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Rain and melting snow are being blamed for the collapse of a road in Northumberland County on the weekend.
Overnight Friday, sections of Trenear Road in Cramahe Township collapsed. The area is about eight kilometres east and west of the communities of Colborne and Brighton, respectively.
“The volume (of water) was too much,” said Mandy Martin, mayor of Cramahe Township.
“It just eroded the road.”
In some places, the collapsed area is more than 20-feet deep.
No one was injured and there are no residences along the 1 km stretch of roadway.
Trenear Road remains closed north of County Road 2 and south of Trent Valley Road.
How long it will be closed is unknown. Priority is given to roadwork affecting access to homes.
“It’s a matter of filling with rock, we have a lot that around here, and then sand and building the surface up,” added Martin. “That takes time. It’s a major project. We haven’t costed it yet.”
“It won’t be done tomorrow, but it will be done. Absolutely.”
Flooding has also impacted over nearby roads including Burbridge, Jakobi, Ventress at Little Lake, CN Cross Road at Blyth Park Road, Chapman, Cochrane, Dingman, Gillespie and Wilce Road.
The municipality says operations staff are patrolling all Cramahe roads to prioritize problem areas for repair and had recently been opening ditches to address water flow.
Roads staff continued restorative work throughout the weekend.
Cramahe Township council is discussing its budget this week.
Nothing has been set in stone, but some money may need to be moved around to repair these roads.
“Do we need to reconfigure where the money is going to go this year? Obviously, we have some changes to look at,” added Martin.
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Flooding has also impacted some properties in the area.
“Needless to say, we’ve been running low on sump pumps,” said Doug Grant, owner of Colborne Home Hardware. “Anything with having to do with removing water, whether it’s pumps and hoses. It’s been a constant barrage.”
Lower Trent Conservation lifted its watershed conditions statement for the area on Monday.
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