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By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Preliminary work to upgrade a section of breakwall in Wallaceburg’s river basin is set to begin. Chatham-Kent council approved the Sydenham Fork Breakwall Assessment project in the consent agenda at a recent meeting, awarding the $414,337 contract to Delta Science and Engineering Inc. According to a staff report, the area to be assessed is located between the Lord Selkirk Bridge and the forks where the north and east branches of the Sydenham River meet. The project includes inspecting approximately 800 metres of breakwall and 650 metres of pedestrian infrastructure in the designated area, as well as the camera inspection of all adjacent storm and sanitary sewers. The assessment project is in line with Wallaceburg South Side Secondary Plan, which council approved… <\/p>\n

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By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Preliminary work to upgrade a section of breakwall in Wallaceburg’s river basin is set to begin. Chatham-Kent council approved the Sydenham Fork Breakwall Assessment project in the consent agenda at a recent meeting, awarding the $414,337 contract to Delta Science and Engineering Inc. According to a staff report, the area to be assessed is located between the Lord Selkirk Bridge and the forks where the north and east branches of the Sydenham River meet. The project includes inspecting approximately 800 metres of breakwall and 650 metres of pedestrian infrastructure in the designated area, as well as the camera inspection of all adjacent storm and sanitary sewers. The assessment project is in line with Wallaceburg South Side Secondary Plan, which council approved... <\/p>\n

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