC GRIEF ANGER ADHD TRAUMA/ABUSE IIN\\i.nn\i-..Il l-I \tnu/‘III \IIIlnll l‘nlul.i l-vI l\- ‘MI~ N 3'. It‘ll) \\ u \\ urn In .ilpn \ linlntw \ .I - I 'I personally would like to see that bridge re- main there,’ noted Krantz The existing bridge has been around for about 40 years, linking Millside Drive to the Carriage Square strip mall on Main Street over a flood channel. The structure was originally built as a local ve- hicle access across the Sixteen Mile Creek prior to the construction of the flood control chan- nel. Over time. it became used as a pedestrian crossing to the downtown area from the resi- . dential buildings to the north. Conservation '”9 . I ‘ Halton CAO Hassaan Basit said the agency Council members would like to see the pedes- ' trlan bridgebehlnd Carriage Square replaced. I has WWW CONSUIIEd WItI'l neighbouring â€"â€" ~ ~~~ , , landowners and theTown about takingover ownership of the bridge, but there was little interest and nothing was concluded. A CH review conducted in 2012 found that the bridge either needed substantial repairs, to be replaced completely or taken down. At that time, residents in the neighbourhood voiced their opposition to its removal as many of I them â€" predominantly seniors â€" use it daily to access restaurants, fill medical prescriptions and meet with friends for coffee. 'This seems like the most costâ€"effective : Basit said the bridge isn't required for CH‘s means of solving the problem,” he said. . flood control operations and his staff isn't in Councillors Rick Malboeuf and Mike Cluett, 1 a position to maintain the structure, particu- along with Mayor Gord Krantz. voiced their ; larly during the winter months. support for working with local partners and I Town staff is expected to report back to coun- residents to find a solution. - cil in September with recommendations. per cent of people using walkers. canes and scooters He said he has already been in contact with a company in Quebec that makes prefabricat- ed bridges and was told a bridge to replace the existing one in this location would cost $19,500, plus shipping. Crowe also told council that Conservation position. 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