Looks like the sidewalk will get bigger along the Jolley Cut....
$4-million permanent barrier planned for Jolley Cut
By Mark Newman, News Staff
News
Apr 08, 2010
http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/news/article/207101
The city will not tamper with potentially loose rock along the upbound lanes of the Jolley Cut.
“There’s really nothing we can do that is short of millions of dollars,” said Gary Moore, director of engineering services in Hamilton’s public works department.
Moore said a geotechnical study last year on the section of the escarpment in question near the hairpin turn, where limestone sits on softer shale, showed there is no impending risk of any large amounts of rock coming down.
A large chunk of rock came off about three years ago and some debris rolled onto the roadway.
Small amounts of rock from the face of the escarpment will likely continue to break off from time to time due to erosion, Moore said.
The city will replace the temporary concrete barrier at the foot of the site with a permanent one this summer.
The city also looked at filling in and stabilizing the eroded area with liquid concrete spray, but Moore noted it would only affect the surface rock and would have to be redone every few years, eventually costing the city millions of dollars.
“It’s a temporary fix at best,” Moore said.
The three-foot high permanent barrier is part of $4 million worth of work the city is planning for the Jolley Cut starting around late June. It’s expected the access will be reduced to one lane in each direction when the work begins.
The sidewalk on the north side between the bridge over the Claremont Access and the stairs leading to Sam Lawrence Park will be replaced with a wider walkway and another concrete barrier will be installed between the sidewalk and the road. Moore said some minor bridge repairs will also be done and the road will be resurfaced from the bridge up to Concession Street.
Last year the lower section of the access (Arkledun Avenue) between the bridge and John Street was resurfaced.