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Bridge must The 73-year-old Waubaushene Bridge on Duck Bay Road should be replaced, Tay Township councillors are telling the provincial government. And they want the pro- vince to foot the bill - which rough estimates have put at $1,000,000. To add a touch of urgen- cy to the situation, the council has requested a meeting with Minister of Transportation Ed Fulton. "Obviously the bridge has seen better days," Reeve Bruce Tinney said at last Thursday morning's council meeting. The one-lane, 66 meter structure was built in 1915. It spans the narrows separating Matchedash Bay from Georgian Bay. A traffic count in May, 1987 found 1,400 vehicles - 30 per cent of them trucks and 2.5 per cent of them buses -- use the bridge daily. But a major construction project beginning this sum- mer on nearby Highway 69, the reeve said, will greatly increase activity on the aging bridge. (Two lanes will be added and major structural work will be done to Highway 69 to eliminate the aggravating bottle neck of traffic caus- ed by cottagers returning sidered too heavy to do so south on Sundays.) safely. be replaced: Tay to become what is calleda similar to Highways 400. become much busier, the the present "controlled access and 401. When that project Reid report predicts. the bridge will be per- A report prepared by consulting engineers Reid and Associates Ltd. of Bar- rie described the Waubaushene Bridge as "deficient." "The proposed work by the ministry makes it necessary that the bridge be replaced in much the same time frame as the changes in Highway 69 take place," the report declares. And, it states, the govern- ment should pay the bill because it's the govern- ment's project that makes the move necessary: "Because of the ministry's past and current involvement in the struc- tures crossing the Mat- chedash Narrows, and the fact that it is the ministry's program that largely deter- mines the need for and the timing of the replacement of the bridge, the council of the Township of Tay believes there is merit in the ministry undertaking the replacement of the Waubaushene Bridge." Currently, township fire department and public works department vehicles never use the structure because they are con- the rain out. We Do Custom CUSTOM ROUND BALING Baler fitted with the new plastic net wrap system. Keep the goodness in your hay and Stuart W. (705) 322-3218 We welcome enquiries throughout Huronia. Hay Swathing Thomas i tihaah 69 is destined highway," Waubaushene Bridge or a freeway is done, the old bridge will "It is unavoidable that manently altered." to become much busier. It may not be able to stand the load, some say. The aging structure must be replaced, say tay councillors. it was built 1915. A new project on nearby Highway69 will cause the bridge RENTALS INFANT CAR SEATS STROLLER REPAIRS GUARD RAILS YX Ow oe $5895 + Qs 6 mos. only Dit; "50°| BaBYPIUs| = We also rent playpens, pao cite cick Furniture from Tots to Teens ly Saine a MUSICAL moeites | / pc. MARINA SET __ (Natural and White Only) "lll ) y Marina Crib (irregulars).......... $2199 VES \ * Change Table............ssscscsem $9995 celts) TD «Pad $1395 Pry * Firm Mattress ..........sssccs $4995 x : *Set consisting of: id : 2} Bumper Pad Sheet and Comforter-....579°° Total Price:..2.-022... $46375 SAVE °G475 Go Ahead Spoil 'Your Children iil ie ae mi *12 Different Colours *18 Gauge Steel (Mattress & Shelves Extra) Spaceworks BUNKS nn ae ee JILL NORTHEY, B. Music, B. ED., A.R.C.T. (Voice and Piano) little tikes. toys that last . ON SALE NOW! il : aulll}|} 1 FREE <_< is now accepting students for the fall in PIANO, VOICE and THEORY Elmvale, Barrie 322-1373 on ALL FRUIT TREES Dropside ™ Wagon cae 5299 ooo er Car 'e Full Boot e Rainshield e Reversible Handle e® Large Wheels e Corduroy Material Reg. $139.95 $9995 $1889 $6995 $4590 or 2 for $29°° 20% Off suave TREES And EVERGREENS| TTENTION: ies HARDENER sy EES pa e Mixed Pans or Planters from $12.99 e Asparagus and Hot House Tomatoes -- $4995 TWIN SIZE BABY SHADES BED heat & glare in the car $] Qqrs SNUGLI 322-2389 35998 e Hanging Baskets from $11.95 -- 95 s SPECIALS OF THE WEEK Gerry Gendron aie woTHER | GELOSIA and Carrier Twin Gf (all colours) ba ad Boxed plants Bac etninieatn J ate! a 75¢ $4R95 | 75° Box S BATHTUB |" 2 5 Box 1 5 89 per flat | uy g 5 tae Bu UMBROLLER $f Ge Ly Reg. $44.95 than Baty Carri eS Go bicer De tegteens schnlee % Price TROLLER be abe trom Birth to 2 years Cedar Furniture, now in white as well as natural SAFE*T-RIDER all VW, Senior Citizens - he Discount Monday, Tuesday FREE SEAT SAVER BABY os SS Gf Lene ee Pts fe fA x N Holt's Greenhouses =H aot abyPit AM and Garden Centre US i wh. M Hwy. #27, 4 miles south of Elmvale | ena ee, gees a Y Furniture from Tots to Teens 737-4663 379 DUNLOP ST. W., BUILDING 1, BARRIE | Page 12, Wednesday, June 15, 1988