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Town seeks input in major project Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net The Town of Golden opened up the lines of communication this week regarding the proposed Bridge to Bridge project. Mayor Christina Benty, and Chief Administrative Officer David Allen gave a presentation, and took questions during a Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce sponsored Lets do Lunch at the Island Restaurant. "The intention for today is for information sharing,
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and dialogue," said Benty to the crowded room. "As a Council, we want to be as transparent as possible." The Bridge to Bridge project is a dike improvement and riverfront enhancement project that is expected to cost more than $4 million. Its primary aim will be safety, to protect against flooding and icejamming. But a beautification plan has been incorporated as well. As of now, there is a 330-metre vulnerable section of the dike on the north bank of the Kicking Horse River, which has an existing earth berm of less than
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the required one metre freeboard above the 1:200 return flood levels. The two-phase Bridge to Bridge project will introduce a concrete floodwall that will increase flood protection by 0.5 m to 1.5 m above the elevation of the existing dike. A 5-m lane width, on the access road parallel to the river, will be maintained, and existing overhead lines will be moved underground, as the existing BC Hydro poles are in conflict with the proposed floodwall alignment. Continued on page 3
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